Workshop in this weather..?

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

My workshop was at 22degrees when I opened the door at mid day by 13.00 it was up to 25 with the door open, as it is being used as a paint shop the drying of smelly high gloss paint is very fast.

Edited By V8Eng on 06/07/2018 13:23:04

[LimpetParticipant @limpet]

Dave W

I only have a few feet of exposed pipes and they're lagged and like you gravity feed from pond, sieve, bead, eazypod on skimmer, 2 water pumps, 2 air pumps but only 1 UV. The heat exchanger is on the return of the shed c/h circuit (separate zone). As I'm just about to enter retirement I'm seriously looking at 2kW of solar to offset the pond running cost. We use a lot of electricity.

Lionel

[TomfileryParticipant @tomfilery]

Dave W,

In 2012 I had 2.2kW of solar PV panels fitted to my house in Hertfordshire – I only had room for 8 panels, on a south facing roof. A delay in fitting them (whilst the local council messed about re planning permission) meant I got a reduced return (as the government assistance paid to generators reduced in the interim).

When I moved in 2016 I was getting 17.4p per unit generated and roughly 5p per unit for half of the total generated. The return I received all came to the grand total of around £250 per annum.

I looked on it as money which offset my fuel bills, but as to whether it was a good return on the capital investment, I think your wife is quite correct (even if there isn't something she's not telling you)!

Regards Tom

[SamsarandaParticipant @samsaranda]

Lionel,

You seem to be well set up if you have central heating in your workshop so easy enough to fit the heat exchanger in circuit, my workshop has to rely on an oil filled electric radiator for heating during the cold months but the workshop has plenty of celotex insulation, about 100 mm in most areas, so no problem keeping steady temperature.

Tom,

I need to investigate what current costs would be for solar PV , I could get probably 4kw from my south east facing roof, would have to do the sums to see if its viable, and then present the case to the financial controller.

Dave W

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

A 3KW PV installation will be giving less than 1KWh per day in February when you need it most.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

A bit steamy here in Jockland tonight so doing the annual freezer defrost

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Finished, and a 100% job too

Special thanks to my wallpaper stripper steam unit

[SamsarandaParticipant @samsaranda]

Bazyle, realise the dark months will give very little output but would only be a concern if I was intending to go totally off grid, would love to be able to do that but definitely not feasible in UK with our climate.

Dave W

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

I need to investigate what current costs would be for solar PV

A chap I chatted to felt the best winter system in Jockland was those vacuum tubes which do the heating part of your requirements

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Doesn't anybody build their own solar panels for heating anymore.

Martin P

[Ron LadenParticipant @ronladen17547]

Well mine is a morning only shop at the moment, just checked @ 6.20pm and its still 84F in there, roll on winter…LOL

[Bob McParticipant @bobmc91481]

My air conditioning system…

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

As my workshop is in the garage that also stores the freezer and other domestic items it has it's own built in cooling system.

Unfortunately it is off at the moment as I can't find the bottle opener.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Samsaranda on 05/07/2018 17:36:16:

Neil, most fish don’t like being frozen. Depth of pond at a foot is a bit shallow for a hard winter survival, I know I live in the tropical south east, (East Sussex), but my Koi pond has never suffered any ice in winter, my goldfish pond at three feet deep has frozen over, particularly this last winter. The Koi pond holds such a large volume of water, 3,000 gallons, and is continually absorbing ground heat so stays ice free. I feel for your fish if you get any more!

Dave W

We inherited the pond, but it's gone now.

[SamsarandaParticipant @samsaranda]

Neil, All fish are safe from any future entombment then!

Dave W

[LimpetParticipant @limpet]

It's sad when pets need to be rescued from some unspeakable fate I have two in my pond that have been blessed with an extra 4 years.

Nick I am surprised a model engineer has been stumped by a bottle opener

Lionel

[JonParticipant @jon]

Beavered away this morning till about 1pm, opened the door and a gush of warm air hit me.

Its always at least 5 degrees colder in my man cave all year round.
Winter can have a large 2kw oil filled heater and a Calor gas on 1bar for 3hrs. Open the door and have a warm by 11am.

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