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« Reply #120 on: October 20, 2009, 09:57:46 PM »

Evening all, are you sitting comfortably? then I'll begin.


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« Reply #121 on: October 20, 2009, 10:02:57 PM »

OOOOooooh this should be fun Cheesy



Have a smite!
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« Reply #122 on: October 20, 2009, 10:12:09 PM »

Thank you most kindly, do you think you could smite this computer? I,ve tried 3 times now to post the blurb only for it to dissa
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« Reply #123 on: October 20, 2009, 10:15:19 PM »

Desp
Wyleu has a reputation of being a bit "trigger happy".... Still at nett 25 karma so don't take it to heart!
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« Reply #124 on: October 20, 2009, 10:18:20 PM »

Help    help banghead banghead

In short, Solar is all finished and pressurised, just got to do a bit of pipe pokery*60 horror

I hope

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« Reply #125 on: October 20, 2009, 10:23:04 PM »

StB

I am wise to Wyleu and his subversive agenda, it is taken as a complement, mind you wait till I meet him (sniggers behind hand) Wink

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« Reply #126 on: October 21, 2009, 08:51:55 PM »

Today,,, we are mostly bin wurkin in the 'igh level tip, AKA the loft.
Yesterday as you will recall we finished and charged the solar loop, fixed all the flashings and lagged most of the pipery. This morning no rain came through the roof and the gauge thingy was stuck at the same reading as before, even after a wack with a 'ammer, so no stopping ole Jarek now, a flurry of hakensore and gurgleage and the old HWC comes flying down the ladder, closely followed by loads of scrap copper and more shouts of "curver", ooeerr? I meanwhile just about had time to get the heating, hot, and cold drained down before the deluge.

Problem no 246-3 type A  The blinkin TS doesn't fit under the CWC stillage, no worries whip off the deck and cut a 50cm hole in it and now the TS can peep through. Ok re jig the outlets on the CWC, and as we have already brought the feed and vent from the HWCyl up to the loft, it was the work of a moment to connect up. Funny how a moment can last 2 hours   horror it/s now half eleven and all we have to do is connect up the primarys to the cyl and fill it all up. Open the gates of flood Jarek I shout while eyeballing that cylinder,,,,,,,,ho hum,,,,, dooobee dooobee whistlie, seemed to take ages to fill up. Are Navitron cylinders bigger inside than out, gurgle, bloosh, at last full and no leaks,,,, well no big leaks.Fill heating and bleed out, shift cylinder stat, press button and put the kettle on, phew made it. 40 mins later and stat clicks to satisfied and a cyl half full of nice hot water, best of all delivery time to kitchen is about half what it was and the bathroom slightly quicker, and all escaped heat is in the kitchen which doesn't have any other heating.
Fingers crossed for a decent day tommorrow and we will" insert our pipes" ooh missus, and we will be cooking on gas, well showering on fusion anyway.

More soon (pooter willing)

Desperate
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« Reply #127 on: October 21, 2009, 08:58:57 PM »

don't forget your soapy rag to wipe the shoulders of the glass with when inserting the tubes, will make your life SOO much easier.
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« Reply #128 on: October 21, 2009, 09:07:10 PM »

Sir, I'll have you know I would never insert my pipe without the correct lubrication,, boom boom Grin

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« Reply #129 on: October 22, 2009, 08:12:31 PM »

G'day
here's a sight for sore eyes, at long last we are harvesting energy Grin Grin Grin

Had to whizz off to the sparky shop this morning, guess who forgot to get the requisite bits on time, anyway by the time we sparked up the TDC3 and tested the pump and circulation it was about 12.30 and the sun was shining, yes really. after hurriedly cramming a couple of sarnies down, it's up on the roof and start sliding them tubes in. First 20 in but of course the sensor is not in that panel so no pump as yet, I said to Jarek see if that pipe is hot yet, he is very sceptical, thinks I am joking till he grabs it, more polish swearing and he is convinced, sorry Jarek, honest. We get all 60 of them in place by 3.30 amd it fires up, even at that time they manage to raise the temp from 15 to 21. so we put the kettle on for a celebratory cuppa.

Dead chuffed I am, hope for a sunny day tommorrow so we can see what it'll do. So now we have 60*47 driving a 216litre Cyl, part one nearly done.

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« Reply #130 on: October 22, 2009, 08:15:25 PM »

good effort desp!
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« Reply #131 on: October 22, 2009, 08:21:17 PM »

Blimin' 'eck, 60x 47mm into a 216L tank, that's cheating! And then sunshine on day one.
Congrats!!

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« Reply #132 on: October 22, 2009, 08:48:49 PM »

Well done Desp
have a well deserved applaud.
Now where are you going to fit your PV?
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« Reply #133 on: October 22, 2009, 09:29:47 PM »

Thank you, gentlemen, it still gives me a buzz when we turn on a system and start helping even a tiny bit to conserve our resources, this is the first time I've installed a proper system for our house so I cant wait for a solar shower.

Sean, PV may be a little while yet, but there is a shed roof at the bottom of the garden I am eyeing up Wink I may need a consderable amount of technical advice though.

Klaus the third panel seemed too tempting to leave out, I plan to set up the dump into the WBS thermal store which will sit idle in the summer(I hope) and if we still have to dump we will give some heat to our neighbour.

Ivan, if you see this, By the way the second piccy posted today is the view from the pavement along the street, I will be getting some sign written advertising on the van, how about with the Navitron Logo, would that be allowed.?
Thanks again.

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« Reply #134 on: October 22, 2009, 09:56:59 PM »

" I will be getting some sign written advertising on the van,"

... and a large display on the house with today's amount of energy harvested?  Cool

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