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ya, with 8kw you don't get so close to maxing it out which is also reassuring not sitting thinking what else is on when you hit an appliance or tool. We have gas geysers and a gas oven for cooking dinner. But the mrs has a big electric oven for baking so she can bake in the afternoons no issues at all. It also runs all my tools happily except the welder.

We have the same one, it is a great inverter. 8kw might seem a lot, and yes it probably is, but it allows for a bit more expansion than the 5,5kw would further down the line which is crucial for us off grid...

Remember your protein shake, is not just protein and not all "protein shakes" are the same. Mass gainers have like 70% carbs and 20% protein so having them during and before will also help fuel you. A lot of the recovery shakes are similar balance. Other more pure whey options are nearly 80% protein so there is a massive difference.(especially in the smells you can produce after ingestion) You also need to decide what you are needing it for. I know when my endurance training load is high I dip into the mass gainers a lot just to get the calories in and maintain the input to output balance. When I have specific targets like strength/speed and building specific muscle then I use the whey, a lot of them have a little bit of creatine is well. But I have always used as post workout to get easily digestible protein directly after training...

Ya, same goes for rechargeable tool batteries, seen videos of non genuine tool lithium batteries that went boom on chargers in garages. That is a moerse battery. We are clear of grid on 14,6kwh battery, 3 people between a small house and an 80sqm cottage. Battery is between 40 and 50% most mornings. But GP winter should be better for us with guaranteed sunlight. We have only gone to backup power once or twice and even then precautionary not necessary. I think the Cape with rain and winter might be a a good reason to go with the 28,6kwh.

route and info pack was sent last night

What I have also noticed popping up with nearly 4 months non stop load shedding is the generators and their maintenance. You need to time it perfect to get the tech there ready for a full 4 hour break to service the generator between load shedding and hope it is cool enough for them to work on especially for major services. It is that or paying overtime for them to do it during the night. I have heard a few horror stories around generators the last few weeks. Including a major head office evacuation because the generator over heated and set off the fire alarm.

the bike I have on the trainer has a Shimano XT 11 Speed MTB derailleur and shifter with a shimano 11 speed road cassette. It shifts with no issues at all.

we sit with easy 5-7kw we could sell for most of the day. But selling the power would never cover the line rental/network charges so sorry to the neighbors...

Look if they can source a cheaper meter then that will be great, but if it is not financially viable then it is not financially viable. The meter's should not cost the solar owners a cent, we have paid line rentals and network charges for a long time and the meter is part of the network so they can upgrade that. The other issue with selling solar power back to the grid is that there is no way I am pushing power from my battery into the grid. Direct from the panels is one thing but not from the battery. Which means we will have a lovely supply of power during the day(great for businesses) but for homeowners when the peak is evenings and early mornings the issue will still be there.

50k for a fork, shock, group set, carbon wheels and cockpit is not a huge amount on money to play with either... If you take a similar priced Specialized - https://www.specialized.com/za/en/epic-expert/p/205826?color=349283-205826 That is GX vs the Titan XX1, the fork is also quite a bit higher spec. The titan has a carbon handlebar vs the aluminum on the Specialized. For reference, the 75k titan is specced similar to the 135k Specialised. On paper hard to beat and really I have really enjoyed my lower spec version a lot, it was a purchase with my head, but I can't walk by it without having a 2nd quick glance back at it now

I had the same thing when I was running Rouvy off a phone with bluetooth and a kickr 1. It is happier now with a pc. I also used to double record, record power hr, speed etc on my garmin and then have it all on rouvy as well. I think if there are too many options then it does battle.

This^^^ And the bakkie builder brigade know how to cut a corner all too well... I am quite a fan of watching an Aussie program called the Block. Just cool to see styling and building etc. But I see the regulations they have to follow in that show. A lot of our local builders would be kicked off site in the first week...

Also if you openwater swimming alone, it is a good idea to get a swim buoy. Just keeps you visible to boats, gives you something to hold if you tire as well. All round good idea. Also get one with the drybag option so you have somewhere to keep your keys safe and with you.

I have been eyeing out one of these for a while now, not badly priced... https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/DMP180ZX

Obviously I struck a few nerves here. I tend to do it. More so on a Monday when I am off caffeine. There is a trend of bad stats that really irritated me, understanding the mechanisms of capturing data is also an undertone that gets me a bit on edge. It is just me and how I are. I hate stats that I don't really agree with or ones that can be potentially harmful. If you look at the statshunter example first page you can see it is gamified to get you doing more and more longer rides with a hint at 4km to get to the next level. It is not really sustainable for most and it is not really contextualized so you could have a youngster riding schools XC now trying to get over a 100 on the eddington. But imagine how well they could perform on a structured training plan. Those sunday fun rides are a lot more enjoyable when you smash them. It is a lot more fun hurting the regular riding buddies because you trained like a fox all week. It also leaves you more time for other things. I guess for me striving to be better is part of my enjoyment. I may be a millenial, but it is not about being scared to whip it out and compare. It is about comparing something that adds value, to something that arguable does not. My job is around data and analytics so I do take this stuff seriously. What does irritate me a lot though, are misleading or illogical stats. A bit like what I said in the thread about Toyota upgrading security on their cars in Dec. There are multiple articles saying how Toyotas are the most stolen vehicle along with Polo's in SA. But very few of them point out that they also happen to be the biggest % of the vehicle population. None of those articles normalize the vehicle thefts by the vehicle population so we can't actually get a good understanding of the risk. You see stats are sneaky, much like maps, they are lovely to manipulate and tell the story you want. Yes the Erdington is an interesting number, what it does is provide a value to the correlation of number of rides vs distance. If you have a balanced program and are consistent for years it should slowly reach your usual long ride distance. But really it is not that good at describing anything of value. Hence my original, albeit slightly harsh initial statement. See stats like this make me happy, good stats with reasonable insights

would you need a number to share around and discuss publically to show how much you enjoy riding your bike? Or would you just be out riding your bike instead...

sounds like an absolute joke of a metric to me. Honestly like strava year in sport it is just measuring digits. You should be looking at metrics that show the quality sessions you are doing. Because far too many do a lot of junk miles just to have a good topline number to swing around at the coffee table after yet another junk mile ride on sat morning...

The POE is so you can power certain wifi devices and the lan port is to accept lan signal in from modem. We have an outdoor wifi modem, gives you like 3km of wifi in a 45deg angle. The powersupply is indoors with a POE fitting and the lan cable from the modem/switch and then it just has a lan cable up to the unit on a pole which powers and gives the lan signal. Quite a useful thing

We run 3 of them currently. A 5l for the kitchen and laundry - It is just outside the 2 rooms so they instantly get hot water A 15L on the cottage - because we got it on special A 12l on the house bathroom - because a 16l is overkill There is a compromise in that you do need to fiddle with settings when you run mixer taps. They restrict flow and you can end up shutting off the gas geyser and then end up with a cold buzz to make sure you are awake. If the flow of water through the geyser drops too low it shuts off, becasue the geyser restricts flow if you have 50/50 cold and hot water flow then the higher cold pressure pushes back and stops the hot water flow and geyser turns off. So you always need more hot water flowing than cold. Settings wise - we use a low gas setting and higher flow rate. Ideally we found if the water exits the geyser at around 45-50deg then you end up using mostly the hot water and then you get good flow to keep the geyser running and have some heat adjustment where needed. The pain is with a mixer having to start the shower on full hot to get the ignition and then get it to were you want it. Our water pressure however is very very good. Or tank is about 18m off the ground on a stand so I am not sure how that affects things. Always have a spare bottle on hand, because nothing gets the mrs more angry than telling her that the gas is done. Thankfully with a few geysers we can always steal a tank from another one or the braai. Positives - Unlimited hot water - with one bathroom we have had 8 people shower one after the other and no complaints about hot water running out. We often need a lot of hot water to warm 40+L of milk for the calves when the power is out at the dairy side. We can fill 2 x 40L drums in 5mins at 75degrees and then do it again 10mins later to clean the milking system. Costing - Gas geyser costs a fraction of an electric geyser outright. I had to replumb the whole house anyway so it was cheaper than putting in an electric one anyway. Damage risk - no geyser in the ceiling means that there won't be a burst geyser destroying a ceiling and or flooding a house. You do have the risks around gas but that is part of the trade. The ones we have(totai) all run batter igniters which means no issues from load shedding, just always have spares( or have multiple geysers and pilfer batteries if needed.) Water usage - by having a geyser outside various wet areas, you don't have water running for ages before the hot water gets there. We saw quite a drastic drop in our water usage. This is massive for the solar finance industry. For us- our repayments on 8kw invertor, 12x 550w panels and a 14,5kwh battery were equivalent to our eskom bill( the line rentals are massive). But if the increase affects the network and service charges it will mean that the breakeven point on solar vs eskom will move from around 5 years, to around 4 years. That will be a major tipping point. If the solar is paid off after 4 years and it is all warranty till 10 years it just makes the business case that much stronger.

It is a very rewarding job refurbishing an old plane like that. I have got 3 that I have redone and I use them all a lot.

Centurion Gate motors can't work if there is a faulty battery. The motors runs on the battery only and the charger can't power it alone. Not sure about their garage motors though

1/8 of a viagra a day, just so I don't pee on my feet...

you should add a column with the method of making money... Low carb, keto, paleo - Books low fat - Veg and chicken salesmen Weight Watchers - Scales and club Juice diet - Books and Juicers Intermittent Fasting, low calorie diet - the local Maccas when you break the diet...

Ya and a gas geyser is cheaper to buy, uses less energy, never runs out of hot water. We have a small one for the kitchen and another by the bathroom. Also means using less water as you don't wait for hot water to get to the tap as the geysers are right outside the wet areas.

Most are just not capable of it, usually due to situation/time/family/lack of self hate. But at a top line, energy can only transfer between kinetic and potential energy so you can burn more or ingest less. It is easy to ingest too much, it is harder to burn more... As a bachelor I was really really bad. I would wake up and smash a massive bowl of pap porridge(full of sugar), have 5 cups of coffee with 3 sugars each, I would only drink coke, or energade. I would have 3 processed cheese sandwiches on white bread for lunch, takeaway for dinner every day and 1-2 protein shakes a day. I lived that way for 18months and maintained a steady weight. I was also still rather lean tipping the scales at ±64kg. I was running every morning and gym/swim/bike every night so the output was enough. I also was just entering anything and everything so I raced every weekend and most weeks at least 1 night race. So it can be done, but it takes a lot to do it. As soon as relationships, responsibilities etc came along then it all became more challenging. But the bottom line, I know for a fact for a short time it can definitely be done. Then again for short term most diets can also work. I also got injured and trained through 3 injuries in that time. It is also interesting because I do a lot less training now and I am faster and fitter because it is not just junk miles it is structured focused training. But back to the saying- it is not impossible, it just takes a lot to be able to out train a diet.