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Will look through all the info and let you know. They seemed to range from approx 1k to 8K depending on the output required. Any ideas what kW you need?

If anybody is interested I obtained lots of information on renewable energy, wind turbines, wood pellet boilers, solar pv etc etc. from the All Energy exhibition in Aberdeen. Just drop me a mail with any questions and I will sort through the big pile of literature to see if I can help.

I've never heard of this type of system before. I will investigate this and when I find some information I will post it back here. Many thanks for the responses.

If you can offer any alternatives that would be great. We have no mains gas and don't really want oil.

We are looking to buy an old solid fuel rayburn and would like it to be able to run the hot water and underfloor heating. Does anybody know if you can retro fit a boiler to a Rayburn?

We are planning to be as self sufficient as possible for our food but due to our location right by the sea I'm not sure how well vegetables will grow outside. Therefore we have decided to get as large a polytunnel as possible. I confess to being a polytunnel virgin. Could anybody tell me what vegeta...

Thanks everyone for your warm welcome.
The postman arrived today and we have got planning permission. The real fun is just about to begin.
Accept my apologies now there could be quite a few posts looking for help.

I was trying to find a username that hadn't been used on ebay. We have two whippets and most of the time I am confused, hence the name.

Quick message to say hello. Currently living in Hawkhurst, Kent but relocating to Caithness, Scotland were will be attempting to be as self sufficient as possible. We are building a new house and will be rainwater recycling, using solar hot water, wind turbines and growing all our own vegetables. Th...