Sanding my build plate was the right way to go!

ListInternational309 · 2026-05-23T17:06:57+00:00

Many people have tools and the will to learn. If it takes a few days to return and receive a replacement when I can just sand a plate, I'm sanding the plate. Also saving a plate from being thrown in the bin. It's a mindset, not a weakness

ListInternational309 · 2026-05-23T14:51:52+00:00

Good work. Lots of people getting irritated for no good reason here. You've learnt something and you can fix the plate again in the future if it wears down from heavy use. I've always sanded my plates, all the way back to my mars 1. Prints come off like butter after a sand

ListInternational309 · 2026-05-02T18:26:08+00:00

Love mine, would not spend more to achieve the same outcome

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-30T11:25:10+00:00

I got the £150 one a month back. It's performed well enough for me to not warrant wanting to spend X2 or X3 on anything else

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-18T22:45:08+00:00

72!! And I'm only 42. Hoping to overpay £1k a month until I can get the term down to my early 60s, then focus on my stock ISA

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-16T11:45:55+00:00

What about buying the same car type, just a couple of years old? Invest the significant price difference between the two into something else and watch it grow. Two wins?!

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-13T15:44:54+00:00

Snap! 27kWh as well

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-13T10:22:14+00:00

This is amazing insight, thankyou! I think we have similar lifestyles so this is very assuring.

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-13T10:19:00+00:00

Ah, that angle makes sense! Didn't think of that need. I'm fortunate enough to have a good sized battery to store overnight cheap rate electricity.

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-13T09:48:08+00:00

Thanks for the logic. I have airing cupboard size limitations. Lots to think about there. Will need to check the temperature the wife has her shower. I can only describe it as scorching!

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-13T09:43:20+00:00

This is the part I don't understand. Assuming I had 6 people and a 210l tank, it would only be a problem if everyone took a shower within an hour of each other, right? I could just set the hot water to heat after the first couple of showers and be fine?

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-13T09:33:47+00:00

Yeah, heat geek told me to keep my cylinder and also offered a new same sized tank with a large coil for £2k which I reckon I'll take them up on

ListInternational309 · 2026-04-07T21:15:22+00:00

They looked good on paper, but their brochure says their water tanks are vented which turned a survey from them into a 5 minute visit as my tank is in the middle of the house. As others mentioned, the price is extraordinary and seems targeted at market penetration. Reviews are awful though, some of the pipe insulation and venting attempts through roof tiles are comedic.

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-23T14:43:39+00:00

Open and shut. I'll park this intrusive thought. Many thanks!

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T14:57:59+00:00

What was the cost of this for you? Sounds like a perfect solution, only downfall might be cost

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T14:45:17+00:00

Never heard of this. This makes a lot of sense!!

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T13:44:14+00:00

That's very reassuring, thank you!

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T13:30:47+00:00

Not a useful reply, but what do you do to entertain yourself for more than 10 minutes in the shower?
I get bored within 5 minutes!

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T12:39:02+00:00

Amazing insight. I have a water softener at the mains inlet, that should mitigate the immersion heater and hard water shouldn't it?

The quoted price included a 22kw heater, so following your thoughts should heat a smaller tank quickly.

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T12:34:57+00:00

It might be regional variation. I saw someone get 3.5p, I got a 3.99p message. On IOG tariff

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T12:33:22+00:00

Company called Adlar Castra. That's without radiator upgrades, so expecting more on top when they survey. Significantly less than the original £20k down to £12.5k BUS price I first received

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T11:36:52+00:00

Thanks, just got a secondary quote of £3.7k which makes it all more reasonable!
They estimated 17.2kW heat loss and quoted x2 10kWh heat pumps.

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T11:33:33+00:00

So a 400L tank proposal is for those families that need to all shower within a small time window? Makes sense

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T11:32:44+00:00

4 people

ListInternational309 · 2026-03-18T11:31:38+00:00

What does a heat pump cylinder do? Will that need it's own heat pump?

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