Ferdinand

No it's fine. That s just the largest thing I would need in there :-). And since I do rentals I have a stack of doors in mr garage that Ts preferred to have taken off while they are there that will need to be put back. I admit that delivery fees are one thing I really do not like.

Yep. I think they are all turbo. Slightly noticeable lag lag lunge on the Skoda when accelerating quickly, but that is not really necessary anyway.

Oh. For ********** Thought that was a bit bold low for Philips.

Time for a bit more data. There are some remarkable deals around which I will put in a separate post - perhaps it is a good day to buy. I test drove a Skoda Superb at the weekend - brief report to follow, and I also intend to have a try on: Mercedes E Class Estate Audi A6 Avant BMW 5 Series Touring Jag XF Shooting Brake :-). (They want to sound like an Agatha Christie book). VW Passat Estate. This is where I am: Essentials Big flat load space. 2m+ x 900+ is a pretty good definition. Ability to tow up to about 2 tons - so electrics not up to it. Loads of torque. Sub 40k list price; I will not be paying the extra £1550 road tax. 50 mpg in normal driving. Modern 2l diesels seem good enough. Can't really see the point in needing more than 8s 0-60 and 140mph. Robust tie-down options inside. Can see the corners of the car. Would Likes Parking Assist. Build tin roof bars. WIBNIs Gadgets and Gewgaws are nice if they work but most of them are hardly necessary. Having played with the loaded Skoda 'Laurin & Clement' model, and the not loaded Audi Allroad, the only ones which catch my attention might be Electric Tailgate. Heated front screen. I am not convinced by big 19" wheels. They are just irrelevant. Ferdinand

He has nice shirts. People keep comparing them to my Jeff Banks items.

Day job. Villain on police dog training courses.

Is your plot carved out of the grounds of the Listed Building. If so, you will need to have a conversation about whether you count as being in the "curtiledge" of it. Perhaps with your Architect / Planning Consultant first. Who owns it? If it is someone like the National Trust then you may have problems. You may also have more to deal with if garden features are listed. Could you post the text of the entry from the Register of Listed Buildings? Suggest the text, not an address. Link. 13m distance and 5-6m in your garden does not sound like a lot to me, but you will know when conversations start. Suggest being careful to listen first, then go away and consult and reflect, then reply. One more source of information, and possibly references for consultants, may be the Historic Houses Association. Or ask a local estate agent or wise-owl property person. Ferdinand

So is this a migration of the complexity from lots of tariffs into complexity within tariffs now that (iirc) OFXYZ (GEM? Or is that just a lettuce and a wine gum?) have restricted them to 4 (?) tariffs? We need a device which switches it all in real time, or even interrogates a newly-secure smart meter and switches tariffs and/or suppliers every 30 minutes. Roll on the future .

THe tall thin shape helps prevent too much mixing. This is Stratification. The heating of the TS water all happens via heat exchangers to keep the glycol in the solar system and the water in the boiler circuit separate from the water in the tank. The boiler heats the top via one heat exchanger. THe Solar heats the bottom via another one, and because it is in the coldest part it can use its more variable / lower temperature in low sun conditions more of the time. THat is Low Quality heat because it is variable and lower temp. THe boiler ... High Quality heat ... is hotter and consistent. There are various valves and mixers and thermostats used so that the system can be most usefully .. er .. managed to give the best outputs. And if I talk about that In detail I will get something not quite right, so I won't try. Roughly the tap water is drawn off from the top, and the ufh which is lower temperature from lower down. I do not know enough to comment on size without some research. @Onoff might know, and seems to be around. J

(Roughly) Because the TS has a temperature gradient ... it is hotter at the top and coldest at the bottom, and the solar heating circuit comes in at the bottom, and the boiler at the top. The thermostats and water heating circuits are arranged such that the solar water heating always operates to the max it can, and comes in to the coldest part of the tank. Ferdinand

I trust it isn't that Island in Winchester with the water mill on it :-). Welcome. Just read a lot and ask a lot of Qs.

Welcome. One trick is to define a unique tag for your project ... make it the same as part of your blog title if you do a blog ... and attach that to all your threads on the project, then you can ask in the section and people can still find the whole body of material on the project. I started doing this a few months ago with Little Brown Bungalow. But it is better if you leave the spaces out to make it easier to make the tags identical. You can go back and add them later eg when you go back to the thread and post later summarising the outcome, but it is better to start at the very beginning. Ferdinand

I spy with my little eye something beginning with IT Person. Been there. Done that. EScaped. Now half sane.

What were the results like when you obeyed the instructions? *innocent face*

I just write down a white T on a piece of paper. Can't read it. Black T is better. Come on @Nickfromwales, this is going downhill like Konrad Bartekski The Madman.

You flick a drop of water at it and see what happens. @SteamyTea will now explain what happens at different temperatures. If the water makes a fizzing noise or you can fry an egg on it, the pipe is too hot to touch.

You are far too kind. I explained to my niece and nephew that it is far better to know the names of the animals, including hopefully horses, that you are eating. Far more humane and greener. Delighted to see I can now get Dartmoor Pony burgers, but the cost is a bit like having a horse step on your toe. The only thing I have baulked at recently was sea anenomes with the spines still attached, out of not having a clue how to eat it.

I did the previous one @Charles Ebden. Thank- you for coming back with an update. I look forward to the results being posted when you have all your responses . For me that is more interesting that taking up your time with interims sent to me personally.

I would be interested to hear how that goes, and the regulation involved etc.

I thought there were oodles of vans under 1.95m wide .

WElcome.

Not sure how old it is, but iirc the new prices for those simulators were 5 figures a couple of times over, so prove it works, auction it, and it may pay for a lot of heating repairs... and perhaps a holiday.

Or alternatively you can do some more work on your bathroom . .

Will bear that in mind. I use them nearly every week.