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I am looking for some advice just had a 2 companies give me a quotes for PV solar panels they have given me quotes 1st company 8k for 6 panels producing 2.4kWp
2nd company 9500 for 6 panels producing 2.4kWp
But I have just seen a complete kit at "link removed" price is £5,721 +vat but that is self/MCS qualified installers
Has anyone got any ...

used an electric flow meter on my newhoover 8164 dyn
at 40 degrees as a cold fill it uses around 75-150w for the motor with heating off the cold fill only being 900w for as long as the water takes to heat to 40 degrees i assume on hotter washes it will double
any way the point is off a 65 min cycle say 1/4 will be heating so 900x16mins then 49mins at say 110w ...

I was talking to my electricity supplier this morning as my current tariff arrangement has come to an end. The chap I spoke to was very helpful and we had a good chat about things. One thing that he said was that we could save a lot of money a year by switching off appliances at the wall plug as even though they are switched off they are using power charging a 'filament' inside. So ...

Hi,
I currently have 200mm thickness of rockwool type insulation in my loft. I know it's short of the 270mm or 0.16 U value but I want to get it there.

I also want to board out a section for some storage so I thinking of removing 100mm to take me back to the joist then celotex foil backed insulation board on top then board above that. Any other ideas? Does anyone know how to ...

Hi. We just turn the heating on as and when needed, and never use the timer. But sometimes we may have the heating on for maybe 6 or 7 hours non-stop. Would it use less gas if we used the timer so that the heating, during them 6 or 7 hours came on for half an hour, then off for half an hour, during that time, or would it be more efficient to leave it ...

Hi,
I'm topping up my loft insulation and have the old problem of halogen downlights in the bathroom. I found a product called LoftCap which covers the lights and allows you to lay insulation over the top.

However... some of the downlights are inserted in the celing where the ceiling joists are, and have had to be wedged in really tight against them meaning that there isn't enough clearance around them to place the LoftCaps. ...

I want to insulate and fit panels to the inside of a conservatory roof, also is there something I can put on the roof which is polycarbomnate 16m/m thick so as to help with trying to keep some heat in, also the doors locks work at the top but dont work at the bottom, the windows when shut shows a gap at the top is there a solution to this any help will be very ...

Good afternoon,

I've got a few projects at home where I'm trying to protect wood from water. One is a bath panel where the ends sit on the floor and inevitably absorb water. The other is some old joists that started to rot so have become weakened. After dealing with any rot I'd like to strengthen the wood and protect it from future water ingress. I've tried Cuprinol Ultimate Repair Wood Hardener but it doesn't ...

Hi All,
I have a house where the previous owner had a fettish for 50w halogen spot lights in just about every ceiling. Since these are begining to die now, and are using lots of energy (up to 400W a room), i wondered if you had any advice on being able to replace these with like-for-like LED spots, ie do any of the drivers need replacing as well, any recommendations for good soft glow LEDs ...

Afternoon all

I am shortly having an extension and i am currently looking into insulations costs and the best/easiest gear to handle.

Which make and material would you advise firtsly, and how much do they cost in at please per roll/Square M2 or however they price it. :dunno:

It is for both roof and wall also...

:-)

Thank you