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And this is the front door,

Unexpected side effect of the heat. Yesterday morning I was unable to open the front door. It's upvc and faces East. Obviously it expands when heated but it was so hot yesterday it had expanded to the point that the multi latches had jammed solid. Afternoon, with sun over the roof, opened fine. Als...

Unexpected side effect of the heat. Yesterday morning I was unable to open the front door. It's upvc and faces East. Obviously it expands when heated but it was so hot yesterday it had expanded to the point that the multi latches had jammed solid. Afternoon, with sun over the roof, opened fine. Also...

May have to look into a portable air cond unit, if this is the shape of things to come. Currently 26C in the East facing rooms at the from of the house, which includes the bedroom....

Prepping fail..
Family bbq. Out in the sun all afternoon and evening. No sunscreen...
Going to feel this in the morning...

The issue is actually low demand. If supply exceeds demand, then things need to be disconnected ( and the energy generator compensated). However generation is not geographically uniform. As such NESO has to juggle which providers it needs to tell to disconnect, whilst ensuring that the main backbone...

Be interesting to see how the national grid manages. The NESO summer outlook 2026 specifically identifies the coming bank holiday as potential being difficult to balance the grid, especially if there is a lot of sun and wind. As i'm writing this, and looking at the live dashboard, 65% of UK electric...

30° forecast for south Manchester on Monday and Tuesday. Met says feels like 28/29, but I think it might seem hotter, as we're not acclimatised to summer heat yet. It's thought records could be broken. I wasn't expecting to be using the new A/C just yet, but it will be a good test for it. So, full ...

Bang on GTB the only time I got them all was when it was the big job ! Good luck with it all .....hope you find someone To get around the issue I thought, now that I am retired I can do a basic plumbing course. Now, I am of the age where there used to be night schools and the like - places where oy...

Not worth it ...get the pipes sorted as soon as you can wouldn't wish it on anyone The issue I am facing, and its a general theme down here, is finding someone to do the work, be it electrician or plumber. I've tried to contact 4 plumbers so far. Explained that this is an initial job, there are oth...