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sensible stuff, we've been following the same path, being friendly and cooperative with neighbours and the LPA, my other half is the local vet so she has some social standing in the area, etc...

I think she really wants me to be the daughter she can buy Chanel number 5 and beauty products for (like my sister); whereas my idea of spoiling myself is buying composting bins..... i know who i think has the right idea.... It's been a long time since i was a consumerist like that. My birthday mon...

We've been using it on and off for a few years now and I think it's brilliant. The stuff in the compost bin seems to rot more quickly after each bucketload too, although I could just be imagining that :lol: I too have noticed this, so i don't think you are imagining it. There are several great thin...

we pay 8.9p + £55 annual standing charge, which at our usage, is about 2.2p

so about 11.1p total

also regarding your previous post, after a while of doing this washing your hair once shouldn't 'reset' the process as your head would still be used to not over-producing the oils. going back to washing regularly and then stopping again would have you head constantly trying to adjust to different co...

i started my no-poo experiment a year ago this month, i wash daily with just water and have not used anything on it but water in that year (no bicarb, no vinegar, nothing) Took a while to go through the transition but got there in the end, still find i have a greasier pillow case than the wife but t...

thomzo -
i believe you've understood the situation correctly

i must add, now that the solar isn't contributing and we're just using immersion, we rarely heat to 60C, because it does just dissipate before it'll next get used.

But then we don't use the heating so the house is very cold

you don't lose the extra energy you put into the tank (well apart from slightly higher loses due to bigger temperature differential) because as you add cold water to mix the temp down you aren't using as much hot as you would have been...

What is meant to happen is that you have your tank at above 60C to kill legionella and then use TMVs to bring the temp down so as to not scald at the outlet

My solar heats the tank to 90C but the TMV brings it down to a nice and safe 45C

i thought i replied the other night but i must have had too many glasses of homemade apple wine...

similar to ina, i don't see the point in this for our house as we're using almost half of the average in this country and i am always trying to minimise our usage anyway

www.brew-it-yourself.co.uk

that's who i use, they also have an attached forum, that might prove useful

Yeah i use a crystal one too, its an alum block (Potassium alum), used for nicks and grazes after shaving. It is antibacterial and so kills off the bacteria that make the smell in the first place. Works a treat and does last forever, i've just had to buy a new one after obliterating mine on the 3rd ...

i use extra virgin olive oil, have done for 6 months now and its great

i know you said you don't like 'just oil'

its tricky to say, i think it varies wildly from person to person.

I have short male hair and it probably took a month or so

i've been using just water for 7 months now. once past the transition period its been great, feel nice and looks good (apparently)