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Archives for September 2020
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The governments green deal
Dear all,I have today gone through the government website for assessment for the governments green deal home improvements scheme.I got through it and was told i was eligible.I was then redirected to a website with lists of companies that can assess you for the scheme. All the companies on the list were not familiar to…
Ethical Womens clothing and China should I/shouldn't I?
Ok, here goes... I'm a 55 year old northern mother of one grown up daughter. I'm not a size 0 (10-12) and I'm not 6' tall (5'3"). I try to 'dress' for my body shape/size, I like to look up-to-date but don't necessarily follow fashion trends. I have a dog and I work from home, pretty average. I'm in the fortunate position…
Kelly kettle
Just wondered if anyone had used one of these? I recently got one as I'm starting to build up camping supplies but I thought I might sometimes use it when the sun's not out and I would otherwise have to pay to boil the kitchen kettle. The Mrs thinks it's a bit obsessive given how little I'd save but I think better in my…
Solar PV + Battery quotes
Hello forumites, Help and advice needed please. I have been looking to get Solar PV installed in my current house, which has a fairly large roof and also an independent double garage. Layout picture, provided below. Following Martyn1981's advice on these threads, I have tried getting installers to quote for the maximum…
Current Agile prices
Was looking forward to some nice cheap leccy this weekend as we've had gale force winds across much of Scotland the past 24 hours and forecast for the same over the next couple of days yet Agile prices for the next 24 hours are barely below 7p at any point. What the #%*# !!?? We're currently averaging 7p a unit so far this…
Still trying to make the numbers work for a heat pump
Our deemed heat usage on the EPC is about 13k heat and 2.5k hot water. Our actual usage (high efficiency Gas boiler) is about 17k heat (we heat 24/7) and 14k hot water (we like to keep clean). This means that what we can get form the RHI is much lower than the cost of installing a GSHP or ASHP. However we can probably get…
Social Energy Scotland
Anyone come across these guys? I recently found them on Facebook and it looks like they could be quite new, since they only have 45 'likes' on their page. I sent them a message and they called me to talk about the idea of having a battery and being able to supply my neighbourhood with any excess electricity. He also…
Solar PV on garage roof?
We're having a garage built, and as I have an EV I'm interested in having solar panels on the roof & a battery. The garage roof area will be approx 3m x 6m and will be on a 5 degree slope, facing almost due South. We alao have a smaller area of flat roof on the rear of the house (also South-facing) on which I was thinking…
Rainwater harvesting instead of soakaway for new driveway
We're having a garage built and a new extended permeable driveway (35 sq m approx). This should have a soakaway at least 5m from any building or highway, which would mean at the bottom of the back garden. In between the driveway and the back garden is a stretch of concrete along the side of the house. I thought a more…
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