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by Gareth J
Sun May 11, 2025 1:40 pm
Forum: Recycle, Repair, Renovate, For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Joining cable
Replies: 16
Views: 4656

Re: Joining cable

If it's something that is ever replaced, a non permanent solution will be of value to whoever works on them. Wagos in a junction box. Or run a length of conduit box with removable cover the length of the parlour and put all joints there. If it's just to lengthen the cables a bit to get them to where...
by Gareth J
Sun May 11, 2025 6:28 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Mercedes trial solid state EV batteries
Replies: 14
Views: 3583

Re: Mercedes trial solid state EV batteries

Weight isn't really as large an issue as you might imagine, for range. When you really need longer range, you're probably sitting on the motorway. At which point, wind resistance is the dominating factor. Add in regen braking on shorter trips and a heavier car doesn't have as big a penalty as imagin...
by Gareth J
Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:07 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solar over irrigation canals in the US
Replies: 1
Views: 422

Re: Solar over irrigation canals in the US

Looks like whoever designed the support structure wanted it to last anyway
by Gareth J
Sun Mar 30, 2025 5:14 am
Forum: Energy efficiency
Topic: Passive stack chimney ventilation
Replies: 5
Views: 530

Re: Passive stack chimney ventilation

Once the outgoing air gas been cooled somewhat, its buoyancy, relative to incoming air that's taken on that energy, will be reduced. Instinctively it feels like either the HX performance will be very low or, if it's not, the air temperature differential will be too marginal for the stack effect to d...
by Gareth J
Fri Feb 21, 2025 9:54 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: (Yet) Another chocolate teapot?
Replies: 2
Views: 858

Re: (Yet) Another chocolate teapot?

I do at least buy that a 6' widget could generate ~500W in a good coastal location. Quite why that better than putting the materials into a similar sized horizontal axis machine outputting, I'm guessing, 2-5x the power is anyone's guess.
by Gareth J
Wed Jan 29, 2025 6:29 pm
Forum: Energy efficiency
Topic: MVHR vent locations. Opinions...
Replies: 18
Views: 5585

Re: MVHR vent locations. Opinions...

Thanks all. Yep, I'm on board. Supply it is. Regarding efficiency, the theoretical 100% maximum is temp in = temp out - it's a counterflow exchanger. Reality is of course very much not 100% efficient. I chose to do it as was redoing the bathroom so had to put in some ventilation, had cupboard space ...
by Gareth J
Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:37 pm
Forum: Energy efficiency
Topic: MVHR vent locations. Opinions...
Replies: 18
Views: 5585

Re: MVHR vent locations. Opinions...

I agree with all that. You also want the warm air from your WBS to travel as far as possible through your house before it enters an extract vent. Better to let it heat exchange with building infrastructure as much as possible before putting it through the mvhr I guess. It's not like I dry washing i...
by Gareth J
Wed Jan 29, 2025 11:20 am
Forum: Energy efficiency
Topic: MVHR vent locations. Opinions...
Replies: 18
Views: 5585

Re: MVHR vent locations. Opinions...

Thanks for the input. Yes, I'm sure the fresh input to living spaces is convention for good reason. I'm trying to imagine how air flow/extract will impact the house but, despite spending a good bit of time involved with fluid dynamics once upon a time, I'm quite uncertain. I *think*; As an extract; ...
by Gareth J
Tue Jan 28, 2025 8:31 pm
Forum: Energy efficiency
Topic: MVHR vent locations. Opinions...
Replies: 18
Views: 5585

MVHR vent locations. Opinions...

Just fitted an MVHR unit for the house. Not a well sealed, proper job, a lot of compromises but I decided the benefits of controlled fresh air, with an amount of heat recovery were worth the investment of time and money. I have, 3 bed, 2 bathrooms upstairs, kitchen and lounge downstairs with hall/st...
by Gareth J
Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: Data logs
Topic: October generation 2024
Replies: 21
Views: 8496

Re: October generation 2024

Thanks all, reassuring enough. The lower output probably wouldn't be worth doing anything about at this stage, especially if it's been a bit of a bum year anyway