CoyoteOldMan coffee wasn’t even an option…I got the vary last row seat on the left. I’m 6ft 2, talk about uncomfortable.
What did postman bring today ?
DavecUK Hopefully the rest of the trip will be better…
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A 3.5 kVA petrol-powered generator. Maybe I’m paranoid…
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CoyoteOldMan That makes two of us. Purchased a 2.2kw unit a few weeks ago. Rather be safe than sorry.
is that not falling into the hands of scarmoungering?
what will you use the generator for?
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How do you then power your white goods etc with a generator? Do you have to plug them directly through it, via an extension lead possibly? I know what my dad would do, but I am not sure that’s the right thing to do in this health and safety super conscious part of the world!!!!! 🤣
MediumRoastSteam The theoretically correct answer is that you need to build a transfer switch which disconnects all circuits from the public supply, and connects specific circuits to a supply powered by the generator. What I will do in practice… will be safe although not to code, but I won’t describe it here just in case NICEIC sends a contract killer my way.
If you don’t want to install a transfer switch (which is a fair amount of cost and work - not to mention needing space near the consumer unit, which not everybody will have), then you need to have extension leads and run them to the sockets of the generator - again, this may entail a few bits of wiring particularly if you intend to run the CH/HW from it.
Cuprajake Possibly. Hence my semi-ironic note re: paranoia. The idea is to have emergency power available for heating/HW (if the gas supply isn’t interrupted/rationed as well), internet/comms, fridge/freezer and basic lighting. If the outages happen, and they are reasonably well planned and for a 3 hour duration, it’s probably overkill and “paranoia”. Given the political gyrations (incl. domestically on the ‘energy cap’ and Russia digging in for the winter internationally), I’m not sure that if outages happen they will be quite as well planned or with duration limited to 3 hours.
If hell breaks, how many of us can come and live with you in your bunker? I’m happy to do the cleaning.
i just think its plain wrong what their doing to the public, regards all of this but thats another thread..
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I heard with some shock that Turnaround Truss is only going to cap energy prices until next April, not 2 years…..Also that she might be gone before I’m back!
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Doram We have a guest room… and since you speak of bunkers… it’s ready.
(no, it’s not a bunker - our house was the local Council Housing Offices between 1961-1984, and they kept all the deeds and contracts in a strong room. The need for it has gone, but the door has remained! Now it’s a utility room)
i already said to a friend that she would be the scapegoat and then rishi can swoop in and save the day. it was never going to be easy for the next pm,
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MediumRoastSteam Looking forward to hearing about this.
I’ve got another order of Coffee Compass beans which should be delivered today. So far, all have been good to excellent (except the Mocha Italia that I probably brewed wrong).
(sorry for the out-of-focus photo - Cherry Cherry, Gusto Gold, Jampit Hit)
I just see that photo and think it looks like a good secure bike storage area!
Is it a Ti gravel bike on the wall?