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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 10 December 2016 19:12:01 UTC, Judith wrote: Of a shareholder of British Gas who has read your pure rubbish here was to write to them and quote your full name and address - and your wife's name for good measure - and tell them that you have been bragging about defrauding them of electricity - do you think that they will just ignore the information? You will also need my mobile number which is 00881631525675 and if it does not match the number on BG's screen, then you may be getting a knock on the door yourself. Letter to follow, as we say. Simon Mason finds new ways to spend money he hasn't got. A Boeing 767 is on his new bucket list. A Boing spokesman has stated that unless the stupid ******* is prepared to quit posting ******** to uk.diy he will be summarily beheaded. Mason agrees that he does in fact type ******** and is prepared to succumb and buy a new Ford Fiesta, beheading is suitably imminent. |
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alan_m wrote
Mr Pounder Esquire wrote "For safety reasons and as required by law, we will still send an authorised meter reader to inspect your meter from time to time." And you believe that the man that comes around has any qualifications or gas safe/corgi registration to allow him to make a legal assessment on gas safety, especially in the 10 seconds he is actually on the property? Irrelevant to what the law requires. |
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Simon Mason wrote
Judith wrote Of a shareholder of British Gas who has read your pure rubbish here was to write to them and quote your full name and address - and your wife's name for good measure - and tell them that you have been bragging about defrauding them of electricity - do you think that they will just ignore the information? You will also need my mobile number Like hell he does when dobbing you in for trying to get free electricity. which is 00881631525675 and if it does not match the number on BG's screen, then you may be getting a knock on the door yourself. Like hell he might when dobbing you in for trying to get free electricity. Letter to follow, as we say. Just another drunken fantasy. |
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Simon Mason wrote
Judith wrote Rod Speed wrote Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg That's no god, just a god botherer. |
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On Sunday, 11 December 2016 03:28:56 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
Simon Mason wrote Judith wrote Rod Speed wrote Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg That's no god, just a god botherer. That is a left leg that has had a 44T truck run over it. |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 03:28:56 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: Simon Mason wrote Judith wrote Rod Speed wrote Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg That's no god, just a god botherer. That is a left leg that has had a 44T truck run over it. And you'll be burning in hell for doing that if that obscenity of a god is real. |
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On Sunday, 11 December 2016 06:29:46 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg That's no god, just a god botherer. That is a left leg that has had a 44T truck run over it. And you'll be burning in hell for doing that if that obscenity of a god is real. Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, instead of a silly chavphone. Proper tool for the job pt10. |
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Simon Mason wrote
Rod Speed wrote https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg That's no god, just a god botherer. That is a left leg that has had a 44T truck run over it. And you'll be burning in hell for doing that if that obscenity of a god is real. Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, Pity that any decent smartphone can do just as well and a hell of a lot better for other stuff. Proper tool for the job pt10. Wrong, as always. |
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On 10/12/2016 13:02, Simon Mason wrote:
On Saturday, 10 December 2016 10:19:02 UTC, RJH wrote: I'd find the noise an issue, and prefer: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Delonghi-Dra...dp/B00CA1T076/ Amazon just rang and said that the Dyson is out of stock, so I just bought one of these instead. Might as well get free air con while I am at it. http://amzn.to/2hijb6l Good luck with that then - its "currently unavailable" on Amazon I wonder why from Dyson Website We're voluntarily recalling all AM04 and AM05 heaters due to a potential safety issue. -- Chris B (News) |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 06:29:46 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg That's no god, just a god botherer. That is a left leg that has had a 44T truck run over it. And you'll be burning in hell for doing that if that obscenity of a god is real. Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, instead of a silly chavphone. Proper tool for the job pt10. good man |
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On Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:24:09 UTC, Simon Mason wrote:
On Saturday, 10 December 2016 09:56:20 UTC, Judith wrote: Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg I see you have foot rot. Or is it foot and mouth diseases? http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Fungal-...roduction.aspx |
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On Sunday, 11 December 2016 08:50:30 UTC, harry wrote:
On Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:24:09 UTC, Simon Mason wrote: On Saturday, 10 December 2016 09:56:20 UTC, Judith wrote: Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg I see you have foot rot. A bruised toenail from playing 5 a side. |
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On Sunday, 11 December 2016 08:25:51 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, Pity that any decent smartphone can do just as well and a hell of a lot better for other stuff. They were told to turn them off last night, but my IXUS has a screen that I can turn off, so I didn't get a bollocking from the theatre usher. http://bit.ly/2hceL2R |
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On Sunday, 11 December 2016 08:33:14 UTC, Chris B wrote:
On 10/12/2016 13:02, Simon Mason wrote: On Saturday, 10 December 2016 10:19:02 UTC, RJH wrote: I'd find the noise an issue, and prefer: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Delonghi-Dra...dp/B00CA1T076/ Amazon just rang and said that the Dyson is out of stock, so I just bought one of these instead. Might as well get free air con while I am at it. http://amzn.to/2hijb6l Good luck with that then - its "currently unavailable" on Amazon I wonder why from Dyson Website We're voluntarily recalling all AM04 and AM05 heaters due to a potential safety issue. Delivery Tracking Dyson AM05 Dyson: AM05 Hot and Cool Fan Fast even room heating in winter. High velocity air to cool in summer. Safety features Tip-over automatic cut Arriving 15 Dec 2016 - 10 Jan 2017 |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 08:50:30 UTC, harry wrote: On Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:24:09 UTC, Simon Mason wrote: On Saturday, 10 December 2016 09:56:20 UTC, Judith wrote: Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg I see you have foot rot. A bruised toenail from playing 5 a side. Smell more like footrot to me. |
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Simon Mason wrote
Rod Speed wrote Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, Pity that any decent smartphone can do just as well and a hell of a lot better for other stuff. They were told to turn them off last night, but my IXUS has a screen that I can turn off, so I didn't get a bollocking from the theatre usher. Anyone with even half a clue tells any ****wit usher that when the phone is in do not disturb mode, there it never rings. And you can pay using your phone too. http://bit.ly/2hceL2R |
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On Sunday, 11 December 2016 09:09:33 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
Simon Mason wrote Rod Speed wrote Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, Pity that any decent smartphone can do just as well and a hell of a lot better for other stuff. They were told to turn them off last night, but my IXUS has a screen that I can turn off, so I didn't get a bollocking from the theatre usher. Anyone with even half a clue tells any ****wit usher that when the phone is in do not disturb mode, there it never rings. It was the glare from the screen when the idiot tried to film the great man in action that she objected to. |
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"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... "Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 06:29:46 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg That's no god, just a god botherer. That is a left leg that has had a 44T truck run over it. And you'll be burning in hell for doing that if that obscenity of a god is real. Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, instead of a silly chavphone. Proper tool for the job pt10. good man |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 06:29:46 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg That's no god, just a god botherer. That is a left leg that has had a 44T truck run over it. And you'll be burning in hell for doing that if that obscenity of a god is real. Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, instead of a silly chavphone. Proper tool for the job pt10. Prick |
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On 10/12/2016 21:11, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
Someone who services or repairs boilers will have a lot of statistics first hand on how long they run without tinkering. However they will be somewhat skewed as he will only have repair stats on those that have broken and not on those that haven't broken as he wont know they exist or those that have been fixed by someone else. |
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On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 10:59:56 -0000, dennis@home wrote:
On 10/12/2016 21:11, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: Someone who services or repairs boilers will have a lot of statistics first hand on how long they run without tinkering. However they will be somewhat skewed as he will only have repair stats on those that have broken and not on those that haven't broken as he wont know they exist or those that have been fixed by someone else. I was assuming he also serviced fully functional ones. -- Peter is listening to "DJ Splash - Inspiration" |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 09:09:33 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: Simon Mason wrote Rod Speed wrote Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, Pity that any decent smartphone can do just as well and a hell of a lot better for other stuff. They were told to turn them off last night, but my IXUS has a screen that I can turn off, so I didn't get a bollocking from the theatre usher. Anyone with even half a clue tells any ****wit usher that when the phone is in do not disturb mode, there it never rings. It was the glare from the screen when the idiot tried to film the great man in action that she objected to. Any decent smartphone can turn that screen off so it doesnt **** the photo you are taking in low light situations. |
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On 11/12/2016 18:07, Rod Speed wrote:
"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 09:09:33 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: Simon Mason wrote Rod Speed wrote Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, Pity that any decent smartphone can do just as well and a hell of a lot better for other stuff. They were told to turn them off last night, but my IXUS has a screen that I can turn off, so I didn't get a bollocking from the theatre usher. Anyone with even half a clue tells any ****wit usher that when the phone is in do not disturb mode, there it never rings. It was the glare from the screen when the idiot tried to film the great man in action that she objected to. Any decent smartphone can turn that screen off so it doesnt **** the photo you are taking in low light situations. You can just turn the brightness level down to near zero. |
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"Bod" wrote in message ... On 11/12/2016 18:07, Rod Speed wrote: "Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 09:09:33 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: Simon Mason wrote Rod Speed wrote Oh and Mr Sharma took that photo with the Canon Ixus 22MP I whipped out of my pocket, Pity that any decent smartphone can do just as well and a hell of a lot better for other stuff. They were told to turn them off last night, but my IXUS has a screen that I can turn off, so I didn't get a bollocking from the theatre usher. Anyone with even half a clue tells any ****wit usher that when the phone is in do not disturb mode, there it never rings. It was the glare from the screen when the idiot tried to film the great man in action that she objected to. Any decent smartphone can turn that screen off so it doesnt **** the photo you are taking in low light situations. You can just turn the brightness level down to near zero. Yeah, that's what I meant. |
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On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:24:07 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote: On Saturday, 10 December 2016 09:56:20 UTC, Judith wrote: Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg How did that happen? What was the damage? |
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"Freddy" wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:24:07 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason wrote: On Saturday, 10 December 2016 09:56:20 UTC, Judith wrote: Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg How did that happen? What was the damage? He deliberately jumped off a bridge into the path of a 44 ton truck which ran over that leg. It got severely infected and they had to remove great chunks of the meat, that's why it looks different to the other one. |
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On Sunday, 11 December 2016 19:16:49 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
"Freddy" wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:24:07 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason wrote: On Saturday, 10 December 2016 09:56:20 UTC, Judith wrote: Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg How did that happen? What was the damage? He deliberately jumped off a bridge into the path of a 44 ton truck which ran over that leg. It got severely infected and they had to remove great chunks of the meat, that's why it looks different to the other one. Here is the exact spot. http://bit.ly/2hsIhma |
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"Simon Mason" wrote in message ... On Sunday, 11 December 2016 19:16:49 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: "Freddy" wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 17:24:07 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason wrote: On Saturday, 10 December 2016 09:56:20 UTC, Judith wrote: Quite. As in "FFS, why are you responding to a troll?" (Although he is quite a good one.) No troll would jump off a bridge in front of a truck just to troll. Ah - come on - if you jump of a bridge then you might find god under it. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzW6i09WIAA2NM9.jpg How did that happen? What was the damage? He deliberately jumped off a bridge into the path of a 44 ton truck which ran over that leg. It got severely infected and they had to remove great chunks of the meat, that's why it looks different to the other one. Here is the exact spot. http://bit.ly/2hsIhma How come you **** up everything you get involved in ? Some scorpio you turned out to be. |
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On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 12:09:27 +0000, alan_m wrote:
You need instant electric heating when and where you need it. A £20, 3KW fan heater on a plug in thermostat per room would suit your immediate needs. But watch the loading on the ring mains... 32 A @ 230 V is just over 7 kW, 2 x 3 kW heaters don't leave a lot of (theoretical) headroom for every everything else. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:06:22 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason wrote:
I am now with BG, but they have no record of my electric account at all as they cocked up the handover from npower. Have you settled the final bill from nPower? Is that account now closed? It's possible that your mpan is now in limbo, but I wouldn't bank on it and if even if it is I'd expect one of the companies to notice eventually. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On Monday, 12 December 2016 10:50:07 UTC, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:06:22 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason wrote: I am now with BG, but they have no record of my electric account at all as they cocked up the handover from npower. Have you settled the final bill from nPower? Is that account now closed? It was closed on 21SEP16. |
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On 12/12/2016 10:44, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 12:09:27 +0000, alan_m wrote: You need instant electric heating when and where you need it. A £20, 3KW fan heater on a plug in thermostat per room would suit your immediate needs. But watch the loading on the ring mains... 32 A @ 230 V is just over 7 kW, 2 x 3 kW heaters don't leave a lot of (theoretical) headroom for every everything else. 9kW is a LOT of heat. The 3 bed dormer bungalow that we are refurbishing only has a 2kW (non fan assisted) heater in it. That been more than enough to keep the chill off. Stick another 3 in there and the place would be nice and warm. -- Adam |
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On Monday, 12 December 2016 19:11:26 UTC, ARW wrote:
9kW is a LOT of heat. My sauna heater is 9kW and will heat it up to 110C in 15 mins. |
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On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:11:41 +0000, ARW wrote:
But watch the loading on the ring mains... 32 A @ 230 V is just over 7 kW, 2 x 3 kW heaters don't leave a lot of (theoretical) headroom for every everything else. 9kW is a LOT of heat. 2 x 3 is 6 kW plus whate vere else is on that ring. The 3 bed dormer bungalow that we are refurbishing only has a 2kW (non fan assisted) heater in it. That been more than enough to keep the chill off. Stick another 3 in there and the place would be nice and warm. I'm used to a 38 kW boiler that struggles to keep this place warm when it's cold and blowing a gale (literally) outside. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On 13/12/2016 04:50, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:11:41 +0000, ARW wrote: But watch the loading on the ring mains... 32 A @ 230 V is just over 7 kW, 2 x 3 kW heaters don't leave a lot of (theoretical) headroom for every everything else. 9kW is a LOT of heat. 2 x 3 is 6 kW plus whate vere else is on that ring. The 3 bed dormer bungalow that we are refurbishing only has a 2kW (non fan assisted) heater in it. That been more than enough to keep the chill off. Stick another 3 in there and the place would be nice and warm. I'm used to a 38 kW boiler that struggles to keep this place warm when it's cold and blowing a gale (literally) outside. Yeahbut - that's not 100% of 38kW. I have similar in a Victorian 4 bed house, and I'm reasonably convinced it's potentially more than enough to keep the whole house warm - having insulated, fitted decent radiators and draft-proofed a couple of rooms. -- Cheers, Rob |
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On 13/12/2016 04:50, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:11:41 +0000, ARW wrote: But watch the loading on the ring mains... 32 A @ 230 V is just over 7 kW, 2 x 3 kW heaters don't leave a lot of (theoretical) headroom for every everything else. 9kW is a LOT of heat. 2 x 3 is 6 kW plus whate vere else is on that ring. The 3 bed dormer bungalow that we are refurbishing only has a 2kW (non fan assisted) heater in it. That been more than enough to keep the chill off. Stick another 3 in there and the place would be nice and warm. I'm used to a 38 kW boiler that struggles to keep this place warm when it's cold and blowing a gale (literally) outside. But you do not live in a well insulated 1960's bungalow in Doncaster:-) It was not well insulated until we did the refurb. -- Adam |
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:51:23 +0000, RJH wrote:
I'm used to a 38 kW boiler that struggles to keep this place warm when it's cold and blowing a gale (literally) outside. Yeahbut - that's not 100% of 38kW. True. It's difficult to say how much the oil burner would run as we have programable stats which drop back to 15C from 2300 to just after 0600 (premptive start), which means unless it's really cold (lower than -5 C) and really blowy outside (greater than F7) there is very little demand for heat but once the daytime 18.5 or 20 C set points are active it'll be running at 50% and that's with the 7 kW to water woodburner having a good burn as well... I have similar in a Victorian 4 bed house, and I'm reasonably convinced it's potentially more than enough to keep the whole house warm - having insulated, fitted decent radiators and draft-proofed a couple of rooms. Ours is a bit bigger than that, at 1400' and exposed. We do get real gale force winds, that's *sustained* wind speeds over 40 mph. The half we have dry lined the external walls with 12 mm plaster board backed by 50 mm celotex and (mostly) replaed the rotten wooden windows with moderm double glazed takes *far* less heat than the half that isn't. -- Cheers Dave. |
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On 15/12/2016 01:12, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:51:23 +0000, RJH wrote: I'm used to a 38 kW boiler that struggles to keep this place warm when it's cold and blowing a gale (literally) outside. Yeahbut - that's not 100% of 38kW. True. It's difficult to say how much the oil burner would run as we have programable stats which drop back to 15C from 2300 to just after 0600 (premptive start), which means unless it's really cold (lower than -5 C) and really blowy outside (greater than F7) there is very little demand for heat but once the daytime 18.5 or 20 C set points are active it'll be running at 50% and that's with the 7 kW to water woodburner having a good burn as well... I have similar in a Victorian 4 bed house, and I'm reasonably convinced it's potentially more than enough to keep the whole house warm - having insulated, fitted decent radiators and draft-proofed a couple of rooms. Ours is a bit bigger than that, at 1400' and exposed. We do get real gale force winds, that's *sustained* wind speeds over 40 mph. The wind must wick a good deal of heat away. Only 350' in a city terrace here, but east-facing. Little solar gain at the back of the house. A mate tells me solar gain is a hugely significant variable. I'm not entirely convinced in the UK - depends on the property and location I suppose. Air-tightness is one I've underestimated in the past, but then I do like *some* ventilation. The half we have dry lined the external walls with 12 mm plaster board backed by 50 mm celotex and (mostly) replaed the rotten wooden windows with moderm double glazed takes *far* less heat than the half that isn't. Yes, that would work. I was able to use 100mm in the attic rooms and they take very little heat to keep warm. A 400W halogen heater is fine most of the time, even in the larger (18') room. The 50mm fitted to the downstairs alcoves makes a 3C difference (5C/8C) at an inside/outside temperature of 20C/0C, measured outside. -- Cheers, Rob |
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On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:43:46 +0000, RJH wrote:
The wind must wick a good deal of heat away. Blows it away via draughts. B-( A mate tells me solar gain is a hugely significant variable. I'm not entirely convinced in the UK - depends on the property and location I suppose. Very noticeable on the insulated/double glazed part. It's a sunny day today and that zone hasen't demanded heat since 0800 this morning. The SW facing rooms are reasonably warm. Over night with it 2 to 3 C outside and no wind that zone called for heat every 3 hours or so. Air-tightness is one I've underestimated in the past, but then I do like *some* ventilation. There is ventilation and there are draughts... -- Cheers Dave. |
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