Ecuador for beaches, mountains and jungle all in a relatively small area.

Oh and best go for 3 months

….and then play them music on tape

Haha, yeah ok ok it is very good, cool even

That song stopped being cool about a month ago ;)

Roughly how much for the battery back up for a house? Interesting

Thought you meant bike, chat or for sale. That does cover it for me, unless I’ve a prob with the car.

Used to be on ukrgb a lot but got sick of the self appointed forum heros and village mentality.

There are quite a lot of threads about this already with useful info on them. In here somewhere

After they’ve popped into place you then let the extra air out again :)

More broadly membership of the eu has been very good for us in terms of environmental legislation to reduce pollution. We have much cleaner beaches, factories and construction sites as a result.

Freester, could you please translate point 2 into English for those of is who aren’t fluent in corporate speak or whatever that was? Thanks! :D

Didn’t Mackay’s book suggest a pretty high reliance on that not so renewable source, nuclear power?

Anyway does anyone think the price of pellet will go up or down once the renewable heat incentive comes in proper?

Has anyone got forecast figures for wood chip and pellet prices given the expected surge in demand due to the RHI?

Where is the UK border? Do you mean England/Wales border?

Draft proofing any major cracks in the building fabric will make a big difference too and is cheap to diy. Just be careful not to do too good a job as you need enough ventilation to get rid of moisture.

Things like the loft hatch. Door seals, letter box, window frames etc

Any cold air coming in = hot air being lost elsewhere

Unlucky enough to live in a cesp area more like.

Another thing about cwi is making sure the cavity is clear before installation.
Any cr*p at the bottom of the cavity can lead to moisture transfer once the insulation is in. Good installErs use a camera thingie (Boroscope?) to have a look first. Still need to drill a hole.

Too many pints in the icehouse

I did some stand up body board this morning at Llangennith on Gower. more lying down than standing up if i’m truthful

People who knock other people off when trying to overtake during endurance events.

Oh hang on a second that was me!

Whoops (and sorry again)!

They work if you do the right plan for you.

Just mixing up interval durations on your commute would be a good start

if into mtb she’s probably read this by now

I am pretty ham fisted its true!

Why won’t it work? Wrong length?

Not up for going back to square taper, so back to frame shopping I suppose

Like one of these!

Worked for Graham Obree

I know some lads who have an annual race around Cwmcarn on a bike than must cost no more than £10.

Not necessarily a knobbish willy waver, just faster than you :D

56 minutes in the wet when I wasn’t feeling as fit as I could be. Trek top fuel (aluminium).

Not dabbing on any of the climbs is worth mentioning too. I haven’t cleared the whole thing yet.

It’s a great test. Sub-45 is really going some.

Stoner, as you’ve already found out you can insulate all you like and the space will still heat up if it’s an enclosed space. You need more thermal mass like exposed stone, concrete or brick, (high density materilas) . A big barrel of water will help in that way as well.

The skinny tyres freak me out when going downhill fast sometimes

I think you’re looking at the problem the wrong way around.

You need more thermal mass not refrigeration. Unfortunately your shed is a lightweight structure so heats up quickly for a given heat input (like sunshine on the roof).

Wine cellars are normally underground and have lots of exposed stone/earth so have a very high thermal mass or thermal inertia.

Increasing the thermal of the shed walls might be more effective…. lots of flagstones or breeze blocks on the inside of the insulation might do the trick

Truely inspirational rider! :D

Tootall, fair enough when space is restricted.

Pretty hard to lifecycle assessment on pv due to uncertainies in the supply chain. But yes somewhere between 2.5 and 5 years is reasonable I’m told.

NOt taking into account depletion previous metals etc

For those who have fitted already, did you hace any probs with connection to the grid?

And how are you measuring output and submitting generation readings to ofgem?

Tootall,
On panel efficiencies, I’ve found that 14-15% panels work out better than the best 17% efficiency panels on a capex price per unit of electricity generated.

Trimix,
You’re better off using the electricity and displacing the price of electricity from the grid than just exporting.
You’ll get 50% of your measured generation “deemed” as an export at 3.1p/kWh anyway.

I’ve been doing lots of consultancy work on solar PV installations, mainly for social housing landlords. I think the majority of FIT supported PV installations will be going on social housing roofs so therefore reducing the electricity bills of some of the poorer people in society.

Obviously it’s a good investment if you have got the cash and are not planning to move house.

It will also reduce bills by approximately 1/3 for most homes depending on electricity usage patterns.

Over a 25 year period you will need at least 1 inverter replacement. Most are warrantied for 10 years.

Most decent panels are guaranteed to not drop more than 10% after 10 years, and 20% after 25 years. So you might as well call that 1% reduction in generation per year.

They’re supposed to be self cleaning – there is no market for PV cleaners in Europe apparently (I’m not 100% convinced of this though).

Don’t pay more than £3,200 per kW installed for a roof mounted system.

Look for a contractor that’s been installing PV (and MCS registered ) for more than 5 minutes.

Oh and be careful about how you place them on your roof. Any shading, even minor, can cut the output significantly as the panels are wired in series.

Roof mounting shouldn’t be an issue with a reputable contractor.

Was planning on hitting up pets at home to liberate the gerbils.

I almost got my crew together and rioted the night before last. But then I remembered that I had a meeting at work at 8.30 the next morning so I had a horlics instead.

nice konas!

Don’t forget your compass/GPS cos it’s easy to get lost up there and all the hills look the same.