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You’re not! Thank you, all v helpful. You’re right I’m pretty clueless.

It is diesel. Belt is on the alternator and it looks undamaged. I’ll get a mobile mechanic to look and then get it towed home if necessary, but would really prefer to avoid that.

The leisure battery is also flat so I think it has tried to charge the main battery. Or there is a fault with the dual battery system.

Or diffused LED strips under the shelves, plus any other wall lamps you like the look of.

Or those recessed / plastered in wall spots.

T4 Transporter died on me today. Battery light came on on dash on the motorway. Then it wouldn’t start, so bumped it. Then it died again before I could get it anywhere to help.

I don’t think there’s a problem with the leisure battery draining anything. My best guess is that the alternator isn’t charging the battery up while driving, so I think I’m going to need a new alternator. Currently ~150 miles from home in Cornwall and need to find someone to fix it. Any ideas for what to tell a mobile mechanic in the am - bring a replacement alternator?

great weekend of 6N rugby that. Three very enjoyable matches

Can you disconnect the hive controller and just turn it on/off “manually”?

So Sunday 17th, AKA St Patrick’s day

The following weekend might work for me, this weekend would not have. Who else is local-ish - @Browndonneur has a new gravelly bike to admire. And from the thread - @Haggis @Alf0nse

Let’s plan a short ish Bath ish forum ride!

Looks great!

One of these could be fun

“I don’t believe in capital punishment”

He isn’t denying their existence, he’s denying that they’re right.

He’s wrong.

Why are the City of London police posting signs in Westminster

Sounds good - can you send a photo poss? Thank you

Or I suppose any decent condition and cheap 9 speed shimano shifters :)

I have some 9 speed tiagra levers that need new hoods - I think they’re 4500, but 4600 apparently fits. Presumably other levels (105/ultegra/etc) would also fit - does any one have any sitting around?

Please and thank you!

IKEA + caustic soda?

Thanks for all the answers - sunamp/batteries look good, but they’re expensive and I don’t use that much hot water. Maybe the best solution is just a new, super well insulated, and small cylinder.

There doesn’t seem to be a single obviously better than everything else solution

^i guess they might be, I have a roof that faces SW.

My house is all electric (ancient, never had central heating installed, off gas grid). I currently have a ruinously expensive immersion heater that is only needed for 3 hot taps (no bath, and shower is electric). What’s the best way to heat that much water? Presumably I can get some sort of central heater that heats it as you need it and pumps it to the taps, rather than storing hot water I don’t use much of. Like an electric combi boiler but only used for taps, not central heating.

[I am working on insulation, and I have the best storage heaters, which are terrible, but I’m not going to put a whole central heating system and heat pump in, I can’t afford it and I’d never see a return on it]

Yep absolutely regretting swapping him out. I need a big performance from France.

Scotland are going to do us.

According to my fantasy pick which only includes one Englander

The FMB contract is short and easy to understand. Plain English and tries to be fair in my view (touch wood). I’m using it now for some minor works (lintels, sills, new windows, doorway blocked in, non supporting wall knocked down).

The other two are much more comprehensive, and cover a lot more. There is a book from RIBA that explains their contract, and the JCT one is used where all the parties are doing it professionally. I wouldn’t ever use the jct one now personally.

What work are you having done?

Hey, have you still got the ruthworks?

Great dedication, it’s going to be lovely

Golf plus. There’s a golf for everything.

Aha. I was being thick, that is a more sensible question!

I wire brushed anything loose off, and then I varnished them with matt varnish. I don’t know what you’re “supposed” to do, but I bet it isn’t that. Anyway, it has worked excellently, they’re clean, cleanable if they get something spilled on them, and not sooty.