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do not despair too soon. most ground source heat pumps are fed by pipe work buried about 6 ft below ground level where the ground temp does not change as much as surface temp due to insulating effect of earth above. so during winter on average the temp at this level is 5 deg C above surface. as a ru...

thanks for the welcome we have taken a big step and are realising how much we can learn and fitting it all in with work and stuff. Life quality is good and everything we do means the less cash we need now and in the fuuture. we started doing this before we moved and were surprised to see how much ca...

Hi I am looking at installing a hydro system too. I have high head - large drop from source of water to turbine (40m)- and low flow (0.5 to 5 l/s) - spring feeding into pond. there is alot of info on http://www.absak.com They provide details on how to assess your site and suitable turbines. I am thi...

Hi John car batteries are not really suitable for your proposed use as they are built for high initial load and will not be built sustain constant draw. you need heavyduty batteries used in boats forklifts standby power systems etc. most of these flooded lead cell. when i was searching for batteries...

Hi This year has been our first with a polytunnel (30ft x 15ft). we have experimented with quite a variety of veg including planting seedlings inside and outside the tunnel to monitor progress. i think we have been quite successful although some plants like squash and courgette have dominated! The c...

we are paul and barbara living in west somerset trying our best not have too much to do with "the man". we have recently moved to a small remote cottage on about 2 acres with own power and water. looking to introduce renewable power source - particularly wind and hydro - and use wood and s...