Ferdinand

Pendant mode, but original FIT was 25 years, which then became 20.

Yes I would be interested too. Mine went in in 2016 I think, and is 20 years.

Nah. That's Manchester.

Just a note to energy analysts. Our World in Data now have some really good tools for this. https://ourworldindata.org/energy

When did you start? I thought the first FiTs in UK were ending in around 2033-34 (2008 - 2010 plus 25 years)).

Unlikely for solar panels now. So cheap subsidy is no longer required. Grants currently are under the ECO programme I think for basic stuff. There ay be others around. For switches at the moment, I would consider the "big suppliers" (there's a filter on MSE Cheap Energy club) as they are most likely to be fully hedged wrt immediate market turmoil. But I would sit on it for a few days, as it feels as if there may be some Govt intervention or guarantee of some sort, since media are being rather hysterical. Ferdinand

I see the Utility Point and People's Energy have gone through. This email received by one customer in another group I am in: https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=69D0560CC54123FE!2025&ithint=file%2cdocx&authkey=!AMba7-6gjkaYfPw TL:DR seems to be: You may be aware last year OFGEM announced that all suppliers where required to offer extended payment terms and be more lenient with the collection of debt due to the pandemic, something they are asking to continue into this winter. Utility Point has always supported all its members and understands the variability of vulnerability and that it is not static, supporting many of our members through hard and uncertain times. Unfortunately, this extra support has meant an increase in debt and deficit. On top of all this the price cap on default tariffs which was introduced to limit the amount suppliers can charge customers has not been covering the costs of supplying energy which means that every supplier is undercharging for energy and that the fair cost for energy that OFGEM was trying to encourage is actually well under the value at which it costs to supply. Although the rise in the level of the price cap is set to increase by £139 from October to reflect rising wholesale costs, bringing the average dual fuel bill to £1,277, this is still over £200 below the cost to supply the energy and it has been impossible to hedge in line with the way the price cap is calculated making the whole market unsustainable to operate in. Indeed, in most cases the only reason that suppliers end up charging more for energy than it costs is to offset the cost of debt and the collection of debt which is a major issue in the industry and one that requires a rethink as those that can, and do pay, end up paying for those that don’t pay. This toxic mix of circumstances and lack of commercial understanding from the certain powers has made it impossible to continue, indeed the only real outcome for consumers, which will be felt in the coming year, is that prices will rise for the very people that they are trying to protect.

Well, we are about to be having a sensitivity / resiience test on the gas price. The fire this morning having knocked out the IFA1 2Gw electricity interconnector for the next month.

I have a friend who has just switched to Octopus. Are they OK & will they survive? And is it a bad decision? Do I need to warn to take care?

Good conversation. Go failsafe? Why do people store things in their toolbags with batteries attached? I can't remember whether I do or not. Will have to check

TBH 50mm isn't very much either :-). IMO 50mm is just the smallest thickness that won't snap when you sneeze on it. I think one criteria to think about is self-educating enough that you can have nearly equal-to-equal conversations with your 'tect on this sort of issue, so you are confident enough to say "No, I want to do *that*" and explain why to your own satisfaction. So you get to make the mix of compromises you need.

Why 25mm? That's not a lot of insulation. I'd also argue that 25mm EPS is very fragile to handle. So I would suggest 50mm. Your call. F

Don't confuse with Extruded Polystyrene, which is a different, tougher and heavier, thing. EPS is the stuff they fill beanbags with.

I'm having a associational morning. You reminded me of this. And "Chrisk" reminded me of "Tomsk", the womble. Suspect Tomsk was kidnapped by @Onoff decades ago, and is still trying to catch up.

That is, if there are any of the bits of the Capris left.

And move mount Everest 3 miles to the left whilst you are at it.

Find some interesting people to talk to. Or build something. Make a steel Christmas Tree out of .004% of the junkheap.

Keep talking to the officer and read the comments. You can update docs and designs as consideration proceeds.

Need to select your slabs carefully, and check it. Pressed Council Slabs come in at 120kg per sqm. I wonder about river pebbles rather than gravel, and see if they can be cleaned with a pressure washer. Buy one or two bags for a trial. If they are going to get dust and lichen on, then buy the colour they are going to turn - NOT white.

Welcome.

LiebHerr do a plumbed in one. https://blog.liebherr.com/appliances/au/liebherr-icemaker/ Worth a look. No idea about built in freezers. If you have a LiebHerr, you want Mrs Jones to see it.

LBB th Thread: The detail I used for my existing suspended floors. Note this is wall rads not ufh. For UFH I would want more insulation - probably 75mm not 25mm PIR over the floor. Given that my final restriction was being able to trim internal doors enough (limit was about 60mm), I might be forced to go PIR between the joists if I was not able to do things to doorframes. Calculate the u-values. The other option is to seal the void to moisture and fill it with polystyrene beads. May cause BCO to have kittens. Calculate your u-values against what you need. Further discussion on this Boffin's Corner thread about the build up: Ferdinand

We have LOADS of threads about that ? . One or two, and there are more serious one's elsewhere.

I might also say - think about 2 boilers. Or one boiler and one electric, design so as it can be changed later.

Or get a bigger array. Mine is 10 kWp. You need a different sort of connection if that is still the case, and somewhat different paperwork.. Someone who has done it more recently needs to coment.