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Do you mean that?

The Norway link connects this year but the Belgium link came online in 2019 through Sandwich when I still lived in Kent.

Wendy's comment was that they should at least have have the bins housed somehow and that at 70m it was a long way to go to the loo.

The house I recently moved into has a 4kWp PV system and a 1.4kWp ST system. I wouldn't remove the ST system because it works well and I may get an EV which would soak up excess generation. Adding PV may involve changing the inverter, losing FiT payments and going above the G83/G98 limit.

I have recently had thirteen trees cut down and several were large sycamore and ash and I drilled 22mm holes in the stumps and filled then with neat SBK. I will hammer 22mm copper pipe in when I get round to it as that is the old recognised method of killing stumps, slow but sure.

No consensus then and combis are out.

I have recently moved to an old stone walled cottage that was converted to a bungalow in the 70s. It has a 4kWp PV system and a 1.4kWp ST system with an oil fired boiler for CH and DHW. There is a 230l cold water tank in the loft and a 140l vented hot water tank. I shall continue to use the oil fired boiler and would like to have mains pressure hot water. The ST system is a Genersys 1200 with DC12 controller which was installed in 2009 and seems to be working well. I am trying to decide whether to keep the ST system and use a ~250l twin coil TS such as a Grant DuoWave TS or use a twin coil UVC. I looked at the Harlequin Heatstream Plus but it only has one heating coil so would mean using the PV to heat the water with the immersion. I had a UVC system in my last house which worked well but it would require annual maintenance. The alternative would be to remove the ST and use an external oil fired combi boiler. I have discounted Sunamps etc. Any ideas would be helpful.

I did that at our last new build and it wasn't a problem.

Schneider switches have a connector where all the neutrals can be connected together, for loop-in at switch, which is labelled 'loop'.

I used Eclisse in our last house but I'm not sure @pocster would recommend them.

@ScottK Isn't this just a case of asking your house insurance company for their advice.

It surprises me that we, on this forum, seem very conscious about energy use but less so about water use. We designed our last house to minimise energy and water useage. Aerating taps and shower heads reduce water use without any negative effects IMO. Our reasons for both low energy and water use is because of the beneficial effects on the environment of doing so.

Averaged over the time we lived in our last house, just over three years, we used 306l/day. This was for two adults in a 130m2 house with some garden watering.

No problem.

I would be very surprised if using an open coal fire was considered healthy.

We shall see, I've certainly noticed that the climate is very different from East Kent, much more agreeable for us.

In our case it's the capital cost and disruption, along with not wanting very thick radiators or walls covered in radiators. With this sort of building the best solution would be to build an energy efficient replacement house. I have already done that and don't have the funds to do it again. We are lucky that the house came with a 4kW PV system and solar thermal which has provided most of our hot water. The FiT payments, when we get them, should cover our oil costs. Not very 'green' but as I say I've already been there and done that.

For my part I was in the niche camp for the last few years but am now living in a converted old stone cottage. I designed and built my own house to PH standards and heated it with electric towel rails and an EASHP through the MVHR system. It was extremely comfortable and a cheap form of space heating and DHW heating. I now live in an old bungalow with solid stone walls which is heated with an oil fired rayburn and standard wet radiator system. I wouldn't dream of trying to heat this house with an ASHP as I am fully aware of the pros and cons of such a system.

Well Des, are you happy now you've kicked the top off the ants nest . I bet you weren't expecting this sort of response.

Very true, and if your home improvements increase the value of your house, and you sell it they will try to increase your banding.

I had an Isoquick insulated raft installed by Logix many years ago. There is this company that is also in Dorset, maybe the same with a name change. https://buildhomesbetter.co.uk/

You've got a fence panel, a gate and three posts all at different heights, so I wouldn't use that chap again, even without the damage he caused. The neighbour is trying it on.

What used to be over your French doors, there is a colour change in the brickwork for about a metre above the doors.

I would fit an electric only towel rail.