Small things matter

Wood stoves, pellets and other bio-fuels
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Swwils
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Happy to report my first 3 days of using no electricity from the grid.

Currently trying to get onto outgoing agile to make use of this excess at 60p a unit!
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Nice one, it is indeed an excellent feeling!
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Tomorrows tea on the left and eggs boiling on the right . All cooked on scrap pallet wood.
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My previous neighbour used to work for a company that ended up with lots of pallets, took them home and we processed them for our woodstoves, can't let them go to waste! :)
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ecogeorge wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 7:51 pm Tomorrows tea on the left and eggs boiling on the right . All cooked on scrap pallet wood.
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Nice to see that forward planning! Damn, I now want a boiled free range egg with salt...
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Tomorrows sandwiches- egg/salad .......
Coop yellow sticker bread, bought eggs , rocket from alottment and gifted runner bean chutney......
Yum.
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Loving ❤️ these dual battery solar charged chainsaws. Light as a plastic toy and silent in operation. One charge (2 x 3AH batteries) went through all this, 11" dia max log size. :D

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WoodStove cooked thick bacon & tatties. :twisted:
SWMBO says I think I'm living in Alaska!
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Looks tasty JB - woke to overcast drizzle here not as the weather forecast said sunny blue sky - looks Lillie it could improve later.

Despite this the cottage is sufficiently warm that the boss has declined a fire so we are fifty fifty grid / solar for now.

Kids are away to school too so it’s a quiet morning working for the business.

Enjoy your breakfast JB

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Moxi wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:15 am Looks tasty JB - woke to overcast drizzle here not as the weather forecast said sunny blue sky - looks Lillie it could improve later.

Despite this the cottage is sufficiently warm that the boss has declined a fire so we are fifty fifty grid / solar for now.

Kids are away to school too so it’s a quiet morning working for the business.

Enjoy your breakfast JB

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That was last 🌙 dinner! Hopefully it will clear for you. We have a cracking 5 day forecast. How did the infrared heater work out? Bear in mind that'll be a big old stone battery to energise.
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95kWh Heater storage
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