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by Thebeeman
Wed Jan 22, 2025 7:37 am
Forum: Recycle, Repair, Renovate, For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Joining cable
Replies: 13
Views: 576

Re: Joining cable

Fintray wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:05 am Make sure it is adhesive lined heat shrink as it's sturdier and waterproof.
Plus insert a length of welding rod or similar inside the tube to create a rigid section over the joint.
by Thebeeman
Thu Jan 16, 2025 8:58 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: FIT 25/26 Rates
Replies: 25
Views: 1369

Re: FIT 25/26 Rates

We installed 3.8 kW panels in 2011 for £15,000. We've since replaced a dying inverter, £1,000, and fitted 15.5 kW of batteries with AC inverter, £7855, and as of 12/24 we were £3230 in profit purely from FIT, not counting the 'free' leccy we've had. We were advised by our Accountants to borrow the m...
by Thebeeman
Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:46 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Big roof solar - sharing power...
Replies: 13
Views: 999

Re: Big roof solar - sharing power...

We have 4kw of panels on a steel profile chicken house roof so I feel I should point out that production will drop a lot in a good sunny spell, the panels don't like being too hot. I didn't believe our installers when they came up with the reason for the carp output so I put a lawn sprinkler on the ...
by Thebeeman
Mon Dec 30, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Lux Inverter Problem
Replies: 35
Views: 3594

Re: Lux Inverter Problem

I have a AC coupled Luxpower for the batteries and Fronius for the solar. My plan A is always turn everything off, batteries and inverters, leave for 30 secs and turn on again, it's worked every time so far when something loses the plot. Second thoughts: Did it run out of charge time before the 100%...
by Thebeeman
Sun Dec 29, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Fantasy, pure and simple.
Replies: 23
Views: 3204

Re: Fantasy, pure and simple.

Let us not forget that Musk fired 80% of the employees of Twitter and the service continued just fine. I know it shocked some people to find out that if you have an organisation where the HR and Marketing and PR departments vastly outnumber the engineers, and you fire the non-engineers, the company...
by Thebeeman
Thu Dec 26, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: Spaceheating
Topic: Low flow Temp.
Replies: 9
Views: 1054

Re: Low flow Temp.

Sorry for the delayed reply, something got in the way. When we had the bungalow built we had thermostatic valves on all radiators and motorised valves on CH and DHW. The DHW pipework is 22mm and CH is 22mm to 15mm dropping to 8mm behind plasterboard. As we replace radiators due to external rust or m...
by Thebeeman
Wed Dec 25, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: Spaceheating
Topic: Low flow Temp.
Replies: 9
Views: 1054

Re: Low flow Temp.

The reason for the question is that we have 2 showers, 2 basins and a bath that rarely get used because of the distance from the tank and the waste of 'hot' water before the rise in temperature. Most of our CH is in micro bore behind plaster board and the radiators struggle with a 60 deg flow temp. ...
by Thebeeman
Wed Dec 25, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Spaceheating
Topic: Low flow Temp.
Replies: 9
Views: 1054

Re: Low flow Temp.

Thanks Folks.
by Thebeeman
Tue Dec 24, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Spaceheating
Topic: Low flow Temp.
Replies: 9
Views: 1054

Low flow Temp.

How does one heat a hot water cylinder to the recommended 60 deg (for legionella) with a sub 60 flow temp?
by Thebeeman
Tue Dec 24, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Out of the blue, almost!
Replies: 36
Views: 6947

Re: Out of the blue, almost!

Yes a digit-al examination is a good idea, I always seem to get a female medic but the procedure is over fairly quickly. I now get regular PSA tests as my prostate is enlarged and is giving grief to the water works. I've recently 'enjoyed a chest Xray, CT scan, PET scan, lung function, Echocardiogra...