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 Solar power questions - anyone recommend a forum ? |
Dartman the one
 9th Dec 2024 12:39 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 12 · Views: 592 · Subject: Solar power questions - anyone recommend a forum ? |
| Surely charging the battery from the grid defeats the object of the battery, unless you can get an extremely low rate which makes it worthwhile to charge the battery for use in a high tariff hours. fr ... |
| Freelander to the rescue. |
Dartman the one
2nd Dec 2024 3:52 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 538 · Subject: Freelander to the rescue. |
| If it was 26 tons then the FL2 would be winched towards the truck irrespective of brakes or an auto and in reverse, therefore the FL2 is anchored at the rear and the winch is doing the work, and or th ... |
| EV's |
Dartman the one
21st Nov 2024 6:09 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 781 · Views: 135296 · Subject: EV's |
| There are plenty of used Leafs and MG4's for sale under 17k and less than 15k miles if you just want a runabout, over 200 mile journeys in one hop think again. the greater the range the more the bank ... |
| Driving in Sport Mode |
Dartman the one
19th Nov 2024 1:09 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 12 · Views: 2717 · Subject: Driving in Sport Mode |
| I would suggest that 2000-3000 rpm refers to a petrol engine, economic driving normally is around max torque, so the diesel would be about 1700- 2300rpm. having said that modern high power engines ten ... |
| 7 years, cost £15,700+ |
Dartman the one
17th Nov 2024 11:53 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 42 · Views: 2113 · Subject: 7 years, cost £15,700+ |
| All these sealed for life enclosures requiring oil, grease or other forms of lubricant have a phrase missing from the description, that is "of the warranty in force". Interestingly Aisin rec ... |
| 7 years, cost £15,700+ |
Dartman the one
15th Nov 2024 12:30 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 42 · Views: 2113 · Subject: 7 years, cost £15,700+ |
| When I took mine to Cyprus I started getting the wear on the extremities of the front tyres, I had a four wheel alignment done and had to increase the tyre pressures by 2psi, whether the cause was to ... |
| Cam belt snapped - advice please! |
Dartman the one
14th Nov 2024 7:06 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 19 · Views: 1258 · Subject: Cam belt snapped - advice please! |
| I would agree, it might take me a couple of hours to get it out due to first time and carefully label the cables or photo them , but in 15 hours you should be able to rebuild it and plonk it back in |
| Cam belt snapped - advice please! |
Dartman the one
13th Nov 2024 1:30 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 19 · Views: 1258 · Subject: Cam belt snapped - advice please! |
| The engine is a basic Ford/Peugeot engine, there will be many used examples about for little money, depending how DIY you and your mates are removing the engine and transferring the LR bits to the don ... |
| Dieselgate rolls on for UK customers |
Dartman the one
11th Nov 2024 3:20 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 75 · Views: 25792 · Subject: Dieselgate rolls on for UK customers |
| Check the wording, Facing and Could, there are no law suits as yet, so until there are no manufacturer is facing actual lawsuits, so until they are there is, no manufacturer could be facing costs of  ... |
| Gas boilers |
Dartman the one
9th Nov 2024 6:19 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 12 · Views: 855 · Subject: Gas boilers |
| We had a MOD house in Cyprus that had a hot water supply from solar, it had a recirculating system from the hot taps that always produced hot water at the taps almost instantly, very complicated with ... |
| growy stuff in my screen wash fluid |
Dartman the one
9th Nov 2024 6:08 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 1056 · Subject: growy stuff in my screen wash fluid |
| Demineralised water isn't the same as distilled water, but condensed water from a tumbly should be reasonably distilled though the condenser can introduce contaminants depending on the filter |
| Gas boilers |
Dartman the one
5th Nov 2024 7:12 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 12 · Views: 855 · Subject: Gas boilers |
| It’s our first time with a combi only ever had normal boilers before. Plumber came out and said it’s normal and nobody uses a kitchen sink for hot water, just put it in the dishwasher. I guess at ... |
| Gas boilers |
Dartman the one
5th Nov 2024 4:13 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 12 · Views: 855 · Subject: Gas boilers |
| It all depends on where the boiler is with respect to the tap, my son's boiler was in the kitchen and within a metre of the sink and was almost instant, in my last house it was 5 metres to the kitchen ... |
| Any electricians on here ? |
Dartman the one
19th Oct 2024 7:39 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 15 · Views: 1106 · Subject: Any electricians on here ? |
| I know it seems stupid but over the years the cables into each MCCB can become loose mainly due to to them settling due to temperature changes, I suggest you check all the wires from the MCCB's and ch ... |
| Shed of the week |
Dartman the one
18th Oct 2024 6:23 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 2 · Views: 364 · Subject: Shed of the week |
| Interesting running costs in the UK, I have a Mazda CX-9 270 bhp V6 3.7litre petrol in Spain wanted a FL2 but they are silly money over 15K€ for a plus 200km example and that's not even the 2013 upg ... |
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