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- Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 184
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Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Ordered another 120w panel that's the play house / little shed roof full :lol: Picked some of these up from Lidl today £9.99 each USBC rechargeable 12 hr run time on low 2hr on max touch sensor in the back Vs a physical switch high medium and low settings plus switching between cool (blueish) white ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Solar panel bargain...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 424
Solar panel bargain...
I've got 2 of these now and I wish I'd held off Last year it was closed to £1 per watt £50 for a 50w panel for example Well these https://www.amazon.co.uk/ECO-WORTHY-120Walts-Aluminimum-Efficiency-Monocrystalline/dp/B08KXMQ83P?pd_rd_w=rOpai&content-id=amzn1.sym.06ad6319-cbcd-4475-a88a-7dc2cf7747...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:40 am
- Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
- Topic: Inverter power supply
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9464
Re: Inverter power supply
Steptoe makes a good point here, how are you earthing that big inverter Andy? If you run multiple items off it you'll need a common earth. Not sure what the more sturdy inverters are like, but the small 150w one I have actually has no distinct live and neutral, it's really a floating 115 volts eith...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Gas canisters
- Replies: 9
- Views: 263
Re: Gas canisters
Out of interest where does one dispose of cannisters if they are rusting? Found some right at the back of our camping storage, I seem to recall inheriting them from someone. I am obviously not going to risk using them or disposing of them with the household waste. Will a recycling centre accept the...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:13 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Gas canisters
- Replies: 9
- Views: 263
Re: Gas canisters
They should be ok providing they are not rusting
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:43 am
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 184
- Views: 14220
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Service kits ordered for mine and the wife's car (hers is due a cambelt this year (waiting for warm weather to do that :lol: ) wifes car £30 plus oil thay ive in stock.. likewise mine £60 (funky spark plugs on mine grr) Another 120w solar panel added to the shopping list £60 on Amazon for ecoworthy ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Best head torch on AA battery?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1113
Re: Best head torch on AA battery?
I've been looking for a head torch and was surprised to find that some of them are described as having 'motion detection' on them. Presumably this is to switch them on and off? Has anyone got one of these? I'm always a bit wary of having techie stuff on simple gadget, so does it work OK? I've a cou...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:53 pm
- Forum: Homes and Retreats
- Topic: IDEAL combi boilers recall (IMPORTANT)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 104
IDEAL combi boilers recall (IMPORTANT)
There's a big recall being announced on ideal branded logic combi boilers Screenshot_20240225-205255.png https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-recall-ideal-heating-logic-2-combi-and-system-boiler-range-2401-0138 https://idealheating.com/blog/important-customer-safety-notic...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: Been a long time
- Replies: 4
- Views: 207
Re: Been a long time
Welcome back
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:19 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 184
- Views: 14220
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Added another solar panel to my collection the prices of panels has fallen through the floor in the past few months gone from about £1 a watt down to about 50p per watt