CalvinHobbes

What meter should I ask for? I see you are on economy 7 .

Brilliant result. Well done. Do you mind me asking, have you used a recirculating cooker hood or is it vented?

Sorry again for all the questions. *Embarrassed So situation is putting 5kw - 7kw ?solar panels up while scaffold in situ intend adding a battery in 6 months 10 kw ashp (should we put up more solar panels like 10kw?) house is 244.7 m2 Ceilings are high. we have a 3 phase supply What meter should we get? Economy 7 is from 2am to 9 am or just get a tariff It's a lot to process when you know nowt!

Hello, where could I find a copy of the paperwork that I need to submit to my electric provider to get the g98. The electrician will fill it in but he asked me to get the paperwork. I asked the guy at the power company in ni did he have to be mcs registered he said no. Roofers will mount them electrician will connect them. Just unsure how much to put up 5kw or 7kw.

This is so helpful. I was going to buy spots or downlights and will now make sure the bulb can be swapped out and will avoid LAP. Thank you.

Money is a factor and getting to the finishing line but still it's tempting.

So joiners are coming back to put extra battens on the smaller of the 2 roofs so we can put up solar panels at some stage. Then they are fitting the metal roof. We might put the panels up while the scaffolding is up but I don't know whether to hold off because pv news is full of incredible percentages of solar efficiency to come. Oh and we are doing the pir in the floor and using an ashp. My question is what distance should we have the battens to suit whatever panels that may be available in the future? Also am I stupid for not putting extra battens on main roof too to allow it to be used for solar in the future especially as we have a 3 phase connection?

Fair!

Sigh, I think most people hearts are in the right place it's just we all tend to do what is tried and tested, wwhat we know. The MVHR guy told me today he met a 71 year old woman who is planning a house with no heating because she was assured it would work. He said he sees her wearing a warm coat when it's twenty degrees and thinks it will be a disaster.

Thanks Declan, but would the compression thing ok? Height is 2585 (see below). I got a price for Kingspan ThermaBoard TF70 / TP10 2400 X 1200 X 75mm Sheet - 1.00 30.32 Each 30.32 ZICSFB010 Kingspan ThermaBoard TF70 / TP10 2400 X 1200 X 150mm Sheet - 1.00 55.18 Each 55.18

Right, gonna get some at these prices and with scaffold up I would be daft not to. Please tell me which, minimum 5kw and we will have a corrugated roof. Saw these, any use? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375313125698?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338365712&toolid=20006&customid=EB208005756&

Thanks Declan, I have been watching you tube to understand this better. So you put the membrane down to stop it going in between any gaps (although it should be taped) and effectively tank it. So then the ufh goes down. One question, the fixings or staples? to hold the pipes in place - surely they piecer the membrane? Also architect told us "Provide Cemfloor liquid screed, depth to ensure a minimum of 25mm cover to underfloorheating pipes - to be confirmed with manufacturer (Laid in Strict Accordance to Manufacturers Specification) on 500 guage vapour barrier (all joints taped & sealed) laid over 150mm depth of PIR Kingspan, floorboard insulation made up in 2 layers with bottom layer 50mm depth & top layer 100mm depth on 150mm deep concrete floor slab" so only 25mm allowed for pipes? I doesn't sound much. Thats the height we have to play with. Also spark saying he would like to wire sockets from floor since ceilings high (less chasing etc)

OMG I finally twigged what is happening here thanks to you lot! All these near passive houses instead of putting the PIR down as directed people are putting down TLA. So everything else is undermined. Then when people complain how much the ashp is costing in electric they blame the ashp. On top of that people there are insufficient people here trained to install or service them. Solar panel and battery R&D is moving at a fierce pace so putting in either now feel crazy. (PV news new cell up to 144%) So here I am still getting told to put in an condenser burner and use TLA and put up old hat solar panels to compensate the SAP by 40%. Jesus, Mary, St Joseph and the wee donkey. Well for fecking starters there is no way TLA is goiing down. None. Nada. Oh yeah I was told too that PIR was sit because it was hard to cover all the pipes and sometimes it dropped. Is that because the builders suppliers told me builders that are using it for the floor are using ordinary PIR not the floor stuff with the better compression figures? Side query,how likely is it there will be a leak in the UFH? Are radiators not safer? Chill woman dear.

I looked at our kychen plains and think they are too fussy. Simplifying it for symmetry. so then island has dishwasher and drawes and overhang for high chairs. S9 could we have a row of 3 pan drawers the whole way on the outer wall with a kitchen sink one up from the end? Thinking of the way they do those u shaped vanity drawers.

Good point! I need to get on to sky, virgin and BT to see what they require us to do to facilitate future service through a duct by any of them. Has anyone any previous experience of this?