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[3VOM]

On 02/12/2024 at 21:00, Yoss said:

She also buys cheap bigger dolls from charity shops and gives them the Mexican day of the dead treatment. 

Woah, thought she was a Broken Peach fan for a moment.

 

[Westbay]

15 hours ago, reb said:

I regret to inform the reader that it was the weeny one, which plopped down onto Siberia a little while ago, mostly harmlessly burning up on the way in.

... passing observation - why do these things always end up in Siberia ? 🤔

[loserone]

36 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Could well be. I did wonder if it was just dumping excess hot water it’d heated but wasn’t being used? I assume if the roof panel heats the water its not actually costing anything from the gas boiler, so doesn’t matter if it gets dumped?

It’s actually quite annoying though as you have to run off quite a quantity of water sometimes to get any cold. Sometimes you start accidentally brushing your teeth with warm water! The toilet water being warm is an odd one though, you get a rush of warm air blowing out the bowl!!

Could it just be the cold supply for the bathroom is next to the radiator flow and returns?

[danthecapriman]

20 minutes ago, loserone said:

Could it just be the cold supply for the bathroom is next to the radiator flow and returns?

I wouldn’t have thought so as it’s the same at the kitchen sink. You run the cold and it gets hot for a while then turns cold. 
It’s not always just lukewarm water though, sometimes it’s hot enough to be steaming hot!

Trouble is, I’m not sure we should be drinking it though! We’ve got some big bottles of water from the shop until we can figure out what’s going on. I’m sure it’s not dangerous but I think there’s a refrigerant type liquid in the system that works similarly to air conditioning systems etc, so can’t be too careful! 

It’s a bizarre system. I’m no expert with heating systems and boilers at all but this thing is nothing like what I’ve seen before. It’s massive too, quite a bit bigger than those old fashioned floor standing boilers you used to get.

[richardmorris]

49 minutes ago, Westbay said:

... passing observation - why do these things always end up in Siberia ? 🤔

There's an awful lot of the northern hemisphere that's sibera. That or Canada. Inclination of spin possibly tilts the north towards the asteroid's orbit?

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

I wouldn’t have thought so as it’s the same at the kitchen sink. You run the cold and it gets hot for a while then turns cold. 
It’s not always just lukewarm water though, sometimes it’s hot enough to be steaming hot!

Trouble is, I’m not sure we should be drinking it though! We’ve got some big bottles of water from the shop until we can figure out what’s going on. I’m sure it’s not dangerous but I think there’s a refrigerant type liquid in the system that works similarly to air conditioning systems etc, so can’t be too careful! 

It’s a bizarre system. I’m no expert with heating systems and boilers at all but this thing is nothing like what I’ve seen before. It’s massive too, quite a bit bigger than those old fashioned floor standing boilers you used to get.

The kitchen tap is usually fed straight off the rising main.  So hot water definitely shouldn't be getting in there.

My gut feeling is that - assuming it's all piped up right and has at some point worked right - would be that heated water is getting forced back along the supply as it's heated.  Most likely due to failure of a backflow preventer (check valve), a flat expansion vessel (looks like you have plenty of those), and/or things are getting too hot.  It's a pretty complex system though, I'm not actually trained on any of this stuff, and it's probably not the easiest thing to remotely diagnose.

Might be worth asking on the plumbing thread in the open forum section over here:

https://autoshite.com/topic/34667-confessions-of-a-plumber/

The glycol solution is usually in its own circuit and just brings the heat from the solar side inside and then transfers heat to the water in the tank via a heat exchanger - it's just to prevent corrosion and the panels freezing up in the winter.  It shouldn't ever mix with the hot or cold water than comes out of any of the taps.

[danthecapriman]

40 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

The kitchen tap is usually fed straight off the rising main.  So hot water definitely shouldn't be getting in there.

My gut feeling is that - assuming it's all piped up right and has at some point worked right - would be that heated water is getting forced back along the supply as it's heated.  Most likely due to failure of a backflow preventer (check valve), a flat expansion vessel (looks like you have plenty of those), and/or things are getting too hot.  It's a pretty complex system though, I'm not actually trained on any of this stuff, and it's probably not the easiest thing to remotely diagnose.

Might be worth asking on the plumbing thread in the open forum section over here:

https://autoshite.com/topic/34667-confessions-of-a-plumber/

The glycol solution is usually in its own circuit and just brings the heat from the solar side inside and then transfers heat to the water in the tank via a heat exchanger - it's just to prevent corrosion and the panels freezing up in the winter.  It shouldn't ever mix with the hot or cold water than comes out of any of the taps.

Brilliant, thanks!

Ill post up in that thread later when I’ve got some time.👍

[somewhatfoolish]

On 03/12/2024 at 18:21, reb said:

There's two asteroids in close proximity to earth right now. One is 70cm across, the other is the size of a football stadium.

Which is due to hit us, do you think?

I'm hoping for the big one and that it splits in two on entering the atmosphere, one half destroying the building containing the Mail Online and the other further bifurcating and flattening all of Lord Rothermere's homes. Because it's an act of god the tax-avoiding bilge-hawking prick won't be able to claim on his insurance.

[Metal Guru]

6 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

I'm hoping for the big one and that it splits in two on entering the atmosphere, one half destroying the building containing the Mail Online and the other further bifurcating and flattening all of Lord Rothermere's homes. Because it's an act of god the tax-avoiding bilge-hawking prick won't be able to claim on his insurance.

If a big asteroid hits and creates a load of dust that blocks out the sun leading to a massive drop in temperatures, will we be encouraged to return to fossil  fuels to get the temperature back up a bit?

Tax breaks for V8s?

[somewhatfoolish]

3 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

If a big asteroid hits and creates a load of dust that blocks out the sun leading to a massive drop in temperatures, will we be encouraged to return to fossil  fuels to get the temperature back up a bit?

Tax breaks for V8s?

I hadn't considered the upside of it possibly destroying the Murdoch empire also; well spotted.

[barefoot]

Idiot phishing phone call earlier, 'can I just confirm your name?' It's Bob Harris I replied. 'Can you spell that for me?'

F U CK O, F F

[Rust Collector]

For the princely sum of £5 posted, I managed to pick up the correct adapter pack to use my spare set of Thule roof bars on the XM.

That feels like a bit of a result. Picking up the Christmas tree at the weekend should be much easier now.

[BorniteIdentity]

40 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

For the princely sum of £5 posted, I managed to pick up the correct adapter pack to use my spare set of Thule roof bars on the XM.

That feels like a bit of a result. Picking up the Christmas tree at the weekend should be much easier now.

Rather than an annual calendar - maybe we should have a set of Christmas cards printed? 10/10 would buy an XM with a Nordman Fir atop. 

[Stinkwheel]

45 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

For the princely sum of £5 posted, I managed to pick up the correct adapter pack to use my spare set of Thule roof bars on the XM.

That feels like a bit of a result. Picking up the Christmas tree at the weekend should be much easier now.

I'm really glad you are using this as a normal everyday car, they are quite good at it. Hopefully its behaving

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

1 hour ago, barefoot said:

Idiot phishing phone call earlier, 'can I just confirm your name?' It's Bob Harris I replied. 'Can you spell that for me?'

F U CK O, F F

Forward the scammer's number to Daisy on 7726

 

[bunglebus]

Interesting experience just now in Maldon. Peugeot 206 cc broken down just before the roundabout onto the high street, asked the guy if he was ok and it was stuck in park. Next thing I know, the mayor and his (presumably) wife came over in full regalia and were going to help push it into a layby. Nice to know they're not above offering assistance 

[Asimo]

51 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Rather than an annual calendar - maybe we should have a set of Christmas cards printed? 

This is a really good idea.

[Supernaut]

27 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Interesting experience just now in Maldon. Peugeot 206 cc broken down just before the roundabout onto the high street, asked the guy if he was ok and it was stuck in park. Next thing I know, the mayor and his (presumably) wife came over in full regalia and were going to help push it into a layby. Nice to know they're not above offering assistance 

Good luck pushing something stuck in park!

No amount of administrative powers will help there.

[bunglebus]

I did let them know that. Was just very nice that they wanted to help

[Rust Collector]

3 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Rather than an annual calendar - maybe we should have a set of Christmas cards printed? 10/10 would buy an XM with a Nordman Fir atop. 

From last year I can do a Pontiac Trans Sport with a Nordman Fir:

Can’t remember what we took the year before, but I don’t think I strapped the tree to the roof that time. Sad times.

[Rust Collector]

3 hours ago, Stinkwheel said:

I'm really glad you are using this as a normal everyday car, they are quite good at it. Hopefully its behaving

I don’t want to tempt fate but it’s sort of ok at the moment. The thermostat needs doing, I’m terrified to think about the cam belt, and the ABS has stopped working again which gets pretty exciting* pretty quickly given the current weather. But more than anything, I’m just glad to have a useable car!

[Stinkwheel]

1 minute ago, Rust Collector said:

I don’t want to tempt fate but it’s sort of ok at the moment. The thermostat needs doing, I’m terrified to think about the cam belt, and the ABS has stopped working again which gets pretty exciting* pretty quickly given the current weather. But more than anything, I’m just glad to have a useable car!

Thermostat shouldnt be too bad a job (hoping i havent cursed you by saying that) but by crikey man, I know youve got a spare engine, but the cambelt isnt that hard compared to swapping the lump 🤣

[Rust Collector]

2 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

Thermostat shouldnt be too bad a job (hoping i havent cursed you by saying that) but by crikey man, I know youve got a spare engine, but the cambelt isnt that hard compared to swapping the lump 🤣

To clarify, the terror I’m experiencing in relation to the cam belt is brought on by the section of my commute which includes climbing a 12% gradient at 3,500rpm whilst nervously waiting to hear the engine go bang 🤣 I’m not too worried about the work itself, so should really crack on and do it.

[horriblemercedes]

Why that section of commute in particular?

[Bren]

New whip purchased. I will put something on the modern shite thread.

[Split_Pin]

Just now, Bren said:

New whip purchased. I will put something on the modern shite thread.

I'm watching your Insignia on Ebay 😬

[Jenson Velcro]

I’ve had the day off work yet ended up helping out a mate at his garage by stripping down the engine in a 68 plate Transit. Only 60 odd thousand miles under its wheels but the owner was always too busy to get it serviced. Now the cam belt has stripped its teeth and smashed the valve rockers. Owner now not able to work and looking for a new van…..

[IronStar]

Wtf happened here?! It’s been sitting here for at least two hours now. 

[Marshall2810]

Doing a bit on the old cit and getting the pipes traced, disconnected and made up. Somehow the garage has remained dry so far 🎉

[reb]

50 minutes ago, IronStar said:

Wtf happened here?! It’s been sitting here for at least two hours now. 

I've done that in ETS2, pressed the hitch key instead of the turn signal and not noticed the trailer's gone for a hundred km