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How much income tax do those couples pay on £150k vs. what you pay on £30k ? In overall taxes, it's likely that they do pay more. But if we're talking council tax, then are you suggesting that someone in a £5M house uses 5x the local services that the person in the £1M house does ? Or 50x the...

As it happens, the shop up the road had Tim Tams in last time I was in - £2 for a pack with "not many" biscuits. Well I thought I'd give them a go, but was "unimpressed".

They came afterwards when someone "fitted" central heating. I put "fitted" in quotes as it was ... "a bit rough - especially in the way whoever did it butchered some of the boards. Quite literally, in places the pipes were supporting the board on top :eek: Not very secret - it's open to the...

Thanks for the ideas. It's reassuring to know it's not just me that's puzzled by it :cool: I did wonder if it had been left for (e.g.) pouring the concrete to make the slab - but if it was just that, why would they go to the trouble of finishing it off underneath and making a lift out panel...

Anyone like to offer an opinion as to the function of this hatch ? It's clearly been built as a hatch - lined and with trim underneath. It's on the landing in line with the top of the stairs. Underneath (last photo) there's a sort of shelf at door top level, accessed from the under stairs...

Is it just my age, or do others have a mental image of very large lead-acid cells when they see "traction battery" ? Yeah I know it's the right term, but mentally I can't help associating it with "stuff from the distant past" :rolleyes:

So you don't in fact actually know what you're talking about then :rolleyes: Keep digging.

Well that demonstrates that you do not have a clue. An explosion is not a prerequisite for shrapnel. In the context of this thread, cells fail & go into thermal runaway. Pressure builds up, and if the gas generation exceeds the ability of the casing to vent/withstand it - case bursts. When the...

Says the person caught posting meaningless and deliberately misleading statistics (back on page 2) At what point did I say explode ? A vent will only go so far, after that something will have to give. Your attempt to mislead is noted - at what point did I mention explosion ? And would you want...

Yes, absolutely aware of that. Absolutely. Yes, some are LESS of a problem, not NO problem - though I believe some of the solid electrolyte ones being developed could come close. Try watching some of the videos (and there's plenty more online) - between "a few seconds" and "couple of minutes"...

With good reason : That's just a small selection. The common theme is that once a cell goes into thermal runaway, there's little you can do but withdraw to a safe distance. There's often little time between the first warning signs, and the first cell conflagrating - and in quick order, all...

There are a lot of alternative suppliers - in our town we have a choice of Openretch (and ISPs using them) or Fibrus. But if OR, they have nothing to do with anything past the fibre-copper NTU. Depending on the ISP, you either use the ISP supplied router, or you use your own. Using the ISP...

That sums it up for me, and these days the fad du jure is to add the "AI" label. In much the same way, while most "smart" things are anything but, I see many "AI" things reported which are anything but - mostly just machine learning. My option for controls is (for the time being) to just put a...

Says the person posting a stat showing hybrids (a form of EV) as twice as likely to be in a fire as petrol by sales. Of course, that infographic is a good example of misleading numbers. By using "per 100k sales", it conveniently ignores the fact that while EV sales have been climbing, the actual...

Pedanticly correct - but the effect is the same, it's an extra insulating layer over the basic core insulation. Once it's removed to allow termination, the cores only have a single layer of insulation.

You can get additives in "gun" or "aerosol" forms. In both cases, you remove the bleed screw or plug, attach the adapter, then inject the additive it - either using a gun as though squeezing put sealant, or using internal pressure in in an "aerosol" style can.

That's more than a bit on the short side. I find it hard the believe that nut 2 or nut 3 won't turn independently. You should be able to undo nut 3 - but might need 3 spanners (and hands) to turn nut 3 while holding "nut 1" (which is the body of the flexy end fitting) and the body of the valve...

Agreed, language changes over time. But that's no excuse for not caring. What irks me more than the sort of thing we're discussing here - is when people make no attempt to follow the extant rules of grammer, and doubly so those with a "it doesn't matter, people know what is meant." The problem...

FWIW I would generally use less for voltage and current, but for volts & amps I'd tend to use fewer and less somewhat interchangeably. I'm as guilty as anyone of making such grammatical errors. But could I suggest it's counterproductive to have threads hijacked into lengthy discussions on...

Well I thought I knew a bit about the risks with Li batteries ... till I went to a talk/presentation last week. Given by someone from the science arm of HSE, he showed some of the research they've been doing. * High failure rates * Failures occur quickly giving little warning - there's a...