I’m trying again to quit coffee and I think I’ve a much better chance if I’m not doing it alone.
Flexible on what it looks like but ideally daily or near-daily check-ins and some encouragement to each other to help keep on track. 42M based in GMT/UTC but flexible on time.
If you’re also serious about quitting and want someone in your corner DM me 🚀
I’m trying again to quit coffee and I think I’ve a much better chance if I’m not doing it alone.
Your reason for accountability doesn't matter just that you're committed on following through.
Flexible on what it looks like but ideally daily or near-daily check-ins and providing each other encouragement to help keep on track. 42M based in GMT/UTC but flexible on time.
If you want someone in your corner DM me 🚀
I’m trying again to quit coffee and I think I’ve a much better chance if I’m not doing it alone.
Your reason for accountability doesn't matter just that you're committed on following through.
Flexible on what it looks like but ideally daily or near-daily check-ins and providing each other encouragement to help keep on track. 42M based in GMT/UTC but flexible on time.
If you want someone in your corner DM me 🚀
I’m trying again to quit coffee and I think I’ve a much better chance if I’m not doing it alone.
Your reason for accountability doesn't matter just that you're committed on following through.
Flexible on what it looks like but ideally daily or near-daily check-ins and providing each other encouragement to help keep on track. 42M based in GMT/UTC but flexible on time.
If you want someone in your corner DM me 🚀
For context I have a stainless steel frying pan which has a decent solid base (https://postimg.cc/gallery/hQSty4J), I use quite a lot of sunflower or rapeseed oil and have the gas flame on fairly high to try get the browning effect.
When I fry / saute the pieces of beef to try brown them before I transfer to a pot for stewing a fair amount of water can be released initially from the beef which evaporates away after a few minutes. However what I can only describe as a brown film begins to develop on the pan which will eventually turn black if i cook for long enough. It's not little bits of brown it's a film baked into the pan so it's not like I can use the spatula to shift it. But the meat still won't brown or only very marginally browns.
What's going on? Maybe my heat level is wrong, I need to be deglazing more as I go along (usually I only deglaze at the end before I transfer the meat to the pot for stewing), the pan is incorrect (can't afford a new one at the moment), or some other reasons? Any tips?
Hey 42M here. Tried to give up coffee tried loads of times without success it seriously messes with my sleep and focus. Also looking to generally improve daily habits.
I'm looking for someone also motivated and organized committed to daily voice or video check ins to keep on track and doesn't matter your reason (coffee, better diet, exercise etc).
Flexible on time as I work from home I'm in GMT zone. Let me know if interested thanks.
I've asked about a pressurized system already thanks to everyone that responded I now understand it's out of the question for me too big of a job. Re-posting new question on an inline pump in context of my particular set up.
Set up: Given weak mains pressure / flow rate there are 2 tanks in loft feeding the bath cold tap and HW cylinder / bath hot tap. As far as I can determine the electric shower has its own separate feed via the flat roof. Bathroom is on 1st floor of the flat roof extension so there is no loft space above it. There is very limited space below / behind the bath as it's boxed in by tiles. HW cylinder is in a bedroom (which is used) and it would not be realistic to get a pump in there given the noise and there's limited space.
Question: Given the tight space is it technically possible to install either an inline (1) positive pressure (preference) or (2) negative pressure shower pump behind / under the bath tub? Behind / under the bath tub is the only location I can think of given that I can't locate it in the bedroom where the cylinder is (which I understand is the better place to locate it). If it's technically possible, I assume I would need to break off the tiles on the side of the box and replace them after the install with either similar tiles or a plastic covering or the like?
The reason I ask is that I want the HW cylinder to supply the shower as I'm thinking of getting solar panels, also even if I never got panels I'd much prefer to supply shower from the HW cylinder heated by gas boiler rather than using the more costly electric shower (it was already set up this way I the bought the terraced house in Dublin 2 years ago, landlord owned so he was prob less concerned about running costs).
Context: There is very weak mains pressure in my area, I have a gravity fed domestic water system with an electric shower. I was thinking about getting a heat pump + solar panels. However some of the benefit of solar panels is negated if I can't 'sink' some of the energy from the panels in the warmer months into the domestic hot water with my set up as the domestic hot water is not used for showers I have the electric shower.
NB I cannot install an inline pump from the hot water cylinder to the shower unfortunately as it would be too noisy as the cylinder is in a hot press in a bedroom. I would need to convert the system to a pressurized system which I understand is a big job.
Question: Has anyone had an A2W heat pump installed with a gravity fed domestic water / electric shower set up? If so how did you deal with the domestic hot water? Did you convert to a pressurized domestic water system, or use the heat pump solely for space heating, or install an inline pump between the hot water cylinder and shower? (latter is not an option for me)
Set up: I have a gravity fed system, there is very weak mains water pressure (old pipes in my part of city) so there are 2 water tanks in loft feeding both the bath cold water tap and the HW cylinder / bath hot tap.
HW cylinder is in a bedroom on 1st floor (main part of house - water storage tanks directly above it in loft) and the pipes run from the cylinder under the floorboards to the bathroom in next room (in extension) on same floor.
NB - There's no space to get a standard pump in bedroom where the cylinder is (nor would it be realistic with noise in bedroom). As bathroom is on 1st floor of extension there is no loft space above it. There is also very limited to no space below the bath it's boxed in by tiles and space for the pipes is already very, very tight. So not sure is a digital pumped shower an option.
Question:
Is it possible to convert gravity fed system to a pump system - and is it a very big job? When I asked AI in the past it was giving me conflicting answers (it's AI but had to start somewhere) some answers said that with very weak mains pressure a pressurised system may not be an option local Council may not allow it, but that may be just AI gobbledeygook I don't know. I assume for starters I'd need to change the gravity fed cylinder to a non-vented cylinder.
The reason why I ask is that I would like the HW cylinder to supply shower as I'm thinking of getting solar panels - but they're less attractive if I can't supply the shower water from the cylinder.
Set up: I have an electric shower (in the bath tub). EDIT NB - bathroom is in the 1st floor of the extension so there is no loft space above it. Also there is very limited to no space below the bath, it's boxed in by tiles and space for the pipes is very very tight.
Weak water power in the area so there are 2 water tanks in loft feeding both the bath cold water tap and the hot water cylinder which in turn feeds the bath hot tap. Hot water cylinder is in a bedroom and there's no space to get a pump in (nor would it be realistic with noise in bedroom).
Question: I assume it's not possible with that setup to have pumped water from the hot water cylinder such as the pump placed up in the loft ie I assume the pump has to be between the hot water cylinder and the bathroom? Or is it possible to convert the entire house water supply to a pumped system?
The reason why I ask is that I would like the hot water cylinder to supply shower water as I'm thinking of getting solar panels in but they're less attractive if I can't heat the shower water with them.
I think the fees for playing table tennis in the club within driving distance from me are too expensive charging €15 per session, it's the only club within driving distance of me in Dublin. With no annual membership option. It's too expensive for me to play long term even though I enjoy playing it. However maybe this is the norm and fees are expensive elsewhere in Europe?
I'm trying to lose weight by increasing my fiber / protein and reducing sugar. Low effort cheap way to increase my fiber and protein is to eat a tin of red kidney beans.
If I eat my breakfast with the red kidney beans I find I'm hungry for the morning. Whereas if I just eat the breakfast on its own without the kidney beans I'm not usually hungry.
Has anyone else experienced this? Every article I've read has said that beans are supposed to be filling but they have the exact opposite effect for me.
EDIT: just to clarify I eat wheat biscuits and full fat milk for breakfast. Usually keeps me going for a reasonable amount of time. I don't reduce the amount of wheat biscuits I eat when I eat kidney beans.
I'm trying to improve the flavor of vegetable soup.
I'm fairly clueless about stock / broth but I understand it can improve vegetable soup.
I understand that you first roast bones and then put them into a pressure cooker for an hour.
So how about I buy some chicken drumsticks, cut the meat off and then fry off that meat and mix it through the soup (chicken veg soup). And then roast and pressure cook the bones.
Or is it better to leave the meat on the bones and put it all in the pressure cooker?
Or is it worth the effort? Are cubes of stock just as flavourful?
I tried HG professional grout haze remover, also tried various household cleaners. They didn't work. How to remove?
I bought the house two years ago and there has always been a haze on the tiles. I don't know what type of tiles they are or what caused the haze.
Edit: Tiles are prob either porcelain or glazed ceramic.
Context
From Ireland but we have similar housing stock so I'm asking question on this subreddit we don't have a HP subreddit.
I'm considering installing an A2W HP for 1950 mid-terraced house with a sizeable 2 story flat roof extension at the back.
External walls have small amount of dry lined insulation (40MM PIR) .
Main loft 300MM mineral wool insulation. Flat roof extension has small amount of old fiberglass maybe 100mm.
Double glaze windows.
I'd say house is reasonably air tight not draughty.
Gas boiler with fairly large rads.
NB I know more insulation is always better but unfortunately I can't realistically get any more I won't go into why it's mainly technical reasons including space.
I'd get rid of the gas boiler. Plumbing is set up for the electric shower and I don't have space for a big HP hot water cylinder just about enough space for the copper cylinder that's there. So HP would be for room heating only.
I will likely be able to install a very small number of solar panels on the roof with a battery / inverter.
There is a fairly generous grant of €12,500 available at the moment for HP installation which I would hope will fully cover install cost (or at least partially cover it).
Question per title - Anyone installed A2W HP for an okish insulated house like mine (or poorly insulated house views welcome too) - what have the bills been like versus gas / oil CH boiler?
(Two points to add for completeness: I know I can get a heat loss survey for an accurate assessment however it costs about €500 so would like some views here first. Also I have't ruled out an A2A HP, the main downside I see is the multi split big wall units which may look somewhat out of place / ugly in the small rooms, but it being 'on demand' heat is a big plus for a house that hasn't good insulation so haven't rule it out.)
My mid-terraced tiled roof is probably 80 years old but no sign of water ingress anywhere. The odd house around the neighborhood have got their tiles changed.
Question for people with old roof tiles / slate - did you get a survey of roof done first before putting up solar? Did you first replace the tiles / slate?
Having to replace the tiles adds cost changing solar from a no brainer into something I have to think about more.
How was your experience? Did you first replace the felt (or other membrane) first? How were the panels secured to the flat roof? I'm particularly interested in people that had it done on two story flat roofs, less so on single story as single story is far easier to access.
Also I checked I am planning compliant for solar on flat roof so no need to comment on planning law thanks.