If you oversize the welder somewhat, every component, lead, clamp etc will be a bit beefier and loose fewer volts at your potential maximum power. A 150 welder run at full beans will blow a fuse (and overheat quicker) than a 180A run at 150, if that makes sense.
I'd consider putting in a...
If making that many, a bending jig and press could save a lot of time. Budget option would be a pair of shaped jaws for a vice, nicer option would be a flypress.
You only hace to make X3 sides together to add to the lattice so would save 1/2 of the cuts, probably some welds and a lot of...
You're planning to repeat that to make a honeycomb? Nice.
You need to make a jig to build additional cells/attach them to the panel. Won't be easy keeping everything true and flat but should be doable, with a bit of hammering too. Oh and a chop saw to make loads of bit of bar the same length...
We use a couple of trolleys here. Mostly on concrete but it's not that smooth. Tried hard solid and soft solid but, despite the punctures, have gone back to pneumatic. They're just easier to push.
On a very smooth concrete floor you might be fine with hard solid, or even steel wheels but any...
Doesn't sound right at all to me. Solid fuel stoves get around this type of issue by using a loading valve that won't let cool water back into the heater until its contents are a suitable temperature. And then, only gradually, so as to maintain a sensible water jacket temperature. Laddomat is a...
Modern electrics are often particularly fussy about frequency, as well as voltage. As a cheap test, meter the generator while it's running and loaded/unloaded and see how far away from grid spec (50hz?) it goes. I would expect that will be cause alone to decide it's too risky.
Well, this is far too sensible an attitude for a midlife crisis. The proper order is to buy a bargain car you lusted after in youth and then realise you need to buy a welder and learn to weld as it wasn't a bargain but a rust bucket. I applaud your sensible attitude!
Well done for sorting a few, relatively simple but time consuming jobs that would drastically reduce the life of an otherwise serviceable vehicle. Plenty would wait until it's way too late.
If you've stopped the ingress, don't underestimate the power of a dehumidifier to drag water out of the...
Something like this, to max out a 13A socket;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273958877921?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=t67_b3vjTvW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=bl7oVt0pRnS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Have used that company before for washer parts.
Also bought a complete unit from...
Good point, and another reason to set up as I suggested you could. Most solar diverter gadgets have boost timers that can be used to control for legionella risk.
I agree, it's a good idea. The water thrown away will have more value than the cost to heat it if you're on mains + sewerage!
However, I'd keep it made fairly standard so it's achievable and hopefully reliable.
You can use DC from PV directly to heat an immersion but it's not ideal. Certainly...
I found a slightly galled spot within a boiler pump once. It needed the fan prodding (with a steak knife iirc) to get it going. Cleaned it up and it ran well until decommissioned a few years later. Pump disassembly/reassembly was a bit fiddly
Depending on use, you might have issues with cold bridges, well, everywhere. But including that pillar.
If it's just an unheated, well ventilated porch, probably not a big issue. But if you fancy it becoming part of the kitchen, it might be problematic.
Back of the envelope calculation puts battery payback, for parts only, not installation;
~£350 per kWh of batteries.
~£3.65 per year saving, per kwh of batteries, per penny differential on tariff. (Presuming perfect, full usage every day/night)
So, say, 10p differential, £35 per year per kWh...
A few other things to consider;
-Charge/discharge losses
-oversizing batteries so they aren't stressed at full charge/discharge cycles
I haven't done the maths with real numbers yet as waiting for a summer of information but, even as a heavyish user with a good bit of solar, my estimates for...
Have been using Wilrose electrical in Newton Abbott for used breakers. No idea if they stock what you're after or if you'd consider used but their website and service is good.