Acronyms Used on this Forum.

[SteveH]

 A list of TWA's (=Three Word Acronyms) used on this list.

Solar Hot Water (SHW)& Plumbing:

 CH... = Central Heating ...... (ie CH Controler)
 CHS = Central Heating System
 CWS = Cold Water Supply
 DHW = Domestic Hot Water
 DHWc =Domestic Hot Water Cylinder
 DHWs = Domestic Hot Water Supply
 DOC = Drain Off Cock
 EV  = Expansion Vesel
 F&E = Feed & Expansion (tank)
 GV= Gate Valve
 IV = Isolating Valve (Stop tap)
 LS = Lockshield  Radiator Valve
 NRV = Non return valve
 MV = Motorised Valve
 OV = Open Vent
 PHE = Plate Heat Exchanger
 PRV = Pressure Relief Valve
 RMS = Rising Main Supply (normally into property)
 SHW = Solar Hot Water
 TMV = Thermostatic Mixing Valve
 TRV =Thermostatic Radiator Valve
 WH = Wheelhead   Radiator Valve

Wind Power:

 VAWT = Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
 HAWT = Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (ie 'conventional' wind turbines)

Batteries/Inverters:

 MSW = Modified Sine Wave
 SWI = Sine Wave Inverter
 TSW = True Sine Wave
 UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply (fitted between a mains socket & mains-powered equipment to ensure continued supply in event of power failure (until batteries run flat!))
 GTI = Grid Tie Inverter

Grid Connection:

 FIT('s) = Feed In Tarrrif(s)
 ROC('s) = Renewables Obligation Certificate(s)
 
Engine Fuels:
  
 B5, B10 etc. = Fossil Diesel/ Biodiesel Blend (the number indicates the percentage eg B100 =pure biodiesel without any dino juice)
 SVO  = Straight Vegetable Oil (ie clean, unused oil rather than waste oil)
 WVO = Waste Vegetable Oil

Thermectric:

 TEC = Thermo electric Cooler (cools one side, whilst heating the other useful for portable fridges, cooling scientific instruments, CPUs etc)
 TEG = Thermoelectric Generator

Computers and Software:

 CPU = central Processor Unit

Sold Fuel & Heating:

 ASHP = Air Source Heat Pumps
 GSHP = Ground Source Heat Pumps

Others:

 BWEA = British Wind Energy Association
 NEF  =  New Energy Focus
 MCS = Microgeneration Certification Scheme
 GPDO = General Permitted Development Order (Planning)
 BRE = BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT (Ltd)
 CE = Certificate European - a traceability mark (supposedly - often not worth the sticker its printed on)[guydewdney]
 TUV = german compliance mark - irrelevant to you - but often seen as a quality mark as the TUV is pretty strict.[guydewdney]
 ROHS - restriction of hazardous sunbstances - UK mark to show it wont kill you if you lick it.[guydewdney]
 MCS - microgeneration certification scheme (scam?) - mark to show it is 'approved' by the MCS [guydewdney]

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List,

 This is probably me & my Dyslexia but I some times strugle with the acronyms used on this board... I just wondered if it might not be of some help to the newbie's & thicko's like me to have a post with a list of the common ones..?

qp
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 just an idea...


 

  

[martin]

good idea - go on then!
probably best not to start doing government/government sponsored acronymmed "bodies" and "initiatives" - 500 pages later...............

[roys]

Yip too many TLA's used today.
Steve

[SteveH]

Yip too many TLA's used today.
Steve

 TLA's...?   



 Trade Linked Acronyms?

 

[Flamethrower_]

TLA

Is that a Three Letter Acronymn or a Three Letter Abbreviation

[KenB]

Steve, Martin, List,

Here are some of the ones I use occasionally - fill in the blanks appropriately

JHFCMF - this is reserved for the most dire situations - its a bit like SNAFU, or FUBAR but guaranteed to be quite a lot more offensive to most people - much worse than calling your Teddy Bear Jehovah

NFG  - like my poor toasted permanent magnet generator

WTF   - hey guy's what's occurring here?

WOFT  - when a project or task is just not worth starting, or once started, not worth finishing

A then there is the reverse acronym "See you next Tuesday"


Eagle eyed readers might notice that there is a recurring F theme in these first few acronyms - If in doubt - ask Gordon Ramsay

Finally,

WAF   - Wife Acceptance Factor -  varies between 0 and 1.  An object with a WAF of zero remains hidden in the shed, a WAF of 1 can be brought into the living room.

Bikers who bring motorcycle engines into the living room to work on them normally don't have wives, so the WAF doesn't really apply.



Ken

[SteveH]

good idea - go on then!
probably best not to start doing government/government sponsored acronymmed "bodies" and "initiatives" - 500 pages later...............

 OK Martin... as everybody else seems to have taken one step backwards, I'll do it...

 If any other list member would like to help, please add them to the end of this thread & I'll edit them into my first message in alphabetical order....

[Ivan]

Great idea, Steve - I've added a few directly to your initial post. Feel free to edit/change/delete if you prefer.

By the way (BTW!), the WAF is generally easy to calculate:

Clean=1,
Expensive and Shiny=1,

Dirty(in various senses)=0,
Noisy=0,
Smelly=0
Engine=0,
Dangerous=0,
perceived to be dangerous=0,
Other women=0

I'll leave you guys to fill in the rest of the list


Ivan

[roys]

Yip to confirm TLA =Three Letter Acronymn

Steve

[Flamethrower_]

Insert Quote
 List,

 This is probably me & my Dyslexia but I some times strugle with the acronyms used on this board... I just wondered if it might not be of some help to the newbie's & thicko's like me to have a post with a list of the common ones..?

i.e.

PLUMBING:


 GV= Gate Valve
 IV = Isolating Valve (Stop tap)
 RMS = Rising Main Supply (normally into property)
 CWS = Cold Water Supply
 DHW = Domestic Hot Water
 DHWc =Domestic Hot Water Cylinder
 DHWs = Domestic Hot Water Supply
 F&E = Feed & Expansion (tank)
 OV = Open Vent
 MV = Motorised Valve
 TMV = Thermostatic Mixing Valve
 TRV =Thermostatic Radiator Valve
 WH = Wheelhead      "           "
 LS = Lockshield          "           "
 DOC = Drain Off Cock

SOLAR:

 DHW = Domestic Hot Water
 SHW = Solar Hot Water
 EV = Expansion Vessel
 NRV = Non return valve
 TMV = Thermostatic Mixer Valve (ensures constant temperature from hot water supply by automatically mixing cold water)

Batteries/Inverters:
 TSW = True Sine Wave
 MSW = Modified Sine Wave
 UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply (fitted between incoming mains electricity and mains-powered equipment to ensure continued supply in event of power failure (until batteries run flat)

Engine Fuels
 WVO = Waste Vegetable Oil
 SVO  = Straight Vegetable Oil (ie clean, unused oil rather than waste oil)
 B5, B10 etc. = Fossil Diesel/ Biodiesel Blend (the number indicates the percentage eg B100 =pure biodiesel without any dino juice)

Thermoelectric
TEG = Thermoelectric Generator
TEC = Thermo electric Cooler (cools one side, whilst heating the other useful for portable fridges, cooling scientific instruments, CPUs etc)

Computers and Software
CPU = central Processor Unit

etc

[marktime]

Not an acronym but related to RTFM, a wise man once said:-

'Try reading the instructions, if that does not work try following them!'


MarkTime

[wookey]

PHE  Plate Heat Exchanger

[frotter]

NFG   -   my welding.

 

[SteveH]

NFG   -   my welding.

 

 To be more specific about the welding Frotter, don't you mean CSW (somthing to do with rooster poo..?)

[SteveH]

OK added a couple more TWA's...