It’s been a testing couple of weeks with leaky chimneys and our bathroom gutting and refit project, so it was great to unwind on Christmas Day and enjoy some good food. It was a fabulous day, until around 22:00 when we lost our water supply: another inconvenient and annoying water outage.
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During the course of spring and summer we experienced very few issues with our air source heat pump. Since November, when the temperatures dropped significantly, we’ve started getting regular errors …
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As documented, we had two horrifically installed stoves when we moved into this property, which we had to replace urgently as they were fire hazards. We opted for two Chesneys …
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Happy winter solstice everyone. As of tomorrow the days finally start to lengthen. It’s been a dark, wet and dreary December and our solar production has been poor as a …
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Our results are in and it’s time for us to share our 23andMe review. We moved to the countryside to de-stress and lead a healthier, more balanced life, so we …
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From our experience, we’ve decided to avoid a tiled and grouted finish in our master shower after the gutting the old one. Tiles and grouting require a fair amount of …
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We’re in the process of buying all the new replacement items to rebuild our master bathroom after gutting it a few weeks ago.
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Our 6.16kW solar PV array was tried and tested during the spring and summer. With autumn behind us, it’s time to see how well our array has done with shorter …
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Emboldened by our recent electric escapades, I turned my attention to fixing (replacing) an E27 bulb lamp holder that was damaged by our British Short Hair kitten when she pulled …