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by Swervin_Mervin
Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Today’s want
Replies: 2396
Views: 307072

Re: Today’s want

See also Lexus RCF, which I may have been considering.
by Swervin_Mervin
Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Today’s want
Replies: 2396
Views: 307072

Re: Today’s want

Harry’s latest video shows Alpine 110 GT for £599 pcm on 0% interest I had a look at this again today. The base model is £499 a month but nearly £8k deposit and 2.9% interest; the GT is £599 a month but under £6k deposit and 0% interest. The S deal is the same as the GT. So there's little reason to...
by Swervin_Mervin
Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 359116

Re: The House Projects Thread

In all seriousness, that's how much a house like that _should_ cost. It's just that prices in the south particularly, have gone crazy. I agree. That's the cost of foreign investment in property driving up the prices, I think. It will never come to pass, but as a thought experiment it would interest...
by Swervin_Mervin
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 359116

Re: The House Projects Thread

Simon wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:38 am In all seriousness, that's how much a house like that _should_ cost. It's just that prices in the south particularly, have gone crazy.
That house of Jobbo's would easily be a couple of £mil around here in S. Manchester so it's not much better in some areas up here
by Swervin_Mervin
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 359116

Re: The House Projects Thread

BTW, Deb is now mad at me as I showed her your place and she's upset about what we could get for our money in another part of the country. Said 'if you say we are moving I will pack tomorrow!'. Great. We've been having the same conversation this week! Not Jobbo's fault here though. Wife was surpris...
by Swervin_Mervin
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 359116

Re: The House Projects Thread

That looks lovely Simon!
by Swervin_Mervin
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: EV Thread
Replies: 1192
Views: 221045

Re: EV Thread

I wonder if that would need an Oversail Licence from the Highway Authority... Almost certainly that or a highways licence. You can't stick a sandwich board or other temporary structure on or over the highway without a highways licence and this is permanent. Pavement is part of the highway of course...
by Swervin_Mervin
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:11 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: EV Thread
Replies: 1192
Views: 221045

Re: EV Thread

IanF wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:06 pm
I wonder if that would need an Oversail Licence from the Highway Authority...
by Swervin_Mervin
Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: UFH Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 414

Re: UFH Problem

:D

New valve head fitted this morning. Guy was surprised at the state of the manual lever and said the same as you @jamcg - likely done during install and that he takes the heads off when fitting valves.

Hopefully that's the last of the issue. Still, I know a lot more about the system now!
by Swervin_Mervin
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: UFH Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 414

Re: UFH Problem

Cheers jamcg Will see what this guy says in the morning tomorrow. Would the valve still function as it should if the lever is in the locked open position? That's the bit I'm struggling to get my head around to be honest - the fact that my tinkering seems to have allowed it to pump and then stop even...
by Swervin_Mervin
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: UFH Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 414

Re: UFH Problem

Further update. Now the rooms with UFH aren't calling for heat, the pump for the UFH has stopped etc. But the valve's lever is still stuck in the open position. So not sure how that works with calling the boiler as at present the controls aren't calling the the valve, but the valve appears to still ...
by Swervin_Mervin
Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: UFH Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 414

Re: UFH Problem

I've had a tinker earlier and I'm fairly sure that the lever on the valve has been mullered by someone in the past. Can't think who though as it shouldn't have been touched since installation, but maybe it was when installed. Anyway, I took the lid off it and gave it some thorough poking, including ...
by Swervin_Mervin
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: UFH Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 414

Re: UFH Problem

Looks like a job for a persuader. :twisted: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ArLb+hecL._AC_SY300_SX300_.jpg I have already tried the Manchester hammer mik . No budge. If I weren't supposed to be working I'd be disconnecting the valve motor and having a look inside and also checking that the va...
by Swervin_Mervin
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: UFH Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 414

Re: UFH Problem

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by Swervin_Mervin
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: UFH Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 414

Re: UFH Problem

If the rest of your heating is fine it’s unlikely to be a pressure related thing. Also there’s not usually a pressure gauge attached to these things, only a couple of temperature dials as shown in your picture, so pressure would be checked at your boiler- provided it is a pressurised system. As the...
by Swervin_Mervin
Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: UFH Problem
Replies: 21
Views: 414

UFH Problem

Do we have any folks on here knowledgeable about underfloor heating? Came home from a short break tonight to find it not working. All other heating fine. I can see the actuators are working but worried it looks like there's no pressure in the system. Pic of how it looks: http://gallery.ov9.co.uk/ima...
by Swervin_Mervin
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Tedious but traditional New Car thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2932

Re: Tedious but traditional New Car thread

Odd. The TC on my E91 is fairly crude and doesn't really allow any slip. I was sat trying to join a roundabout the other day (one of those where you have to go for any gap you see or you'll be there all day) and it refused to move even on a light foot. :lol: The 125i used to allow a bit of slip so ...
by Swervin_Mervin
Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Tedious but traditional New Car thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2932

Re: Tedious but traditional New Car thread

Odd. The TC on my E91 is fairly crude and doesn't really allow any slip. I was sat trying to join a roundabout the other day (one of those where you have to go for any gap you see or you'll be there all day) and it refused to move even on a light foot. :lol: The 125i used to allow a bit of slip so a...
by Swervin_Mervin
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Tedious but traditional New Car thread
Replies: 143
Views: 2932

Re: Tedious but traditional New Car thread

Gavster wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 2:56 pm An M135i would probably be catastrophically bad in the snow if my old 335i was anything to go by
The TC on our F20 125i was a lot more relaxed than the TC on my E91, so yeah, I'd imagine they could be fairly amusing :lol:
by Swervin_Mervin
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Food in Covent Garden ??
Replies: 31
Views: 701

Re: Food in Covent Garden ??

Bloody hell that looks nice @GG.

You can't go wrong with a souffle and simply* prepared fish

*I'm sure it wasn't that simple to prepare but you get my drift.