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[Riot_co]

here it is maybe a bit easier. also getting some "financial support" countrywise but also gettings some good and maybe more or less free credit from our bank. when i remember right, i was paying 185.- € / month for a credit at the solar panels and getting 225.- / month from our powercompany for "selling" our produced eletricity into the power grid. so after all i made 40.- plus each month plus the use of the electricity we are using for own consumption.

but as you said, this is only a countrybased thing and each country had other baselines for the support.

the other part with the ground-to-water headpump was all in all a much higher invest ( nearly 40k ) because we planed this as we built out house and also included a better house insulation, underfloor heating, energy saving house and other things.

but at the end, we are running our house with around 40.- euro / month costs for ( heating, water, energy )

That is really sweat deal! hm, dunno, we have wells and underground water thats pretty shallow (4-6 m depth) so water is aplenty Priority for us too in thermal insulation over existing exterior finishing. Cost to get to around 10 000 euro (local countervaluse. Cost of a small new car around here...)

 

[glenwilson]

Our house is insulated but to improve it we would need to gut the house interior walls to add extra insulation. Was looking at new houses a month ago and the comment on the sales blurb was that they had were better than a Victorian house. Given Victorian would mean at least over 120+ years old you would think that it would be more than just better by now. You would also expect insulation under floor, solar panels designed in, better windows and so on but they just seem to be built to meet regulations and make as much profit as they can.

The windows on our house were awful and we replaced them with the best we could and the difference in sound and heat insulation was really noticeable. We do try and save power wherever possible by doing things like baking bread in the oven while cooking dinner in there at the same time. Try not to have things like PCs running when not required and so on.

 

[glenwilson]

4°C this morning. Wife has just put on some washing so expect this view to change to rain in about 3.... 2.... 1......

 

[glenwilson]

tSlightly better view whilst up the ladder adding some additional gutter brackets which yes I know are the wrong colour and also sorted out the front. Looks like they used the roofline as a guide rather than the actual water flow so should now be sorted. Far from perfect but a lot better than it was.

 

[Ch8nge]

German south-west!!

 

[General_Misery]

Aaaaaaand, this evening’s doggie walk

 

[Riot_co]

Did a bit of brickwork today. Fixed caps on railin posts. Im so rusty with mortar. Hopefully it will come out ok when it dries and gets a final wash, (i know railing is old and all worn out, it is plan to change it with new wood, thats why its not nice and coloured). Also started finally engraving little marble plaquette for wifes departed rabbit to install under his favorite spot in garden. Hopefully it comes out ok.

 

[We4re0ne]

We went to a small animal park near our hometown today. They also take care of animals that have injuries and would not survive in the wild.

 

[glenwilson]

Security cam got triggered. Initially thought 'we have humming birds in Scotland?'

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[Riot_co]

Security cam got triggered. Initially thought 'we have humming birds in Scotland?'

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humming bird? nah, rgiht? Just googled it, no humming birds in the wild here, but this is no moth for sure... confused But that parking man wow <3 like i tell my wife, all you need is a centimeter XD

EDIT : Identifying Birds | Frequently asked questions - The RSPB honnestly it really looks like humming bird..
do we have NRU ornithologyst here ?

 

[lakaelo]

Security cam got triggered. Initially thought 'we have humming birds in Scotland?'

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for sure there are hummingbirds in scotland.




also in UK

 

[Ch8nge]

At my mother's house we had a leak in the water heater because of corrosion and age, so water was all over the ground at the cellar!
When I came to help clean up the water, I smelled a mix between sulfur (rotten egg) and exhaust gas...
Called the firemen, turns out the sulfur smell came likely from the water leak, and there was no gas leak!!
A reminder to change your water heater from time to time.. lol, my mother's worked for 25 years though, german Vaillant brand

 

[Riot_co]

Security cam got triggered. Initially thought 'we have humming birds in Scotland?'

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ok so this was bugging me so much so found few candidates. I think it was a Robin. That green shine on the back is bugging me. There are few birds here that can have limited stationayr flight. Humming birds can just do it for really long. But that green shine is bugging me. Robins are usually lighter on the back and more brownish, although google has shown some of the darker ones too... I think it should be Robin

 

[glenwilson]

Yes, it was a robin. We have a couple in the garden. This one which is a bit skinny looking and another that looks like it has eaten all the pies!

 

[Riot_co]

Yes, it was a robin. We have a couple in the garden. This one which is a bit skinny looking and another that looks like it has eaten all the pies!

man it was bugging me all day XD

 

[StrrawberryA]

The win streak continues! 5th win in a row... This match started in -2c. You can see the smoke comming out of our mouths and heads

 

[General_Misery]

Ask me why we don’t need a pitbull to make us feel safe around the house

 

[glenwilson]

Apart from a shopping trip and constant rain it hasn't been particularly exciting at Llama Headquarters apart from the Mrs realising there is only one bottle of brandy left in the cellar!

However, my day was brightened up considerably when I found out there was a loco with a special name. I am probably late to finding this out but the front loco in this double header (I know my train terminology) is named <insert drum roll> Dick Mabbutt!



My mum uses those coffee pod things and she just phoned to say her machine just broke. That is ok, it has a two year guarantee..... oh!

 

[Riot_co]

Apart from a shopping trip and constant rain it hasn't been particularly exciting at Llama Headquarters apart from the Mrs realising there is only one bottle of brandy left in the cellar!

However, my day was brightened up considerably when I found out there was a loco with a special name. I am probably late to finding this out but the front loco in this double header (I know my train terminology) is named <insert drum roll> Dick Mabbutt!

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My mum uses those coffee pod things and she just phoned to say her machine just broke. That is ok, it has a two year guarantee..... oh!

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oh man one day curse :/ sound slike lightbulb conspiracy

 

[glenwilson]

Yes! She actually said it broke yesterday but didn't bother phoning so I may have been able to do something. She wanted an espresso machine years ago but felt it was too much of a faff to use so I inherited it and it is still going about six years later and gets used every day. Those dolce gusto machines are awful but she has a load of the pods still...

Guess what we are having for dinner?