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advice needed on cavity wall isulation
HI Apologies if this has asked before - I did do a search but couldn't find anything. My council is offering free cavity wall insulation until March so I thought I would sign up for it. Having looked at their website they use Knauf superfi mineral fibre. :huh: I have googled this but cannot really find out much about it. I…
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EcoHomes
I had a telephone call from someone claiming to be Ecohomes asking if they could call to discuss ways to improve our home. I agreed but after thinking about it, call me a cynic Im wondering if im going to get a hard sell. Someone is calling nearer to my appointment date and im wondering whether to cancel. I agreed because…
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Parson switch
Hi,ive been looking at these parson switchs for solar pv, and was wondering if any forum users has one installed.And if so could you give me some feedback, thanks in advance
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Eco Egg disaster!
Hi, I tried the Eco egg after seeing it on QVC and seeing some posts on here, it was a disaster! The egg opened in my machine and damaged my drum and then didnt even clean my clothes!!! However I do really like the idea of the product are there any other ones out there as I don't trust the egg, like an egg it cracked! As I…
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eco fans
i have a stockton5 multifuel burner,its brill one of the best things i have ever bought. my question is the eco fans that run off the heat of the fire what difference do they make pushing the heat from one room to another. will it help to heat the kitchen via pushing warm air around :think:.
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Is it worth complaining about a nearby "construction"?
I live in a Welsh inner city.
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Marks and Spencers - Be Ashamed - Outrageous over packaging
My OH very kindly put a box of Marks and Spencers chocolate buttons in my christmas stocking. Inside the cardboard box, each button (about an inch in diameter) is individually plastic wrapped. I've seen some over packaging in my time, but that really took the biscuit. Blimey I thought the big multinationals were getting…
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Rainwater Harvesting
There seem to be a lot of articles here about generating your own electricity. But another way to save money and help the environment is rainwater harvesting. Rainwater harvesting is storing rain that falls on your roof and using it to flush the toilet etc. It costs circa £3 for a cubic metre (1000 litres) for mains water.…
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Thermal Solar Power - worthwhile under the upcoming RHI scheme?
Afternoon, Originally my future home project was to simply replace my 18 year old G rated boiler with a straight swap A rated boiler. How ideas grow arms and legs! Then I convinced myself that what I wanted was a conversion of my plumbing system from open vent to sealed. Then I saw the price of unvented cylinders and…
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Renewable requirements for new build
Morning, does anyone know that the renewable energy requirements are for new build? Must they have some type of solar generation? I guess the insulation will have to be very high.... Thanks
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micro panels
Hi, sorry don't know a great deal about PV however i am sure someone on here does so.. I want to achieve 3.8kw of power but have South roof space for only 1.0kw + 0.5kw west, can anyone advise me where to get small micro mcs solar panels with >250w output or a micro device that optimises the output of 250w panels ?
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My Energy use Diary
I have started another personal challenge. This one is to reduce our energy use:- I've analysed our use as follows:- GAS June Qtr 2006 61 Kilowat hrs per day Cost per day £1.34 June Qtr 2007 42 Kilowat hrs per day Cost per day £0.96 June Qtr 2008 50 Kilowat hrs per day Cost per day £1.12 June Qtr 2009 30 Kilowat hrs per…
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Christmas Cards
We have a paper, card, plastic recycling kerbside collection but the local supermarket has a collection box solely for cards, is there any advantage to my using that?
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We all dislike Payday loan companies, why not beat them at their own game?
No one likes pay day loan companies but I would be surprised if they spontaneously disappeared from our high streets. What if we beat them at their own game? What would it take to set up an ethical pay day loans company that would advise customers how to cope without pay day loans? How difficult would it be to run a pay…
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Just had to share this with you...
Green Thing Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days." The clerk responded, "That's our problem…
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Solar Subsidy Cut Challenge Allowed
A High Court judge has ordered a hearing next week of a challenge over government plans to cut financial incentives for solar electricity. Mr Justice Mitting, sitting in London, said the proposals had given rise to "economic risk" for those engaged in the solar industry. He said the application for judicial review against…
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Get paid 2p above the FIT generation tariff
Hi All, Long time reader but first time poster on MSE, so please be gentle. I've heard that a company called Utility Warehouse will pay 2p per kwh more than the generation tariff. I've had a look at their website but couldn't find any details of this. I cant see how/why they can pay over the odds, so my thinking is that…
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Solar thermal & Heat pumps
After sales man visit today, came through cold call Advised government would pay from October 2012 18p KWH solar thermal for 20 years 6p KWH Air source heat pump for 20 years With a 16 to 20 tube solar thermal system and 250litre tank costing £6,000 Meter would be fitted and I would earn about £400 a year by submitting…
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Get Barter
:confused: Haven't got the cash? Need something? Got something you don't want too good for the dump? If you can swap it for something someone somewhere wants, have the internet, then why not use a site for barter? Exchange and Mart started on this principle, but the web has revolutionised its possibilities.The banks aren't…
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SMA Sunnybeam or Geo Solo monitor
Hi, I have just had a PV system installed. The installer's have given me a choice between a SMA Sunnybeam or a Geo Solar monitor. Has anyone got any views on which is better? The Sunnybeam takes data from the inverter and the Solo takes information from the generation meter (via a clamp) I do not currently have access to…