No that was a lie simply to disguise the first reactors were designed/built to produce large amounts of weapons grade Pu239. The electricity was a byproduct of Pu production.
Chapelcross had 4 small reactors not because they didn't know how to make a station with 2 big reactors but 4 reactors meant they refuelled just one reactor with 3 running and could recover the Pu239 readily. Interrupting the output by 50% all the time would be 'obvious' what the purpose was.
You're right, you don't need two tanks. Depending on the system design there may be a need for a buffer tank or a low loss header for hydraulic separation (a better design doesn't need them) but these are relatively small (<50l, LLHs are a handful of litres) and can be located separate from the hot water cylinder (eg in the loft, at the back of a kitchen unit, on the wall somewhere, etc).
Theo
If you have a "combi" you don't have a water tank. The water, whether for the tap or the radiators is heated as it goes through the boiler.
Calculations
Very low additional costs of nuclear over coal or gas, and far less environmental than any other technology
*shrug*. Whether it's a justifiable belief or not, people are voting Reform because they do see Nigel and the boys as standing up for the people against big business and state bureaucracy.A lot of 'givens' will be less cut and dried if they get elected. Which looks increasingly likely
Both supposed to. Actually do.
Best capacity factor of any power generation. And very low cost.
Yes.
In general few people buy a house that they don't instantly install new kitchens and bathrooms and at least a boiler.
I am probably the exception. I waited 7 years tan then installed a complete new house ;-)
LOl! Nice one
No, it was applied to the then 'just around the corner' *fusion recators*
AGR second generation reactors were designed for power not plutonium
Which is why its a cheap but s***ty installation for 'one or two person flats'
It's crap for a family
The need for a DHW tank is a function of peak power output of the heat unit. Gas and oil can just about cope with a single shower. A heat pump typically cannot.
That isn't how it was sold to the public. The public were generally unaware of any potential fusion reactors and 'too cheap to meter' was perceived by the masses to be associated with fission reactors.
Change that "1990" to "1980" and you are telling my story. I've changed the thermcouple several times and the pump at least twice (a sod of a job since its fittings really do not want to move, and the isolation valves either side of it don't want to close either).
Excellent news, or would be if my neighbours weren't nine inches away.
Depends what you mean by a nuisance. I don't suppose they cause Ed Miliband any problems in his Hampstead mansion.
And fan bearings never start fail during their lifetime. :) And ASHP owners will always invest in timely maintenance. :)
I trust it isn't so old that it doesn't have a self-reigniting pilot light. In a previous house we had an old boiler (Thorn?) where the pilot light would often go out if the wind was blowing strongly from a certain direction. It was not easy to relight, but it was a doddle compared to a Baxi Bermuda back-boiler at the in-laws. With that, you had to lie absolutely flat on the floor and try to angle a long taper to get the pilot light to stay on as the electronic ignition didn't seem to be effective.
This will show you the issue with a Baxi. The ignition button is the red one at bottom left. The actual pilot light is several cm behind it.
When I used to maintain cooling equipment that had externally mounted fans it was noticeable how soon fan bearings deteriorated on premises within say half a mile of the coast. The saline air from the sea really got to them.
GH
That was a busted compressor caused by freezing due to the poor install, rather than bad bearings:
Yeah, that's why they put windfarms out at sea where only a helicopter or a powerful diesel service craft can get to them to replace the bearings
Saving CO2 my arse.,
The refrigerant froze? Seems unlikely. Can’t see wow the water freezing in the system could cause compressor failure.
Tim
If it’s cast iron it’s almost a certainty that it doesn’t. The thermocouple is to shut off the gas should the flame fail.
Tim
Sorry, I should have written that more carefully - that was two separate things in the video. It looks like the defrost function failed so the homeowner was trying to hose it down to clear ice and may have damaged the fan blades. But if the compressor was already dying, it may have been a caused for it icing up due to then not properly defrosting itself.
Theo
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