Pocster
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About 7meters long shaped like a box They wanted 6k for two like that claiming the powder coating was the cost . The structural steel I know isn’t that expensive really .....
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Hey The bane of my life is this bloody glass floored external balcony . A key issue is the 2 structural steels that support the glass . Most companies want to powder coat etc with a mega price attached ! Anyone tried any steel paint ? Im tempted to buy some and simply paint some of the internal structural steel just to test how it looks . I assume someone else has done this and has some exposed painted steel they can show me .....
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Smart Gadgets - who’s listening?
Pocster replied to Triassic's topic in Networks, AV, Security & Automation
I keep all my data local not cloud based . So photos , music etc . With my profile photo bound to be on Cambridge analytical top priority list ? -
Boiler, buffer, thermal store or UVC? UFH with PV
Pocster replied to oranjeboom's topic in General Plumbing
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Oops chemical toilet in view ! ??
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Super vac insulation has arrived ! some exhilarating photos ?
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Yep all showers ensuite. Boiler was spec'd by an install company that doe the maintenance - can't it just do heating for rads and kitchen tap???
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Boiler info: Vailiant ETECPRO28 I thought the 1 electric working if the UVC bust is better than nothing. At least *a* shower is possible. I also thought that the electric takes the strain of the UVC - i.e. it only has to deal with 4 showers potentially on simultaneously cheers
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Ok ! ill need to go to the property and get the model number - suspect 24/28kw
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No idea ! ? modern one ; only installed about 2 years ago ...
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Got you ! ? test then restrict if need be I assume that each manifold output has a isolation / flow restrictor anyway ?? so my Combi ; just does heating and supply the uvc ?
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Ok but shouldn’t I have like a valve per shower manifold for hot and cold ? Tenant can’t fiddle with it then . My theory is to run all showers simultaneously as a test and make all valves the same so everyone gets the same ‘shower experience ‘ .... Dont want any chance of flow dropping due to multiple showers in use .
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Fantastic ! Much appreciated!! so must I restrict say each output to each shower ? . I.e reduce the flow so multiple showers simultaneously don’t cause pressure loss ? . How do I set this ? Just trial and error ? ( I mean on the manifold )
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Oh ! ? I had assumed mains into accumulator then accumulator into uvc . Can I ask in your diagram you show the electric shower , an ensuite sink and toilet as well . That would be really helpful ! cheers
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Ok ! My bad ! Secondary tank and accumulator are the same thing in my world ?. Will call it accumulator from now on . So all cold water also comes via uvc ? I thought the UVC was fed from the accumulator?? For the electric shower then - it’s fed off cold from uvc ? . If uvc fails will electric shower still get a supply ? sorry - for the confusion. I want to understand this so when I get a plumber in he doesn’t bs me or “ that’ll do mate “ ....
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Ok - I’m confused ! the secondary cold water tank feeds the uvc - got that . thats the 4 showers sorted . The 5th shower I want to keep as electric ; so doesn’t this just pump from that second cold water tank ( that’s real purpose is to feed the uvc ) Perhaps I’m confused by the uvc - does that output hot and cold at pressure ? ( I.e as long as the 2nd tank is supplying it ) Also due to space requirements both tanks will have to be located on the ground floor ( loft will be a converted room )
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Actually how is all this plumbed ? Out of the uvc do you have a manifold ? Supplying each shower for example ? Could I not treat all hot taps like that ? I mean 1 manifold output just for all hot taps ? . Hot tap pressure dropping because another hot tap is in use is less of an issue I assume ... Equally couldn’t all cold taps and toilets run off 1 manifold run from the cold water tank ?
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Yep have mains gas I guess I want a uvc that is heated via the boiler rather than emertion heater . already have geniushub in 2 other houses works really well - better than nest ? so im guessing 4 showers of uvc with separate tank to feed it . Then I presume the 1 electric shower with pump feeding off that cold tank . Will upgrade the mains anyway and have a water meter ? I just need to understand how extras like hot/cold taps , toilets etc effect all this - but I’m sure nicks on it ! ?
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I hear you nick ? we are looking at a from scratch system . currently 1 electric shower - that’s it ? ; hence the need to upgrade . so a 500uvc with a 500ltr cold supplying it ?. So I have 1000ltr too hand ? so when any taps run hot or cold will that effect shower flow ? can the taps come off just the Combi boiler ?? ( oh yeah ! There’s a Combi there ? ) agree timed route / 3 phase is s dead route . Simplest is best !
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Sure thing but even if I went 3 phase I’d still need a mega cold water tanks and pumps for each shower . i asked an electrician about 3 phase ; he said “ forget it “ ...... megaflo per shower !!!??!!? ?
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Ok what about 2 Megaflo ? Each feeding just 2 showers ?? come on nick ! No such thing as no solution ?
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Let’s say we go for a 400ltr Megaflo type thing . Is this a solution ??
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