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Post by khanivor on Aug 9, 2022 16:38:39 GMT
The entire thing. Only this room. Ceiling hot bedroom side of doorway. Normal feeling a few inches on other side in living room and in bathroom
It’s fucking weird. There’s no ductwork up there either
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minimatt
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Post by minimatt on Aug 9, 2022 16:57:17 GMT
demon portal. definitely a demon portal
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Post by khanivor on Aug 9, 2022 17:03:09 GMT
Frankly that’s the general consensus round here at the moment
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Post by H-alphaFox on Aug 9, 2022 17:08:41 GMT
Get one of those ghost talking box apps.
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Post by khanivor on Aug 9, 2022 17:14:21 GMT
I’m thinking of going in the closet and jamming a screwdriver up through the drywall. See what’s up there
/zuul
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Post by khanivor on Aug 10, 2022 22:42:57 GMT
The problem with my hot ceiling has been solved!
Lady friend was round earlier today. Noticed a box with a dial on wall inside doorway. Turned dial. Heard a click.
There’s a ceiling heating system in that room. Never heard of such a thing.
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Post by Sarfrin on Aug 10, 2022 23:03:24 GMT
A ceiling heating system? That's the stupidest idea ever. Heat rises.
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Post by khanivor on Aug 11, 2022 1:50:05 GMT
Apparently not. Physics defying room has has me hot as hell last few nights.
I mean, that’s what it is. Turned dial, ceiling hot no more
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Post by khanivor on Aug 11, 2022 2:32:26 GMT
“ Many houses built during the 1960s and 1970s, in areas not served by natural gas suppliers, incorporated electric cable ceiling heat as the primary means of keeping the interiors warm during the cold months of the year. The house builders, before installing the plaster or drywall to form the ceilings, would install electric resistance heating cable panels above it, and then cover them with the finishing materials.
Then, during cold spells, mains power is applied to heat these cables, which radiates through the drywall to the living spaces below. This form of cold-weather climate control suffers most of the same drawbacks as other forms of electric heat; namely, that it tends to cost a lot to operate. But electric heaters, hidden away in the ceiling can be a viable option in areas where only electricity is available for heating purposes.”
Fucking Americans
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Post by dfunked on Aug 11, 2022 9:57:22 GMT
At least you'll probably notice an immediate difference to your energy bill... That's one of the most insane home heating ideas I've heard of. You're pretty much paying to keep your upstairs neighbour's floor nice and warm.
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Post by khanivor on Aug 11, 2022 14:56:10 GMT
Oddly didn’t work like that. Went up to see if it was an issue being caused by upstairs when I was first trying to figure it out. Floor in room above mine totally normal temperature
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Post by dogbot on Aug 11, 2022 16:09:47 GMT
We warned you about buying a house with inverted physics, mate.
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Post by Sarfrin on Aug 11, 2022 16:20:13 GMT
It's also a pain in the arse retrieving things that get dropped on the ceiling.
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Post by khanivor on Aug 11, 2022 17:31:06 GMT
We warned you about buying a house with inverted physics, mate. Reverse entropy means I never have to clean the place tho so… |
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Post by Dougs on Aug 20, 2022 13:35:09 GMT
This afternoon I will be attempting to remove the basin from the downstairs bathroom and fit a wall hung mini-cabinet. What could possibly go wrong? (Everything).
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Post by mrpon on Aug 20, 2022 14:19:12 GMT
Wasn't your old fella a plumber? Expecting big things  |
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Post by Bird Of Prey on Aug 20, 2022 14:54:11 GMT
Are we taking bets as to where Doug's will next post? General Health Thread or Depression Thread I'm thinking 🙂
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Post by Dougs on Aug 20, 2022 23:20:43 GMT
Wasn't your old fella a plumber? Expecting big things Well, yes, exactly what my wife said! Unfortunately, that skipped a bit and my nephew is the plumber in the family now! As it turned out, we ran out of time after getting back from morning chores. Maybe tomorrow (although this evening's events may scupper that too - for another thread!) |
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Post by henroben on Aug 22, 2022 8:38:53 GMT
Not sure if this should be in the cost of living thread or this one really. Spent the other weekend building a small log store out of scrap wood I had in the shed and the remains of a fence panel I had left over so at least I have the option of firing up the log burner if needs be. While I'm sure a shop bought one would probably be better... they wouldn't fit in my tiny garden, so at least this one is made to measure! We had a thunderstorm the other day, so at least I now know the roof works. Holds roughly 2/3rds of a cubic metre of wood, god only knows how long that will actually last...   |
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Post by dfunked on Aug 22, 2022 8:50:46 GMT
That looks fantastic. Nice work.
Bonus cat too!
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Post by nexus6 on Aug 22, 2022 8:54:56 GMT
Not sure if this should be in the cost of living thread or this one really. Spent the other weekend building a small log store out of scrap wood I had in the shed and the remains of a fence panel I had left over so at least I have the option of firing up the log burner if needs be. While I'm sure a shop bought one would probably be better... they wouldn't fit in my tiny garden, so at least this one is made to measure! We had a thunderstorm the other day, so at least I now know the roof works. Holds roughly 2/3rds of a cubic metre of wood, god only knows how long that will actually last... That's great! Looks far better than any shop-bought store I have seen and as you say, is bespoke to your garden. Well done. I've been spending the spring and summer reclaiming some usable land of my own right outside my back door where the garden slopes down steeply. I have cut back about 3 cubic metres of soils and clay to get a flat area and made a crude retaining wall using fence posts and boards. I plan to get a bulk order of logs shortly and have them stored in this new area for the winter. Will use the leftover wood too. Great to see a fine example on here. And don't think we missed you trying to sneak a pussy pic on there too |
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Post by minimatt on Aug 22, 2022 9:00:40 GMT
fantastic craftsmanship - a store bought one would both be pointless and definitely worse
last wood heated house we had would eat about 3m3 if we just used wood for primary heating through winter
current one is coal/wood/badgers, and two tons of coal* + about 2m3 of wood does the whole year of heating (only been here a couple years tho, so might be a bit off)
* well, not coal, "smokeless solid fuel"
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Post by henroben on Aug 22, 2022 9:04:25 GMT
Annoyingly I don't have anywhere I can get a loose load of logs tipped, so had to get a couple of barrow bags of logs delivered - more expensive, but at least I can actually get them into the garden... Luckily I can get my hands on some free wood, just need to get off my arse and go saw it up & split it... storm damage branches from some oaks and hornbeams a couple of years ago, so hopefully reasonably seasoned already. |
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Post by henroben on Aug 22, 2022 9:06:25 GMT
fantastic craftsmanship - a store bought one would both be pointless and definitely worse
last wood heated house we had would eat about 3m3 if we just used wood for primary heating through winter
current one is coal/wood/badgers, and two tons of coal* + about 2m3 of wood does the whole year of heating (only been here a couple years tho, so might be a bit off)
* well, not coal, "smokeless solid fuel"
Interesting... last time I heated a house like that it was via an open fire that just ate logs and coal. Am hoping the stove will be a bit more efficient! |
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Post by KD on Aug 28, 2022 10:19:53 GMT
Accidently bought bitumen primer for my extension roof, I'll have to do a proper job of it now and give it a coat of that first today and again tomorrow with the stuff I thought I was buying. Probably for the best.
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Post by damagedinc on Sept 7, 2022 8:36:12 GMT
Putting in our second hand kitchen (another day to discuss my thoughts on this lol)
However we have a vent near the ceiling, plumber said it was probably for old boiler/heating system. Said that the ventilation wouldn't do any harm but neither would blocking it, as long as we consider how the air will circulate through other means.
Long story short anyone done something similar? Let's alot of cold in. The other option is to look for a baffled style vent?
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Post by henroben on Sept 7, 2022 8:51:25 GMT
Putting in our second hand kitchen (another day to discuss my thoughts on this lol) However we have a vent near the ceiling, plumber said it was probably for old boiler/heating system. Said that the ventilation wouldn't do any harm but neither would blocking it, as long as we consider how the air will circulate through other means. Long story short anyone done something similar? Let's alot of cold in. The other option is to look for a baffled style vent? If the plumber was also a heating engineer then he'd know what he was talking about. You probably had an old style boiler in that room in the past that used the air in the room for combustion - so needed a vent for fresh air. Modern boilers draw their air from the outside, rather than the room they're in so don't need them. I wouldn't worry about anything boiler related, the only thing to keep in mind is condensation & potential mould growth in a kitchen. If you've adequate air flow / ventilation from other means e.g. trickle vent in your double glazed window, cat flap etc. I'd suggest blocking the vent up. Or, you know, just crack open the window when you're cooking, that'd also work fine ;-) |
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Post by technoish on Sept 7, 2022 9:23:30 GMT
Could you put it an extra extractor fan? Always nice in a kitchen!
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Post by Dougs on Sept 7, 2022 9:38:38 GMT
That was my first thought too.
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Post by damagedinc on Sept 7, 2022 10:41:35 GMT
Yeah that was my original plan but the 2nd hand kitchen extractor is a convection one so saves a bit of faff with pipes etc.
I'll block it up. Any new windows will have a trickle vent and as you said crack a window open when cooking.
With energy prices going up seems a little daft having a massive whole in the house lol
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