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by Stig
Sat Apr 12, 2025 5:32 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Spring is springing now...
Replies: 15
Views: 4105

Re: Spring is springing now...

It's been about 20 here today but I got a "Facebook memory" reminding me that 4 years ago today my garden had 2 inches of snow on it! Gotta love the UK 'climate'. :hysteria:
by Stig
Sat Apr 05, 2025 10:03 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solar Panel Cleaning
Replies: 11
Views: 2193

Re: Solar Panel Cleaning

So, I've been mulling this over and looking at the prices of new panels it looks like around £500 would give me an upgrade from the current 2.05kWp to around 3.5kWp. Of course my FIT income would only go up by the 'lost' generation of the current system, maybe £120 a year. I might benefit a bit more...
by Stig
Sat Apr 05, 2025 9:30 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Pakistan’s solar revolution
Replies: 8
Views: 528

Re: Pakistan’s solar revolution

A very interesting article, nice to read a bit of depth behind the headline. That picture looks suspiciously AI-generated though, what's going on around that hand rail?
by Stig
Sun Mar 30, 2025 9:31 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Nowty Towers Vs UK Grid Storage
Replies: 757
Views: 280665

Re: Nowty Towers Vs UK Grid Storage

My attempt at a picture of todays partial eclipse, https://i.postimg.cc/vZqh2RtP/Partial-Eclipse-25-03-29-v2.jpg Also did the pinhole camera trick which worked better. :geek: https://i.postimg.cc/J7fQScJL/Partial-Eclipse-25-03-29.jpg But it had some effect on my solar yield too, I reckon its cost m...
by Stig
Sat Mar 29, 2025 12:52 pm
Forum: Energy efficiency
Topic: Airtightness test booked - how to get the best from it?
Replies: 13
Views: 687

Re: Airtightness test booked - how to get the best from it?

Prior to installing an MVHR system I've booked the above in an attempt to get a figure for the current leakiness of our property, discovering where the leaks are, completing temporary sealing on the day to hopefully end up with an improved second figure. This to assist with deciding on whether to c...
by Stig
Sun Mar 16, 2025 1:04 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solar PV advice
Replies: 279
Views: 51099

Re: Solar PV advice

Richard77 wrote: Sun Mar 16, 2025 9:40 am Does the resentment of cloud coverage ever go away in time??

I used to like the white fluffy things in the sky... Now I just see them as the enemy!

:twisted:
If your mood is affected by the weather then getting solar panels can definitely exaggerate it!
by Stig
Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:10 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Positioning of speakers in echo-ey room
Replies: 15
Views: 53222

Re: Positioning of speakers in echo-ey room

Given the size of the room I suspect that echoes rather than resonances will be the main issue so (fast) speech is probably a good test but try a variety of stuff -choral or organ music is probably going to sound ok as it's designed for big echoey spaces, faster music probably not so good.
by Stig
Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:08 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Positioning of speakers in echo-ey room
Replies: 15
Views: 53222

Re: Positioning of speakers in echo-ey room

Mounting them in the exact centre is probably the worst thing to do as you'll get the same reflection from each side. Mounting them right in the corners will give some reinforcement to the bass end -I'll leave it to you to decide if that's a good idea or not -but you'll also get the same reflections...
by Stig
Sat Mar 08, 2025 4:03 pm
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Spring is springing now...
Replies: 15
Views: 4105

Re: Spring is springing now...

I saw a brimstone this morning. Feels like June here today.
by Stig
Mon Mar 03, 2025 4:53 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solar Panel Cleaning
Replies: 11
Views: 2193

Re: Solar Panel Cleaning

As their business is cleaning solar panels, commercial and domestic, I'd be very surprised if they didn't have their own scaffolding! I'll have a look at how much hiring a cherry picker or scissor lift for a day would cost, I'm not that keen on heights though... It's a 2kWp system and has dropped fr...