Excuse me while i crack one off ...

Lostkat said:
Won't the neighbours be a little annoyed at the new noise?
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Look at the other photos on the gallery to see the soundproofing i've done to the engine room.

dirtydog said:
So you're going to have a noisy, dirty engine running inside your flat? Just to save a few quid on your electric bill? Hmm. What do the neighbours and your landlord think about that?
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Noisey? Nope. Dirty? Nope. Inside the flat? Nope. Few quid off the leccy bill? Nope. EVERYTHING off the leccy bill.

Any other questions? :p
 
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Mickey_D said:
SB118 - Did you ever catch the little scrote that broke into your shop on Christmas?

I noticed you got a pretty good image of his face on the camera.....
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Nope, it was a friends offy, i just fit the cctv (doing a kebab shop opposite this week, if they ever bleedin show up to let me in!)

Even the guy whole busted the window hasn't been caught. :(
 
Quicky update, finally got the begger out of the van, gained about 4 inches of travel on the suspension into the game! :)

Stripped the head, think the valves "might" need grinding into though ...

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Loads more pics added to the site. Wife went ape**** when she saw that i'd got most of the crud from the engine all over the digicam. Oops! ;)
 
Just been looking through your pictures, and sound proofing the room. Just a general wondering, aren't you worried about that asbestos? Seeing as how dangerous it is and all. :confused:
 
How long will it run before you need to fill the tank again?
Does the filtration system for the dirty vegetable oil take up much room?

Great idea and I love old motors, they seem very basic but they get the job done!
 
In my opinion this is a little pointless, all to try and go off the grid? Ever think of saving more energy and bringing your bills down that way? I dont see the point in this at all, i maybe would if your bills where about £500 but i wouldn't think they are for a small house.

For example the bill in my house is around £200-250 everytime and you dont see me running to get my self of the grid.
 
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teaboy5 said:
In my opinion this is a little pointless, all to try and go off the grid? Ever think of saving more energy and bringing your bills down that way? I dont see the point in this at all, i maybe would if your bills where about £500 but i wouldn't think they are for a small house.

For example the bill in my house is around £200-250 everytime and you dont see me running to get my self of the grid.
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Why not? If he has the ability and desire to power his own home why not go for it? I believe it is a good idea and if you are mechanically minded (which a lot of people aren't) It's not all that much effort or cost to reduce a large out going!
 
teaboy5 said:
For example the bill in my house is around £200-250 everytime and you dont see me running to get my self of the grid.
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Even if he was saving £100 a month it's better in his pocket than the electric boards and there's the threat of power outages in the future.
 
iirc, the national grid are keen to get people to similar to this. per KW its far cleaner than a coal plant id imagine !

I know when I get round to moving out, id definately be considering solar/wind power for the house, if you live there long enough it pays its self off nicely (iirc you can get mini wind generators for doing hot water etc)
 
Mr Joshua said:
Even if he was saving £100 a month it's better in his pocket than the electric boards and there's the threat of power outages in the future.
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Bingo, somebody else has seen the light, i'd rather i kept my money if i have the skills to do so. Also i can heat the flat using a heat exchanger on the exhaust, how does central heating for free grab you? Ending our reliance on bottled gas (and the dreadful condensation it causes meaning we run two dehumidifiers 24/7). Saving even more money....
 
I'm going to build a house from shipping containers, run a lister in a shed, two turbines and photovoltaics on the roof.

Cheap, sustainable, different.

*n
 
Look at utterpower.com for a great lister/genset referance and the wastewatts group of yahoo groups is good for energy creation/saving. Got some more somewhere, give me a mo to find them.

Not considered ex-rental static caravans? Already insulated, plumbed and probaly cheaper than a shipping box too....
 
SB118 said:
Not considered ex-rental static caravans? Already insulated, plumbed and probaly cheaper than a shipping box too....
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You can't really stack them and build them like containers though...From what I've read, a 3 story (basement/garage, living area, bedrooms) container house with plenty of space is doable for around £80-100k...Plus plot, obviously.

Certainly an affordable route into housing. I could deal with a £700 mortgage if I was off the grid...

*n
 
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