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It's supposed to be for the slugs!

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Hi @New home Trying to reply as reasonably as possible.... If the glass has a scratch on it that you can feel with your finger nail then it is damaged and need replacing. The same really with the door handles. The screws can show but it sounds as if the doors have not been adjusted correctly. All in all it sounds like not enough care with the materials and the installation. It may be that the frame is not in the right position or the wrong size. It may not. if there is a gap at the bottom of the door then the rain will come in - so no, no good at all. I would not accept these problems. Best M

⁴Hi @Scots Build What is the floor area? How many people living in property? What's the volume of the hot water tank? Where is the tank and how long roughly is the pipework between external unit and tank? To compare: We have 100m2 2 people 205 litres, and a very well insulated tank which is inside the most insulated part of the building. Our one way pipework distance between external unit and tank less than 4 meters. Doubt if we used 1 kWh a day to heat the water during summer (although we now have a solic 200 installed so now impossible to judge). During summer we heat the water in the afternoons, allowing a 2 hour slot within which to bring the temp up. Something definetly wrong with your system. Even if you leave the hot water timer on 24 hours a day it would only heat the water in the tank if it became too cold. Good luck M

IMHO: Ramp of concrete at most, 1 in 10. Black tar to wall where rap connects . At least 1 meter wide. Rail either side. 900 off ramp. Drill hole through path for rail and concrete in. Other end in wall plates. Your bolt idea on the floor also ok if floor concrete man enough. Good luck M

Looking at the lower picture it indicates that the plate runs parallel with the new joist but not the old. As you say either sagged or never aligned. Personally I don't like the method. The thread on the bolts could dig into the timber allowing the drop. The strength of the old timber could be weaker than expected.. fulcrum, bending moment, Newton meters, all words that spring to mind....

For a class one it should be no more than 0.9mm over 8 meters in accordance with EC regulations 2004/32

Hi @Dave and Helen We have a 100m2 renovated 1970s bungalow with PV and MVHR. The MVHR runs at 19 to 26 watts. We like it. Would have it again if we moved. Like our ASHP, these things work differently form traditional setups. We have good insulation, good airtightness, MVHR, ASHP,PV and EV all helping to keep the running costs down. However, as @Nickfromwales said no good airtightness, on good MVHR. GOOD LUCK M

You cheapskates! Buying for the lowest price! You need at least a class two tape:

Yes. I've been there. What you might not realise is how far a slug will travel to the beer. I would put it in the garden as far away from the veg as possible. My best score in one evening is about 200!

Welcome to my world....

Runners in pots coming on ...

Thanks for the comments. Good to consider all the negatives for a broader picture...

Hi @Nickfromwales, @ProDave, @SuperPav et al, I am not sure that a small scale version of this would work but the theory seems to work in practice on l large scale. i.e. 60 megawatts: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-18/china-eyes-compressed-air-as-battery-competitor-in-energy-storage My thoughts were ( relating tanks to batteries) that once full the tanks don't loose a little energy every month unless topped up, you can fill and empty them as many times as you like, the tanks are expected to last 50 years, and so on. As for the system used, it was first invented for cars. Time will tell.

Told by MDI that MDI Airwall not available in this country yet.

I had previously understood that there was no point in adding a super insulated extension to a drafty cow shed as the improvement was minimal and I thought there could be problems regarding cold spot condensation forming on surfaces on the rest of the building, a bit like uninsulated window reveals in otherwise well insulated buildings. The only up side for higher insulation in extensions in drafty cow sheds I can see is a minimal heating saving but this may be over many many extensions a year resulting in an overall large saving of fuel.

Yes you right. Most of the time the ones I've done have been over grass so a bit of a problem because they have dug down.

Personally I avoid decking with space below because rodents like that sort of space...

If covid is a cold, you still have a chance.....

Hi @hurst75 Save time. First plan your work and then work your plan. Every 10 hours of work I did needed 2 hours of planning,designing, material ordering, and so on....

Yes I can see those seedlings taking over soon...

Yes I can see those seedlings taking over soon...

This will be needed to identify what size system you will require. I assume you plug in a charger of some sort. What voltage are the batteries - also important.

Hi @Roger440 No further info on 12v system as no progress due to working away. Timers would be used to switch relays after dark to change power supply, from mains to battery by use of relays, until the battery power runs out and then goes back to mains, or the timer re sets for daylight, thereby using stored power over night Your forklift thoughts: My advice is always do the maths and work out the practical use first: Find out size of forklift batteries? I assume you use forklift during day. When would you charge the fork lift? would you therefore need batteries to store the PV during the day?

Possibly the relay is either not working on the timer system is not working. Er or the thermostats. In my book less likely as both don't work. Either way you don't need a plumber..😂