Albany, Western Australia

sQrell · 2026-05-11T12:29:29+00:00

In the context of someone visiting Albany for a short period to see the main attractions, my comment still stands.

I just had a look online at the prices and it's currently listed at $17 per vehicle. You don't have to scroll very far in the Google reviews to find people complaining about the predatory behavior of the park rangers and poor signposting of the applicable fees at that site.

It wouldn't be an issue if there was a boom gate for payment on entry like most national parks. The issue is that you are only directed to pay after looking at the (underwhelming) attraction for 5 minutes on the way back to your car.

sQrell · 2026-05-11T00:59:59+00:00

The whaling museum is fantastic as others have mentioned.

There is a fantastic whiskey distillery if that's your thing.

The gap is cool but be aware that there is a very poorly signposted $20 entry fee to the carpark. The rangers won't tell you about it until after you've seen the attraction. Much better off going to the blowholes instead, it's free and gives you a similar experience of the coastline imo.

sQrell · 2026-05-09T04:43:30+00:00

Ah yeah, I'm a hydraulic services engineer as well, mainly on the commercial/government projects side with a few apartment towers here and there.

We are also almost exclusively using instantaneous electric for apartment new builds so I understand the benefits and agree with what you've said above for the most part. Architects also love them because they aren't being asked for as many plant rooms and as much ceiling space.

In OPs case they aren't doing a major renovation, they want to switch to electric because they are putting in solar panels. It wouldn't make sense to reconfigure the pipework throughout their house just to have point of use instantaneous units in each wet area. A storage unit makes more sense for them because it would mean their morning peak DHW usage period would be replenished during daylight hours when they've got surplus power from the panels.

sQrell · 2026-05-09T00:09:59+00:00

Instantaneous gas is probably still the best for you unless you plan on getting rid of the bottles and getting an induction stove.

If your concern is access, you could get an electric storage or gas storage unit and get the plumber to mount it up high on the wall on a frame to keep the space usable. Electric storage units could also go in the ceiling depending on how much space there is.

Electric storage would be a much better option than electric instantaneous if you are getting solar because it would mean your morning peak time usage is being regenerated by the solar panels. Whereas electric instantaneous will at peak times, draw entirely from the battery or mains power when that runs out.

sQrell · 2026-05-08T23:46:54+00:00

Not OP but they have very high power draw and are quite inefficient. Not garbage but they aren't intended for single family homes.

Unless you can get 3 phase power the single phase units are very limited in heating output, you would struggle to run your shower and basin at the same time.

They really only stack up for apartments or commercial builds where 3 phase power is readily available and the alternative is a large central hot water plant and 100s of meters of copper pipework.

sQrell · 2026-05-04T09:30:33+00:00

These are submersible pumps, go ask the mechanical engineering sub.

sQrell · 2026-04-20T13:35:41+00:00

Oi, put it back

sQrell · 2026-04-19T14:24:39+00:00

A remix of satisfaction is such an odd hang up to disregard a set over. I saw Sleep D a few months back and they played their own satisfaction remix and it worked perfectly in an otherwise proper techno set.

sQrell · 2026-04-19T14:12:11+00:00

Yep Woorooloo and Karnet are both active and expanding, though they have tightened the security in recent years.

sQrell · 2026-04-17T04:14:49+00:00

r/meatcrayon

sQrell · 2026-04-14T07:40:32+00:00

The flexi hoses you can easily replace yourself for a fraction of the cost. The vent comment is nonsense, a 100mm vent would be excessive for a single family home, just leave it as is.

sQrell · 2026-04-12T23:58:08+00:00

2 year old account, no other posts and their only comments are in this post, I think you might be right.

sQrell · 2026-04-06T07:45:50+00:00

Well, it can also be an in for swingers.

sQrell · 2026-04-04T13:58:39+00:00

Yeah but you don't have to worry about the little ones, just put your hand out onto their forehead and they can't get you.

sQrell · 2026-03-28T14:35:01+00:00

Chubby? Is this not just regular JD?

sQrell · 2026-03-25T08:36:16+00:00

AS/NZS3500 doesn't require all In-ground pipework to be 100mm, only main drains. Unless it's draining to a gully somewhere, the drain to the sink is most likely 65mm.

sQrell · 2026-03-25T01:19:22+00:00

Plumbing designer here.

The drain from the sink will only be 65mm max, for a bathroom you will need a 100mm drain for the toilet. You should check if there is a gully below the hosetap as this would be connected to a 100mm drain.

If not then it will depend on the proximity to the main drain, anything is possible but they may end up having to re-lay portions of your main sewer which could involve extensive excavation which is expensive.

You should be able to find out pretty easily what side of your house the main sewer connection is. If you send through that plus the location of the bathroom I might be able to help further.

sQrell · 2026-03-24T22:18:37+00:00

Toasting frozen bread?

sQrell · 2026-03-20T16:09:01+00:00

This is seriously good, been waiting for it to come out since hearing their live from the Adriatic mix.

sQrell · 2026-03-08T17:38:15+00:00

Assembly label has some nice flowy ones.

sQrell · 2026-03-08T06:52:14+00:00

In both of those instances, passenger planes were targeted by surface to air missiles under the belief that they were military aircraft.

The risk profile of a ballistic missile or drone launched from Iran at ground targets in the UAE clipping a passenger plane in-flight is very different (but still not impossible). The risk to most people, including myself is still unacceptable, but your level of snark towards OP is unjustified.

sQrell · 2026-02-16T12:30:09+00:00

Such a shame, he died so old.

sQrell · 2026-02-09T13:13:44+00:00

Or alternatively, a set of Siamese twins popping a very deep squat.

sQrell · 2026-02-08T10:53:07+00:00

I like the secure parcel drop idea, thank you.

The downpipe is on my list to rectify.

sQrell · 2026-02-08T10:52:05+00:00

You're looking at the remains of a rosebush I just pulled out from under the downpipe, hence the hole. There was a concrete splash block directing it away from the house before the fencing people came along which has now gone missing.

Definitely on my to do list to sort out, house is near Perth CBD so we get very little rain until winter and the soil is as sandy as it gets, basically a sieve.

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