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Post by patty on Jun 22, 2020 11:14:06 GMT
Have u looked at alternative eco friendly forms of heating? Little sis had coils or something like that in the field which heats their farm house..she paid initially and gov pay her back She's having something similar(dunno what) put in a house she's brought for one of her daughters. Same thing she pays and they pay back. Initial outlay expensive but its repaid.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 11:42:39 GMT
is that a "Ground source heat pump" perhaps?
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Post by JohnV on Jun 22, 2020 13:33:53 GMT
ground source heatpumps a great but you do need a sizeable bit of land for them
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Post by patty on Jun 22, 2020 16:33:56 GMT
is that a "Ground source heat pump" perhaps? something like that..
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Post by Clinton Cool on Jun 22, 2020 18:29:32 GMT
ground source heatpumps a great but you do need a sizeable bit of land for them Hellish expensive as well and you only get government rebates based on the amount of energy you create. No good for a tiny cottage, excellent for installing a host of them in a barn and leaving them on 24/7. As we've seen in Northern Ireland.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Jun 27, 2020 18:43:55 GMT
Anyone own/ owned a house with a sole use septic tank? Expensive to maintain? Would you buy a house with one?
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Post by Telemachus on Jun 27, 2020 18:52:58 GMT
Anyone own/ owned a house with a sole use septic tank? Expensive to maintain? Would you buy a house with one? Yes. Well I didn’t own it but my parents did. It didn’t give much trouble, but one should be careful not to use much stuff like bleach as that kills off the friendly bugs in the tank. They do need emptying occasionally, every few years, but I think it’s much cheaper than being on mains sewerage. No reason to avoid a house with one, providing it’s been installed properly.
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Post by JohnV on Jun 27, 2020 19:17:51 GMT
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Post by patty on Jun 27, 2020 19:49:44 GMT
Anyone own/ owned a house with a sole use septic tank? Expensive to maintain? Would you buy a house with one? Funnily enough I know about these as well..... I can only advise based on what I found.. I did not have a survey on it..should have..drainage pipes were clogged up with fat..I carved it out There was a crack in one of the pipes and I had effluent all down the bottom of the garden..apparently my predecessors used to pump it out into the field next door In Wales they should be registered.... Also ensure that they work as they should.. Mine filtered from one tank to others and then filtered through into field but it washed the bank away and I had to keep replenishing. Also check correct lids on them..had to replace all mine Find out the age and condition of tank/tanks...life expectancy believe about 50 years if concrete Mine emptied yearly..believe can be less frequent.. Would never ever buy another house connected to one...but aware I did buy a Horror House Some people do not maintain as they should, neglect costs You can buy some bacteria that reduces emptying...must not put some cleaning products down I did lot of research on mine and discovered as like the rest of the place there were issues..cost me 1500 to sort On a plus side water rates less as not paying sewage....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 20:02:12 GMT
My stepson has one in Ireland, problem with his is that all the rain water from the roof gutters went into it as well so it filled up way faster than it should. Since rerouting the rainwater to run into the brook it needs much less emptying. Just another problem that can arise.
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Post by patty on Jun 27, 2020 20:09:47 GMT
My stepson has one in Ireland, problem with his is that all the rain water from the roof gutters went into it as well so it filled up way faster than it should. Since rerouting the rainwater to run into the brook it needs much less emptying. Just another problem that can arise. There is that, as my house on a hill all the drainage ran into it and although it filtered away into the field it got very boggy there... Other thing Ive just remembered, should have vents, mine didn't and i had some put in..
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Post by Clinton Cool on Jun 27, 2020 21:59:08 GMT
Cheers for the replies. Have to admit, I know absolutely nothing about septic tanks. Is it just toilet waste that goes in there? I was thinking, if shower and sink waste goes in as well wouldn't it fill up very quickly? If this waste doesn't go into the tank, where does it go?
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Post by Telemachus on Jun 28, 2020 7:08:04 GMT
Yes grey water from the house goes in there as well. It isn’t just a tank, there is also a soak away. The idea being that liquids like shower water pass through it and soak into the ground, whereas solids are retained and digested by the bugs.
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Post by patty on Jun 28, 2020 8:03:00 GMT
Find out how old the system is cos the fat that occluded all the drainage pipes going into mine had been result of 40 or so years
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Post by Telemachus on Jun 28, 2020 8:51:06 GMT
Find out how old the system is cos the fat that occluded all the drainage pipes going into mine had been result of 40 or so years We had this problem at the gliding club. We tried telling members to never put any fat down the sink but with all those deep fried Mars bars... Recently we fitted a fat trap under the sink. Seems to work well but opening it to scoop out the fat requires a clothes peg on the nose!
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