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It was 'pobbies' in my part of the red rose county.Coming home from school and lighting the coal fire (first one home -'latchkey children - shock, horror!!) and using the coal shovel andsheet of newspaper as a 'blower', leaving it in place until the paperstarted to go all brown and crinkly ( health & safety issue? - nah)sitting on the kerb in summer rolling balls of 'gas-tar' in your fingersBeing out all day in the holidays, in the field with your pals, no mobile phone to call home and parents not worried about it.Ice on the INSIDE of the bedroom windows in winter. Didn,t experience CH till I was 30.Did it do any of us any harm?Theoretically none of us should have survived.Regards
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Hi,We found that we couldn't get the type of stove we liked in France(after long searches) and shipped a Hunter Herald 8 from UK. Deliverywas pounds 150 and definitely worth it. The weight was 160 kg plus thepallet and the whole thing was very well packed and totally shrinkwrapped. Delivered by a French carrier to the door and two of uspicked/shoved it into the sitting room, (driver + self). Our builderwill install it and the chimmney flue pipe and specifically said thatself installation is not an insurance issue. The issue is that the flueMUST be swept every year and a certificate obtained otherwise thepompiers will ,if called to a fire, fine you and your insurance willdeny all liability. Production of the rammonage certificate will getyou off the hook.Bought from 'firesonline' and excellent service.regards
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Hi,Thunderhorse, you tiled over existing tiles - exactly my plan. Anyoneexperienced putting insulation under the (second) layer of tiles ?. Yesit will reduce the room height but it should be a plus regarding heatloss. Any ideas anyone?wrt original post, tiles with rugs every time, laminate possiblyupstairs where existing floor boards are sound but 'grotty' and notsandable.regards
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Does anyone have realistic 'U' values for solid stone walls of the typefound in Normandy ? Also for single thickness floorboards (ie notunderdrawn), I can find the values for most types of modernconstruction but obviously that doesn't really help. Even a web linkwould be handy.Can I also ask, what is the present cost of fuel oil in Normandy (before I commit to an oil fired system)Many thanks,
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Incoming cold water main at 35 deg C ??????????? Where on earth do youlive ? Our incoming supply in Normandy, even in the middle of summer iscloser to 15 than 35 (guesswork), althought, to be honest, Ihaven't actually measured it, it just feels very cold.Regards
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Paul,Thanks for that, can the telereport ( accents missing) be fitted to anold style meter or does it need the modern digital type, mine came outof the ark!!!!Point taken about 16mm sqrRegards
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Interesting use of the word ''dongle''. I assume it the verydescriptive term for the wireless adapter that is plugged into my PCusb port on a trailing lead (presently blu-tacked to PC case). The laptop wireless adapter is a card type which slots into the card port,leaving the usb port free for whatever. It works very well anddoesn't cause any inconvenience. Regards
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Nick & Bejay, Thanks for reply, the reason I would like the meter moved is to put itin a weatherproof cabinet accessible from outside by the EDF meterreader so that we dont have to be in France when the meter is read. Itsnot an unsolvable problem and the idea of extending the 'meter tails'is very interesting. Any idea of extension length limits ( if any ) Ipresume 10mm sqr is the correct size for normal domestic supply.Regards
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I hope this question makes sense !!!I have ( or hopefully will have soon ) re-wired room by room to replacethe 'crappy'existing system, but have not yet it connected to theexisting system. Part of the work involves the installation of anew 'tableau' in a different location to the existing mainsincomer. This will mean that EDF will need to relocate the incomingsupply. Will this be treated as a 'new' supply for the purposes onConsuel inspection or what? Has anyone experienced this type ofsituation?. The new incomer location is about 6 metres from the existing which is adropper from an overhead and then through the gable end wall of thehouse to the meter etc.Finally, do I supply and fit the disjoncteur de branchment or is that an EDF job.The basic idea is to 'liven up' the new system then remove all the old, hence minimising the off supply time.regards
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Seconded.Never, ever, ever, be tempted to wire 'UK style' You will invalidateyour insurance, probably have difficulty re-selling your property andits possibly illegal anyway!!!!Check out the 'comme un pro' series by Thierry Gallauziaux & David Fedullo, lots of self explanatory pics.Regards
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Thanks for reply Fridgeman. I will apply a coat of 'thinking about it' to the subject.Regards
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Please pardon my ignorance folks, but what is a 'live box', I don'tlive in UK so am probably out of touch with current terminology. Is ita wireless modem?. I presently use a Siemens Speedstream on wirlessbroadband with 'Etisalat' here in the UAE, is such a unit compatiblewith French systems as I would like net access when visiting house inNormandy. My present system works well with a wireless adapter on thePC usb port and a 'creative' notebook adapter on my (ancient) toshibalaptop. There are, no doubt, lots of technicalities involved but itsjust not my field, I just hit the keys!!!!!!!!I suppose my basic question is ....how to get the cheapest (pay as you go???) broadband access in area 50?Any help to a computer-phobe will be very appreciated.Regards
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This is possibly an odd-ball type of insurance question. We have amaison de vacance in Normandy, no house in UK but an 'accommodation'address there (daughter). Our car is 2005 and on UK plates with UKinsurance. Wife will be spending 5 months in France this summer (awayfrom UAE Heat) with car. What is best advice regarding car insurance,we do not want to register car in France as it will spend remainder ofyear in UK, ie sept 2006 to May 2007. How can we ensure full comp coverin France? or can we ? Anyone had any similar experience ?All info will be gratefully received.
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Fridgeman,Your post about air to air heat pump units was very very interesting,are they about the size of a 'window unit' aircon pack ?. What sort ofprices are we talking and is noise a possible problem.I am looking for heating ideas to supplement the main woodburner in thesitting room and can't go down the underfloor route ( wet or dry ) andthe thought of using LPG (expensive) or oil (not going to be cheap infuture) does not appeal.regards
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Just a small point which may be obvious anyway, make sure the indirectcoil connections are not blanked off as the air inside will expand whenthe heater is in use on electric, if that expansion cannot be releasedthe coil could split.
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Ref 'what is a chevron in this context' I have similarlevel of ignorance, I assume it referes to conventional woodenstudding. Can someone clarify please.
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