Thanks perchpanther

Will keep a very close eye on it, when re fitting.

No, washing machine hasn’t leaked.

The washing machine and dishwasher are located against the kitchen walls.

The worst patch was in the middle of the kitchen, away from any potential water or walls.

The house was a new build about 18 years ago.

This is the first time we have had the floor up.

The concrete is fine, no signs of damp anywhere.

@dove1

Yes, I remember the day when they brought the cooling towers down, I was in work that day.

I worked in the Allan Rogerstone Aluminium plant for 25 years before it was closed, demolished and then used for building new homes on.

The plant was there since the 1940’s I believe.
Over that time period there was not much attention to the environmental safeguards ( especially when I worked there 1977 – 2002).

Would I buy a house on that land – no.

There were large underground substations that were occasional flooded, the amount of oil and kerosene used on the plant was enormous.

Had a Miele for over 15 years, family of I’ve people.

Will buy another one when / if it eventual dies.

Back in the day

Is this a crack?

That”ll buff out

Put some gaffer tape on it

I had a NuVinci hub on a commuter.

Wouldn’t consider it again despite it working fine, no issues at all.

As campgareth said, drag and very low efficiency coupled with the extra weight.

Alfine or Rohloff are the better options here.

Ok as a commuter,

@ Edukator

Thanks

We consistently produce just over 4000 kWh per annum in sunny South Wales .

Surprising really given how much it rains and the overcast Dec, Jan, Feb months.

Thanks

Thanks again for all the replies and additional info.

Looks like a high efficiency combi boiler, although I really would like a greener alternative.

Just for some background info.

Modern 4 bed detached house.
4 kWh solar panels
Tesla Powerwall 2 battery, plus running a Nissan Leaf EV car for the last 3 years

Our annual bill for

Gas £460

Electricity £440

This includes charging the car at home on a 7kwh plug for about 95% of the time me, so very little spent on 50kwh rapid chargers.

Ideally wanted to be even greener, but looks like the technology isn’t quite ready yet.

Killers, excellent

Thanks for the replies.

Looks more likely to go for a high efficiency combi boiler, given the cost factor and some questionable heat loss issues.

Pity, would really like to reduce our carbon footprint.

Air to water.

Under floor heating won’t be an option, just too much hassle and outlay.

Was hoping that the excess energy stored in the PW2 would be put to some benefit as well.

I’m with you Ton.

Had owned multiple bikes n the past.

Which ever one I choose always seemed to be pondering , what if I had chosen the other bike(s).

As Lance said, it’s not about the bike.

Now have a full on tourer and couldn’t be happier.

E: Fish and chips

D: Mad Goose Pale Ale

L: “Wait a Minute” – James Taylor Quartet

Head of Steam.

Recently opened.

Belgian beers , plus some other real ale options.

excellent

As I posted earlier, the Naim Muso has been great.

i subscribe to Tidal and the sound quality is really good.

Also the radio function gets used more than I thought it would.

An alternative, but expensive is a Naim Mu So.

Have a look at he Naim website.

I have had a Mu So for over a year, excellent gear.

E: Spag bol

D: Leffe Brun

L: Fink ; Perfect Darkness

Success!

Water not boiling, but quite hot.

No vinegar

No stirring

Shallow saucepan

Warm the gg in its shell in the water, not long, 20 seconds.

Break egg inro a shallow ladle.

Carefully lower into the water

3 minutes later remove.

Toast, pepper, gone in 20 seconds.

Repeat.

Conan?

Just been to Morrison’s.

12 free range eggs , best date possible chosen.

Sourdough loaf.

Bit of experimentation with all the suggestions, but like the no stirring method and a shallow pan.

Thanks,

lots of experimentation going to happen, let alone the amount of bread to toast.

what bread for toasting 😀

Got a cheap microwave poacher not the same, doesn’t really do what it says on the tin.

Look at the link, it’s the lack of sealing on the bearings that is the issue.

It’s difficult to know where to begin on this topic.

it seems as though all the ebike mid motors have issues, I would say that they are not manufactured or designed for real trail or off-road use.

Bikes have become increasingly more complex, with front and rear suspension, dropper posts, frame pivots.

Bottom brackets have always been considered a consumable, placing the motor in this area is bound to be a problem.

Water gets into this area , easy with a conventional bb, Hope and CK make good serviceable units well within the grasp of most riders.

I like ebikes, this isn’t meant to be anti ebike. I am just anti the unfinished design and fit for purpose.

Given the warranty is there for the new buyer, it should be a last resort, however, the warranty seems to be increasingly used.

Once the warranty period is over, well motor rebuilds are another big expense, plus the battery losing its efficiency.

I gave up after 3 different Bosch powered bikes, all went wrong. There is a chap on YouTube who has started up rebuilding Bosch, Yamaha motors, he has some videos posted showing and explaining.

Believe he is 1200Pete, worth a look.

I had a steel Jones Spaceframe for a while. Couldn’t get on with it, but that was probably more due me , thinking that I could ride a rigid bike like a trail bike at Afan.

However,it is still the most comfortable bike I have owned ( accepting that it is a rigid and not full suss etc).

It is the only bike I regret selling.

However, Jeff Jones should be ashamed of the shoddy after sales service he has given to the owner of his flagship frame.

In contrast, Biff’s offer of advice and help is excellent.

I have just recently bought an ICE Adventure recumbent trike.

Have been suffering with my arthritis in my hip and back for a while, and an upright bike seems to make this worse.

Its a very different type of riding, more relaxed and comfortable. Yes, it is slower uphill but you just need to settle into a lower gear and keep spinning.

Motorists give you loads of space, feels much safer – which is one of the usual comments I get, it must be dangerous. In reality it is much safer than an upright.

A fairing would make it pretty hot in the cabin, loads of fun though, and you get to use a slightly different muscle set as well.

Has rekindled my enjoyment, still tired after a ride, but I don’t have the same aching that I had in my back, hip, leg and arms.

Yep, the mattock was / is very useful.

Breaks the earth up whilst cutting and finding the roots at the same time.

For the more difficult roots we used the monster bar and hit it with a sledge hammer.

Just an update.

Have removed two of the three conifers with the tools that were suggested.

Lots of digging, heaving, thumping and general bloody mindedness, last one will be tackled soon.

Thanks for all the advice.

I have recently bought an ICE recumbent trike.

The amount of passing space given to me when riding the trike is a massive surprise.

I gets loads of room , as much as if I was being passed in my car. Motorists slow down, give a lot of space and even wave in a friendly manner to me.

Picked up the bludgeoning tools this morning fronScrewfix.

will have a go at it soon, surely this is thirsty work and will require some beer?

Thanks, that mattock and monster bar from screwfix look the business.

Think we will have go at the stumps armed with these tools, sure to induce some beer drinking thirst and many brownies points if I can manage to get the stumps removed.

I’ll start with the small one first.

Cheers, 100 to 200 seems worthwhile.

Yep, not to confident with using a chainsaw or the stump grinder.

Looks like you need to know what you are doing to avoid an A&E visit 😄

We want to get them removed to enable re planting with plants.

The stump root system won’t really help with the longer term rotting approach.

igm

Well I did the panels for green reasons really, plus the feed in tariff was worth it at the time.

Wanted an EV car, had a diesel before and never felt comfortable with the car contributing the emissions to the environment.

The battery came about as it seemed to make sense having the panels and EV car.

Didn’t really plan the whole kit beyond the panels, it has just seemed to evolve naturally.

I have read this thread with some interest.

We have 4 kwh of solar panels that typically produce 4 Mwh of electricity annually.

Luckily we got in on the better tariff, looking at today’s tariff I might not be so tempted.

The installation (Solar Edge) cost about £7 k five years ago.

We have since bought an EV car, which was a benefit in terms of using the excess energy to charge the car, this was reasonably successful ,but only when the sun was shining.

Added a Tesla Powerwall 2 battery about a year ago, which was very good.

Last year figures for the 12 months are

Electricity used – for total home consumption, including charging car.

6.7 mwh

Electricity bought from the grid

3.4 mwh

A saving of 3.3mwh at say 0.15p kw

Plus, you still get to keep the feed in tariff.

Another development that will hopefully come about, is to import electricity from the grid to the PW2 battery during cheap off peak rates, and use this in the daytime / peak demand.

I have my Marin Pine Mountain 2 for sale.

Nearly meets you description.

650b plus, 27.5 x 3 at the front, 27.5 x 2.8 rear.

Steel frame, Lauf forks, quite light for a steel frame bike.

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