Slide towards Winter
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I have a combi with a built in 60 litre( I think) tank so it’s never going to empty.
Hot water is the last extravagance to be honest..
Hot water is the last extravagance to be honest..
Re: Slide towards Winter
Pretty sure I've peaked for the Season. Oct Octopus bill paid and £50 into the VB. That gives me a starting VB soc of 68.3%
Cheers Ripple!
I note the above so I can track the ebb & flow of GF's impact.
Cheers Ripple!
I note the above so I can track the ebb & flow of GF's impact.
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Re: Slide towards Winter
Its official, a starting charge of 66.4% in the VB. In the handful of days home we are taking a charge of around 1% from the VB per day to charge car, avoid gas use and run home (some deal eh) .
If there were no further inflows to the VB we'd flatten it by around 15th Jan 2024 at this rate.
Luckily that's not the case.
I am fascinated that we can be so closely linked to the ebb & flow of the wind patterns in South Wales.
If there were no further inflows to the VB we'd flatten it by around 15th Jan 2024 at this rate.
Luckily that's not the case.
I am fascinated that we can be so closely linked to the ebb & flow of the wind patterns in South Wales.
Last edited by Joeboy on Thu Nov 09, 2023 7:27 am, edited 1 time in total.
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42kWh LFPO4 storage
7kW ASHP
200ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees
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There is no hope. I wish you had not told me that its waste on that scale really upsets me.Joeboy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:17 pmIf only! My two girls could flatten a 210ltr hwt cylinder between them in the morning. I tried hard over the years to get them to reduce this but they instinctively ganged up on me.
There has been microscopic improvements over the years which they are both inordinately proud of. Yes, its a lost cause.
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Ah well, cleanliness is integral to their being and it sets them up for the day in a positive fashion. They then go out and kill the days challenges in a top frame of mind. I don't see the wasteful side just the expense but you shouldn't let it upset you.Ken wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:33 amThere is no hope. I wish you had not told me that its waste on that scale really upsets me.Joeboy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:17 pmIf only! My two girls could flatten a 210ltr hwt cylinder between them in the morning. I tried hard over the years to get them to reduce this but they instinctively ganged up on me.
There has been microscopic improvements over the years which they are both inordinately proud of. Yes, its a lost cause.
On the flipside the hwt is powered by solar for 7 months of the year and heated from the grid in the middle of the night when not. Swings and roundabouts.
The hwt is the last bastion of unencumbered luxury that we allow
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Plus one to the last post…
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Today's hedge against has been making a gallon of lentil & bacon soup on the WBS. SWMBO was angling for a taste so Mr Men cups came out!
No1 has a bowl for tomorrow at work, we'll have lunch, some frozen and some up to SWMBO's Mum. Not bad for £1.60.
No1 has a bowl for tomorrow at work, we'll have lunch, some frozen and some up to SWMBO's Mum. Not bad for £1.60.
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Tonight's tea ..........
2 pheasant's from neighbour , cooked in slo cooker all day.
Turned into pie using allotment pumpkin, runner beans, kale,.
Allotment carrot and brocoli.
Bought local potato.
Onions and pastry from Lidl..........
Enough for 6 portions -that's 3 days ........
Bottle of homebrew beer followed by glass of Rhubarb wine.........
enjoy.
George
2 pheasant's from neighbour , cooked in slo cooker all day.
Turned into pie using allotment pumpkin, runner beans, kale,.
Allotment carrot and brocoli.
Bought local potato.
Onions and pastry from Lidl..........
Enough for 6 portions -that's 3 days ........
Bottle of homebrew beer followed by glass of Rhubarb wine.........
enjoy.
George
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Allotment heavy clay.
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0.875kw Derril Water
0.2kwWhitelaw Brae
1kw Harlow Hydro.
3800w almost horizontal/south
Aarrow Becton 7 Woodburner
Dream 3kw ASHP only connected to summer Pool.
Allotment heavy clay.
1.784kw Kirk Hill
0.875kw Derril Water
0.2kwWhitelaw Brae
1kw Harlow Hydro.
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ecogeorge wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:30 pm Tonight's tea ..........
2 pheasant's from neighbour , cooked in slo cooker all day.
Turned into pie using allotment pumpkin, runner beans, kale,.
Allotment carrot and brocoli.
Bought local potato.
Onions and pastry from Lidl..........
Enough for 6 portions -that's 3 days ........
Bottle of homebrew beer followed by glass of Rhubarb wine.........
enjoy.
George
Mmmmmm, pheasant, conscience free roadkill from a few years ago.
My cats preferred the cooked version.
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Glad of the new emoj's for that meal.ecogeorge wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:30 pm Tonight's tea ..........
2 pheasant's from neighbour , cooked in slo cooker all day.
Turned into pie using allotment pumpkin, runner beans, kale,.
Allotment carrot and brocoli.
Bought local potato.
Onions and pastry from Lidl..........
Enough for 6 portions -that's 3 days ........
Bottle of homebrew beer followed by glass of Rhubarb wine.........
enjoy.
George
Frost here this morning. Only just but,
Nowty's cat on pheasant stand by.
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Veg patches & fruit trees
42kWh LFPO4 storage
7kW ASHP
200ltr HWT.
73kWh HI5
Deep insulation, air leak ct'd home
WBSx2
Low energy bulbs
Veg patches & fruit trees