MikeSharp01 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 09:41, marshian said: How can anyone in their right mind call a pickup with a V8 up front "pointless tat" Expand Just seeing it from other world views - for me the trick with everything you get presented with is to see it from other perspectives, perverse as I can be I like to be able to hold two opposing ideas in my head at the same time and see how things pan out from there. So I might agree a V8 is a lovely thing, but a V16 or a V24 might be seen as better and perhaps equally practical, so anyone who can afford to fit such an engine is such a vehicle would see a V8 as pointless tat. Alternatively you can take an environmental stance or any one of many others.
JohnMo Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 12:04, MikeSharp01 said: so anyone who can afford to fit such an engine is such a vehicle would see a V8 as pointless tat Expand I have a single cylinder motorcycle (GasGas 2 stroke), a V twin buggy (Aprilia RSV engine), a V4 motorcycle (Honda ST1300 based), a V6 car (Alfa Stelvio Q4), a V8 car (Alfa 147 with mid mount Lexus) and a 3 cylinder diesel (Transit). Have most bases covered except, V10 upwards. 1
Alan Ambrose Posted March 21 Posted March 21 You need a V12 Ferrari 😁 to complete the set. Do they still make those Mazda rotary engines?
JohnMo Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 13:13, Alan Ambrose said: Mazda rotary engines Expand Have had a couple of those also a non turbo, and twin turbo Not currently available as far I know.
SteamyTea Posted March 21 Author Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 13:07, JohnMo said: 3 cylinder diesel Expand I had one as well, head gasket had blown.
marshian Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 13:07, JohnMo said: I have a single cylinder motorcycle (GasGas 2 stroke), a V twin buggy (Aprilia RSV engine), a V4 motorcycle (Honda ST1300 based), a V6 car (Alfa Stelvio Q4), a V8 car (Alfa 147 with mid mount Lexus) and a 3 cylinder diesel (Transit). Have most bases covered except, V10 upwards. Expand ahh a man with good tastes and a vehicle for all occasions I don’t own a diesel (never owned one) or a van but I normally get away with roof racks for large stuff cars 2 x 3.0 12v Opel straight sixes 1 x Vauxhall 3.6 twin turbo straight six 1 x BMW 2 door coupe 3.0 24v 1 x Mercedes AMG 5.4?V8 bikes 2 x Kawasaki 4 pots 600 and 1000 cc 1 x BMW 4 pot 1200cc 1 x Suzuki 2 pot (with 350 YPVS conversion) I really need to slim the fleet
JohnMo Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 14:42, marshian said: ahh a man with good tastes and a vehicle for all occasions I don’t own a diesel (never owned one) or a van but I normally get away with roof racks for large stuff cars 2 x 3.0 12v Opel straight sixes 1 x Vauxhall 3.6 twin turbo straight six 1 x BMW 2 door coupe 3.0 24v 1 x Mercedes AMG 5.4?V8 bikes 2 x Kawasaki 4 pots 600 and 1000 cc 1 x BMW 4 pot 1200cc 1 x Suzuki 2 pot (with 350 YPVS conversion) I really need to slim the fleet Expand Very nice selection.
FuerteStu Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 20/03/2025 at 23:56, Canski said: If my car and my dishwasher broke down on the same day I would mend the dishwasher. Mine is ‘Wi-Fi enabled’ but after thinking that Wi-Fi can’t put the tablet in the machine I didn’t take it any further.🕺🏻🕺🏻 Expand The only decent WiFi feature of ours is the notification that the rinse aid and salt is running low. And being able to check how long they're is left on the wash from the sofa.
JohnMo Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 19:36, FuerteStu said: The only decent WiFi feature of ours is the notification that the rinse aid and salt is running low Expand Why do you add that, tabs have all that covered. Haven't used rinse aid or salt in the last decade or more. So WiFi is just costing you money - not that decent really.
Mike Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 09:42, marshian said: I can see that [house manuals mandatory in France] being followed to the letter by the French 😉 Expand Probably not to the letter, but it's a mandatory part of the sales process - which has to signed off by state-appointed notaires. Consequently sales are unlikely to go through without it, if it's evident that one should have been completed.
marshian Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 20:15, Mike said: Probably not to the letter, but it's a mandatory part of the sales process - which has to signed off by state-appointed notaires. Consequently sales are unlikely to go through without it, if it's evident that one should have been completed. Expand One thing I really admire about the French is if they don't like a rule or a law they don't take any notice of it They are also bloody good at making very effective protests where we just tut and carry on having been (expletive deleted)ed with no lube
JohnMo Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 20:15, Mike said: Probably not to the letter, but it's a mandatory part of the sales process Expand It's also a mandatory part of Scottish planning, you need to produce a house manual and hand over a copy to the council as part of the house sign off. 1
Roger440 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 20/03/2025 at 21:29, MikeSharp01 said: Says he who has what many would see as a load of relatively pointless tat in his profile picture! Expand Harsh! Not quite sure its pointless tat. Its how i get about from A to B. And carry stuff. It performs those tasks very well and has done so for 22 years. Thats significantly more than then most of the consumer tat people are installing in their houses.
MikeSharp01 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 21/03/2025 at 20:55, Roger440 said: Harsh! Not quite sure its pointless tat. Its how i get about from A to B. And carry stuff. It performs those tasks very well and has done so for 22 years. Thats significantly more than then most of the consumer tat people are installing in their houses. Expand Agree it is not tat - but then I suppose from the point of view of those who like to fill their homes with consumer tat neither is theirs's, it gives them meaning, status, satisfaction, a warm glow inside, pride and perhaps a sense of personal aggrandisement. One persons tat is another's nugget of gold. I will get my coat.......
Mike Posted March 22 Posted March 22 On 21/03/2025 at 00:36, Gus Potter said: If any of you have designed a UF system 30 years ago then let me know. Expand Almost - 1997-ish - though I'm sure you'll have done more than me! On 21/03/2025 at 00:36, Gus Potter said: Most folk on BH try to use automated controls, fancy loop systems, weather compensation and the like. I'll tell you folks.. it's mostly pish Expand I agree that it can easily be overdone. Having said that, my latest UFCH, currently with very manual on-off controls (plugging / unplugging an extension lead) will be getting 2 layers of controls once the renovation is completed. Basic, using a Shelly Pro 4PM as a simple weekly timer, plus optional 'advanced' controls using a Raspberry Pi which may even do some weather compensation :)
Mike Posted March 22 Posted March 22 On 21/03/2025 at 20:28, marshian said: One thing I really admire about the French is if they don't like a rule or a law they don't take any notice of it Expand There's an interesting graduation. If you can get a fine / loose points on your license, then it's complied with - these days French drivers even stop at pedestrian crossings & stop signs! On the other hands, it seems that if you're a farmer then you can get away with most things... On 21/03/2025 at 20:28, marshian said: They are also bloody good at making very effective protests Expand ...especially those :)
FuerteStu Posted March 22 Posted March 22 On 21/03/2025 at 19:44, JohnMo said: Why do you add that, tabs have all that covered. Haven't used rinse aid or salt in the last decade or more. So WiFi is just costing you money - not that decent really. Expand I love in a very hard water area. It's cheaper to use salt rather than two tablets per wash. Without that the glasses go cloudy
Gus Potter Posted March 24 Posted March 24 On 22/03/2025 at 03:24, Mike said: Almost - 1997-ish - though I'm sure you'll have done more than me! Expand Hi Mike. I'll respectfully bow out on your offer of comparing scars! I've done a few but I'm still very much in the learning stage as technology moves as fast as I learn. To explain: For all on BH. When I started out as a novice 30 years ago we were not really aware of air tightness, how you layer up insulation and fix it, had no access to modern software and so on. We just flew by the seat of our pants! We liked what the Scandinavians were doing and thought how do we do similar in the UK at a sensible price? As self builder we were just as hard up as many of you are now. Back then I was a builder in the Scottish Borders and often the only way folk could get a bigger house for an expanding family was to self build. Plots were still affordable for folk on a small income at that time. Back then plastic plumbing pipes were still relatively .. "modern" and a plastic barrier pipe (to prevent oxygen / gas transfer) was something we thought astronauts used to go to the toilet. What I've learnt over the years is that for a UF system to work well it has to be designed for the lifespan of the house. You can mince about as much as you like with the controls but you absolutely must future proof anything that is buried in the floors and make these parts easily accessible at the tails so you can flush the system and so on. You must always consider if and when you come to sell the house. You need to protect your asset so the UF and controls do not become a liability... think of some surveyor / valuer who has got out of bed the wrong way. On 22/03/2025 at 03:24, Mike said: I agree that it can easily be overdone. Having said that, my latest UFCH, currently with very manual on-off controls (plugging / unplugging an extension lead) will be getting 2 layers of controls once the renovation is completed. Basic, using a Shelly Pro 4PM as a simple weekly timer, plus optional 'advanced' controls using a Raspberry Pi which may even do some weather compensation Expand I think Mike strikes a good balance here between my "in your face" comments and having a bit of fun with controls. @MikeSharp01 ta. By all means have fun with the controls, make an app if you want.. but treat them as bells and whistles you have fun / hobby with, like you buy a car that needs love and attention. The next owner of your house and valuer may not see it the same way as you do.. 2
MikeSharp01 Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Yes Gus, for me it is fun, and I use aspects of it in the part time day job. Here is my latest Gizmo - an RPi Pico with a DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor attached. I have several of these around the place. This one also gathers information from the local weather station (local Temperature), gets readings from the other units (House Temperature) and interrogates the PV inverter before sending a bunch of MQTT messages to my hive cloud based broker from which I subscribe using my phone to get a great little dashboard. The MQTT dashboard app is a very lovely piece of work. See below for details. I may write all his up at some point. I won't I've using them to control anything but just to gather data I can use to set up the controls when I finally choose a system - probably home assistant. App is: 2
Mike Posted March 26 Posted March 26 On 25/03/2025 at 11:12, MikeSharp01 said: The MQTT dashboard app is a very lovely piece of work. See below for details. I may write all his up at some point. Expand Please do - looks just the sort of thing that I'm aiming for! I enjoy dabbling with the technology, but it's always interesting to see what others have done for inspiration, tips & ideas. one of the reasons for going with the Shelly as the base-level programmer is that it supports MQTT. So far I've installed 10 SHT31-F temperature & humidity sensors above my peculiar unventilated ceiling insulation and will be adding some similar room sensors, plus a bunch of DS18B20s for the UFCH. I'd also like to tap into the Nepronic SHC80 RH sensor that came with my adiabatic cooler, if I can work out how to connect via Modbus / Bacnet. 1
Russdl Posted March 27 Posted March 27 On 25/03/2025 at 11:12, MikeSharp01 said: I may write all his up at some point. Expand Yes, please do. It’s very interesting but complete Swahili to me. I would like to learn a new trick if you can spare the time (and start with the basics!) 1
Bramco Posted March 27 Posted March 27 On 25/03/2025 at 11:12, MikeSharp01 said: Yes Gus, for me it is fun, and I use aspects of it in the part time day job. Here is my latest Gizmo - an RPi Pico with a DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor attached. I have several of these around the place. This one also gathers information from the local weather station (local Temperature), gets readings from the other units (House Temperature) and interrogates the PV inverter before sending a bunch of MQTT messages to my hive cloud based broker from which I subscribe using my phone to get a great little dashboard. The MQTT dashboard app is a very lovely piece of work. See below for details. I may write all his up at some point. I won't I've using them to control anything but just to gather data I can use to set up the controls when I finally choose a system - probably home assistant. App is: Expand Nodered dashboards are also pretty good.. 1
JohnMo Posted March 27 Posted March 27 On 27/03/2025 at 08:55, Bramco said: Nodered dashboards Expand Just tried to read the instructions for node red dashboard and find it as baffling as node red itself. Way too difficult for a normal person to understand.
MikeSharp01 Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Provided your sensors are sending MQTT messages you don't need Node Red on a PC to subscribe. The little app I feature above just needs you to enter the broker details and build simple tile based dashboard on your phone each tile can subscribe to one or more topics. So my graph subscribes to 3 topics and stores 1000 readings.- All free and no PC needed..
Gus Potter Posted March 27 Posted March 27 On 25/03/2025 at 11:12, MikeSharp01 said: Yes Gus, for me it is fun, and I use aspects of it in the part time day job. Expand And why not have a bit of fun. I mess about with my own house and as you, some of the stuff I apply to the day job or.. not if I learn the hard way!
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