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Teething issues with MVHR
dpmiller replied to Tom's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
best to ensure a vertical drop before these dry traps I find, there can be a bit of water builds up before there's enough weight to "open" the membrane -
Teething issues with MVHR
dpmiller replied to Tom's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
take the humidity limit up a few % and see if it comes out of boost. IIRC ours was a bit oversensitive out of the box and yes, get a trap on the drain -
Teething issues with MVHR
dpmiller replied to Tom's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
there should be a wee squiggle symbol at the bottom right of the display if it's auto-boosting because of humidity -
Umm, isn't that beaded water on the *outside* of the unit, but under the rubber weatherseal?
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Anybody and experience of FATMAX battery power tools
dpmiller replied to MikeSharp01's topic in Tools & Equipment
very like Dewalt except... positive and negative are reversed on the batteries so don't try swapping them around... -
Thermia Diplomat DHP-L Outside Sensor
dpmiller replied to Andyh747's topic in Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP)
any chance of a photo with a wider view for some context? That looks a bit like a suppression capacitor to me... -
Have my drains been built incorrectly, & what should I do?
dpmiller replied to Tony L's topic in Waste & Sewerage
Pics 4& 5 is that actually mud, or have you teed him off enough that he's washed out the mixer into it? -
Ive just got a gravity flap (with rubber seals) in the pipe up from the hood and it seals fine but can occasionally rattle in strong winds from a certain direction. I really only use the extractor when frying/ stirfrying as generally the MVHR deals with a wee bit of steam fine. I've considered adding either a motorised damper or a Thermobox but have never got any farther than that The MVHR is set up for slight positive pressure as there's a woodstove at the other end of the house. Only if the cooker hood is turned right up to boost does it actually attempt to depressureise the house, on all other speeds the extra air just freewheels the MVHR's supply fan as far as I can tell
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Is that actuator being energised? Is it actually opening?
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how/ why? Considering very few have an earth wire...
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Rainwater downpipe gullies and rodding points to soakaway
dpmiller replied to Spinny's topic in Rainwater, Guttering & SuDS
you might need a trap if there are LPG cylinders in the locality -
are you on a pole transformer? Shared?
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Window position in a timber frame house (and damp issues)
dpmiller replied to Kuro507's topic in Timber Frame
do you have cavity trays and weep vents? -
there's no regulations per se, but the stove manufacturer will likely have a spec for diameter, maximum length and number of bends. It needs to terminate at the stove to attach to the spigot on it, and the section nearest the stove would need to be suitably heat-resistant (like any other items in the same area). It can take air from anywhere outside really but you need to consider water ingress and the likelyhood of obstruction/ blockage.
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would it not work better if the blocks were lifted and the middle beam in the photo moved leftwards so the "landscape" blocks were to the right of it?
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buffering through a gravity cylinder? I wouldn't, even just gravity DHW would be enough to put me off... I did it the other way round as a TS to give boiler stove redundancy. No legionells risk either as no stored volume. Check out for example- https://copperindustries.co.uk/products/maxipod/ although many other manufacturers can offer the same now too. I had a bespoke one made up by World Heat
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Static van towel rail leak. Advice reqd
dpmiller replied to BotusBuild's topic in Central Heating (Radiators)
would the two capped-off valves that just need a flexi fitted between them not be a good start? -
Tightened one joint, neighbouring one leaking!
dpmiller replied to Andehh's topic in General Plumbing
need to slacken the right nut to let the fitting rotate, tighten the brass fitting, then nip the nut up again -
that awkward age between 0 and grownup, lol. 17, first year of the A-levels. ADD with history of getting bored with stuff quickly so sensible budget, say £200-ish.
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yep a few of his mates have them already so he's not starting from zero. I think he's more interested in the IT side than actually printing too many things, going from design through CAD and into slicing etc. So is the open/ closed source thing an issue re. Bambu?
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jumping on in here. I know nothing of this stuff, but big son is making noises about wanting one and Christmas is coming. He's doing ICT, Technology, and Engineering at A-level and is pretty handy with CAD. What's good and entry-ish level these days?
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Depth of Hearth in front of Wood Burning Stove
dpmiller replied to benben5555's topic in Stoves, Fires & Fireplaces
the constructional hearth is not the finished visible surface.