Forum: Solar Power
04-23-17, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 22,056
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
05-25-15, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,269
radio water temperature display
My thermal store is 2 floors above the main living area at my place. In summer, I never know if the water is warm enough from the solar water panels to get a bath or shower on a cloudy day, or if I...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-21-14, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 20,148
Is your solar controller an MPPT version? These...
Is your solar controller an MPPT version? These convert higher voltage input to lower output voltage, but with more amps, which is very useful for charging batteries. Your 100 watt panels make 100...
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Forum: Biofuels
10-19-13, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 34,329
I run my oil burner on waste veg oil. I changed...
I run my oil burner on waste veg oil. I changed the nozzle to a 40x80EH, cranked up the delivery pressure to 160psi and put a water to oil heat exchanger on it, which preheats to 60C, there is then a...
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Forum: Biofuels
08-13-13, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,816
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Forum: Biofuels
08-12-13, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 20,816
I have just been playing with a honeywell oil...
I have just been playing with a honeywell oil burner, which was running on standard heating oil. I turned the fuel pressure up a bit and mixed some waste veg oil in with it. I reckon I had 30%...
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Forum: Solar Heating
07-15-13, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,818
Webaware, why use an inverter? You will be...
Webaware, why use an inverter? You will be loosing at least 10% in efficiency instantly. Get a 12 volt 1/2" bsp threaded diaphragm pump, like a shurflo or similar from ebay for about £40. Thats what...
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Forum: Wind Power
07-12-13, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 39,278
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Forum: Solar Heating
06-01-13, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,818
Don't use plastic sheeting. 4mm single plate...
Don't use plastic sheeting. 4mm single plate glass is far better. Use rockwall behind the single plane non-convector fin radiator and make the box just big enough to get some rockwall around the...
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Forum: Wind Power
05-31-13, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 39,278
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Forum: Wind Power
05-31-13, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 39,278
Clear blade pictures
Turbine pictures.
This is mounted on my roof, which is a 3 storey building. One side has nothing in the way, as it is towards the river. In winter, when the solar output is low, the wind comes in...
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Forum: Biofuels
12-10-12, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 141,865
The secondary intake doesn't need to be forced....
The secondary intake doesn't need to be forced. The secondary air on my burner comes in to the bottom of the burner, runs up the inside wall of the firebox (collecting heat from the fire) and then...
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Forum: Lighting
09-27-12, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 152,468
Bit of a no brainer really, I pay £2 for a 50...
Bit of a no brainer really, I pay £2 for a 50 watt halogen bulb, which emits 320 lumen and costs 0.5p an hour to run. I then pay £3 for a 7.5 watt 520 lumen led bulb, which costs 0.075p an hour to...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
07-15-12, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 56,210
When the rainwater runs out, then we use...
When the rainwater runs out, then we use bathwater for flushing toilets. The trick is to only store as much grey water as can be used in 2 days, or it starts to smell. I found that adding 1ml per...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-02-12, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,011
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Forum: Solar Power
06-02-12, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,011
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-06-12, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,285
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Forum: The Billiards Room
03-14-12, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 30,219
Nuclear,obviously! I'm sure the people near any...
Nuclear,obviously! I'm sure the people near any nuclear meltdown would agree! Why use renewables when we can kill and deform our children with nuclear accidents for many years to come. It is still...
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