garrymartin

OK, so that's modern equipment running above maximum specified temperature, so not great. What else do you have in there that's generating that level of heat though?

I'm with @JohnMo - how hot does it get when the door is shut? Two things to consider... 1) most electronic equipment is certified to run between particular temperatures (upper, lower), and it's usually a lot hotter than you would think (we run a lot of datacenters much hotter than we did 10 years ago) 2) it may be more cost-effective to replace the equipment that is pumping out lots of heat with something more efficient that runs cooler My comms cupboard at home runs above 30 degrees in the summer heat, and the equipment has no issues with that.

Are you single-phase or three-phase?

They don't connect per se. The soil will travel uphill at an angle and will then drop off onto the next one. If you Google "soil removal conveyors", there will be lots of photos and videos showing how they operate.

Can't see it costing £30K to be honest. As mentioned earlier, if you have somewhere out the front to move it to for collection by a grab lorry, and assuming you can create a fairly straight exit run through the house, I'd be getting the builder to hire some soil removal conveyors. Set as many as needed up in series through the house, fill them in the back garden and have them depositing to the front. A week's hire for a 4.5M one is about £200-250, so depending on how many you would need, less than £1000 probably with no filling and emptying of bags - either straight into a skip or on to a front garden for grab lorry collection.

OK, so you don't need solid lipping (which is more about aesthetics, to be honest), you need a "solid core door". These are typically made of solid or laminated timber on the stiles and rails and main parts, so you should be good to route your channel and screw down into it. Do a search for "solid core doors", and you should get a good selection allowing you to find something that will match the rest of your decor.

Not that it makes a difference to your search, but the channel is at the bottom normally, so that you can insert an aluminium channel into it that guides the door. There is no stress on this channel, so most doors should be fine to be honest. Are you sure you need a channel at the top? If that's the case, could you link to the Eclisse pocket product you are using. For my own doors (including my pocket door) I used ones with a 20mm solid lipping. XL Joinery Suffolk doors.

Is that so that you can have a smaller gap at the bottom of the door, as the top will aid with the airflow requirements? Or for some other reason?

The consensus is that they are compatible, provided you use the correct pipe inserts. The official responses are below. The official response from Wavin... "Are Hep2O fittings compatible with the JG Speedfit system pipework? We cannot guarantee that all push-fit plumbing brands are made to the same standards for the internal diameter, so we cannot say that Hep2O fittings are compatible with JG Speedfit pipework. We always recommend that you to use Hep2O push-fit plumbing pipe with Hep2O fittings." And the official response from John Guest... "Are JG Speedfit fittings compatible with the Hep2O system pipework? Yes, as long as the correct manufacturer's pipe insert is used. However, JG Speedfit fittings are designed and tested to be compatible with JG Speedfit pipe. JG Speedfit cannot guarantee the specification of other manufacturers' pipe therefore mixing JG Speedfit with Hep2O is not advised."

It's always the last place you look, isn't it? 🤣

I get that - I just question whether it meets the six tests, especially the "reasonable..." one. If you look at the model conditions, they are much more straightforward... "Approval of the details of the siting, design and external appearance of the building[s], the means of access thereto and the landscaping of the site (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the local planning authority in writing before any development is commenced"

It's an Outline Application at this stage, so the conditions relate to information that I must provide and gain approval for at the Reserved Matters stage.

I've asked for some to be removed in my appeal paperwork. It seems like the planning officers just randomly tick from a long list of standard conditions with no regard to the size, scale, or application circumstances. As an example, I have landscaping conditions applied to my single dwelling that would be more appropriate to a large commercial scheme in terms of the detail of information required and the monitoring and commitments over a 5-year period! Everyone should definitely check their conditions carefully and challenge any that do not seem appropriate using the mandatory tests.