I do it myself. If I paid someone else i would be poorer and a lot less fit!!
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Indeed!
I get free wood so I have to put in some work. Just cut the pallet bearers into 2 or 3 with my big chop saw.
Onoff
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What do you do with the wood ash that's presumably full of nails?
Its fairly quick to filter (chuck in a garden sieve) and weigh them in with other metal/recycle! My log burner is on 24/7 in the winter. I empty the ash every few weeks so its not a big deal.
Yes exactly.
I use a quick release magnet to get most out. In fairness I only empty it about every 10 days. Very little ash and about 15kg of nails.
Swept the chimney last week. First time in 2 years. Only about a sugar bag of soot. I was astonished. I had to sweep the Rayburn chimney in the farmhouse every month or there would be a chimney fire. Usually 2 tesco bags full of soot each time. Burning the same wood!
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My cousin husband added some ducting in his house too pull the exceedingly hot air in the top of the conservatory which was south facing and dump it into his front room which was north facing, making it surprisingly warm and all done with a 4" fan on a thermostat !My latest energy saving idea.
Aga still lit as weather not great here.
Kitchen is 20c - too warm for me.
Living room 16C. Can't be bothered to light the woodburner.
Tried this. Living room now 18C and nice
Hasn't fallen off - yet!
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We've a Rayburn, the more nails we have seem to slow down the burn, block the grate.
Don't remove them, just the ash which filters through.
Well maybe every couple of months.
Ceiling mounted fan, top idea, never thought of that.
Not lit the fire in six weeks.
Kayos
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Moving towards not having gas and coal and standby
www.bloomberg.com
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UK Grid Works Out How to Restart With Renewables After Blackout
The UK’s National Grid Plc has learned how to get the British network up and running after a blackout by using green power.
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So what do we use if we have a typical 2 week winter lull of wind power?Moving towards not having gas and coal and standby
UK Grid Works Out How to Restart With Renewables After Blackout
The UK’s National Grid Plc has learned how to get the British network up and running after a blackout by using green power.
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Kayos
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No idea, but it shows that the people in charge, thankfully, do not rely on the Daily Mail for information, unlike most of the green energy opponents
At a guess I'd say open cycle gas turbines, as these can be started from cold and do not need to be kept warm
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Diesel generators I believe, Hinkley C will have 12, 20MW each, for station black outs. The article wasn't saying fossil fuels won't be used, just that they don't have to be used.
I should think Hinkley will have those to power the pumps to stop another Fukishima - fortunately we don't get many tidal waves here
I was going to say similar. Dungeness had similar to power the plant in the event of an emergency.I should think Hinkley will have those to power the pumps to stop another Fukishima - fortunately we don't get many tidal waves here
At Fukishina nobody actually died from the radiation. It was the tidal wave itself that killed so many.You don’t remember the 1630s(?) tsunami that apparently left debris on exmoor or dartmoor, then?
Reports say it may have been caused by part of the Canary islands slipping into the sea, I think.
Not often but always a (very) small risk.
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I should think Hinkley will have those to power the pumps to stop another Fukishima - fortunately we don't get many tidal waves here
Not quite the devastation of Fukishema
https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/history/1607-flood/
In Photos: Burnham-On-Sea 1981 storm left trail of damage and flooding
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Anyone with half a brain would put steam powered pumps for feed water right next to the reactor so any power outage would only result in a steam valve needing to be opened and feed water pumped in. This was standard practice for steam boilers for factories at one time to prevent blow ups if the electric pumps failed. The fact that nuclear inspectors don't apparently insist on this, does not reflect well on their abilities to keep us safe.
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All these things are considered at the LOPA stage after the design is established. Even with steam pumps you would still need back up, and start up capability. And no boiler should blow up due to feed pump failure. There should be enough protection devices to shut it down well before any damage and the PSVs lift.
They don't explode. Modern designs are fail safe anyway.
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