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@robl I completely agree even a catastrophic failure will disperse quite quickly.
There she is, the Mactra, a bit of a mess.
I also came across this showing the result of a "perfect" gas mix explosion on a yacht. Of interest is the first failed ignition showing how the explo...
Wandering around the internet I find there are ice making machines with R290 that are allowed to be inside buildings albeit with only 150 gm of charge...
@jamespa I notice they talk of untrapped drain or cellar entry. I'm pretty sure my rainwater drains connect to the main sewer so surely they must have...
@judith Interesting. Not all my windows on the ground floor open but they look like they could, I forget the term, frame within frame?. The non open...
@jamespa From the suppliers I understand this regulation may change due to the small R290 charge. However I also have a drain close by! Frankly I wou...
@ivanopinion Looking at my Daughters vast Eco Forest 20 Kwh machine it can modulate down to 4 Kwh according to the plate. oops misread 4.2 for 2!.
@toodles Thanks for the explanation I get it now as I had not realised the temp needed to charge it.
@toodles May I ask about the Thermino? I understand that it uses phase change of the chemical but does this occur all at once? Does it sit there charg...
@editor These are the computer weather models I can choose from in Predict Wind, my sailing weather app. They can be startlingly different so I loo...
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