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Then they've left themselves in a tricky position as regards Part-L Section-7 of the Building Regulations: and Sections 3 & 4 of the same Part...
You've got potential for hydro in the area?! 😲 That's more valuable an asset than all other forms of renewable generation. Hydro-power is a ‘specia...
Getting a wind turbine is a long-term investment. All the costs, effort and knowledge-acquisition goes in up-front, which is why it seems so complicat...
This is all useful discussion for anyone else contemplating a venture into domestic wind turbines, so I'm glad it's here on the forum. Firstly, upgr...
Thanks for the honest, open comments @knukes There will always be wind-turbines offering 'good' performance at lower cost, but you need to factor in...
This topic has progressed usefully in the last week... so let me add to observations by @korwraith with a few of my own: 1: The optimal capacity...
No, that's not wasteful. And I'm unsure whether you meant to say that the the blending valve uses 'cold water'. It would be more usual to blend in wat...
Pipes smaller than 15mm are going to be tricky to cope with relatively low-temp water. They're usually lumped together under the heading 'microbore'. ...
Ah... well that's very useful to know @marzipan71 Over the years I've sometimes needed to source variants of component parts when UK suppliers say t...
If you're going to redo the pipe insulation anyway @marzipan71 then look at two other alternatives before you decide which strategies to use. This v...
That question isn't going off at a tangent @marzipan71 It's exactly what we'd hope for as this discussion develops. I'll leave others to comment on...
Unable to detect any slope for this floor, but we do have a separate mixer 😉
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