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After starting our series on simple solar power, we have been asked a lot of questions about portable power stations & solar generators. They certainly do represent a simple way to capture, store, transport & utilise power, but there is a bewildering array of units out there - all a little...

There are significant differences yes, and in panels too. We have a video in edit right now on the subject. The best deals vary all the time but if anyone want to know where the current bargains are, I'm happy to let them know by DM. I also have some discount codes for various manufacturers...

A power station plus home panels is a great way to put together a flexible setup

I.agree looks like Whitebeam

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When you say "one stop shops", do you mean single retailers or items like power stations that combine battery, charge controller & inverter?

Root cellars are very hard at sea level. The old notion of apple stores works incredibly well though.

If you top join it's harder to pump continuously but safer for leaks

Itcs the nature of the blanking plates I think. They aren't intended to be drilled. It's a hard, brittle plastic. Drilling them and putting threaded plumbing fittings through them doesn't, consistently, result in a water tight seal despite ptfe, gaskets, silicone etc. A moulded unit is just a...

Yeah they always seem to leak around the joint with the blanking plate

Had one that was put together & it was awful - is that moulded?

It seems that there's a lot of interest in solar power (both simple, mobile and whole house!), do we are expanding our "simple solar" video into a full series This week's episode takes a look at solar panels - the types, which ones are best, how to size them, where to install them & how to wire...

Barb connectors definitely exist - it's attaching them to the 50mm outlet of the IBC tank that may be tricky

Don't forget though that the basic tap nozzle is 50mm (huge) you would need a very big hose to join them

Working fine Stew. You can now buy integrally moulded hozelock adapters that never leak. Just updating the dolar power setup now

For me potatoes are a little different to other root crops like carrots. A good sand clamp will keep last year's carrots until May. Potatoes are variety specific. For good ambient storage you want large, dry, thick skinned main crop varieties. Valor or King Edward work. Store dry, out of the...

This is how the current old folks make them

It is a shame but prevention is better than cure (and we are all much safer in the countryside still)

That's stunning Alan

Genuinely, locking gates, CCTV, floodlights and don't leave the keys on a hook are a good place to start!