Just how much cheaper us the resident tarrif compared to non resident? I just divided my bill (over two months) by my usage, and arrived at just under 28 cents per kwh.How would that change if I became resident?
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(Re Woodburners )Are CO detectors widely available and mandatory as in the UK? I reckon we all should have them. Not seen them locally.
Fri, 12/14/2012 - 16:44
I was just about to wire up my workshop to the ENEL box this morning and discovered that the LIVE (Brown) and the EARTH wires are connected together at the meter tails, I was expecting the NEUTRAL and the EARTH wires to be connected together, has
Sun, 12/02/2012 - 06:48
I'm running the latest firefox but the website is painfully slow (and has been for a month or two) -any comments?
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 16:08
Just tasted the latest batch of our home made orange liqueur, absolutely fantastic, bright , bright, orange (just like tartrasine ho ho!
Mon, 05/09/2011 - 15:37
Just wondering how feasible it is to buy a container and fill it with stuff in the UK and ship it out to Puglia? I rather thought I could use it as a workshop / store afterwards...but is it a runner??
Mon, 11/15/2010 - 15:40
I wondered if anyone could explain how to calculate the car tax in Italy, I know it is to do with horse power etc but is there a useful website like our own DVL site which can allow one to find out how much tax is paid on say....
Mon, 11/09/2009 - 14:10
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Is hiring a car really much more expensive than keeping and garaging a car? We get some good deals with 'Sicily by car".
I love you London lass!
It's deja vu all over again..
Sadly not Badger.The simplest, easiest and cheapest way to reduce your carbon footprint is to reduce your energy consumption no need to pay extra for so called green premiums or carbon offsets-they are just a diddle aimed at well meaning (generally middle class) consumers. Air conditioning and heated pools are not really necessary even in Southern Italy -an outdoor shower is as decadent as I'm prepared to get I'm afraid!
3kw supply should be adequate for most people and cerainly more sustainable, basically we should all strive to have a smaller carbon footprint, not because of the hype about climate change but simply because it makes sense to use our resources sparingly for our grand children's sake-here endeth the sermon..
I thought a 3kw or thereabout solar set up would be just dandy, after the initial outlay it's free electricity for the rest of my life and a small income too, ideal for someone living on around 1000 euro a month. What's not to like?
It's just an insulated tank with an immersion heater (1.2kw) that hangs on the wall,you can get various sizes, 30l, 40l, 80l Tthe 80l one takes around 4 hours to warm up and stays warm for ages, a tank of water would cost about 80 cents at current prices (ouch) .http://www.maintstore.com/home.aspx?FID=13&PID=167715 Leroy Merlin often have them on special offer
No Atessa, this happened to a near neighbour, yes the black tubing idea is very simple DIY but we have a rustica house and we do not intend to putanything moveable of value in the house until we relocate, septic tanks,french drains,DPCs and insulation are pretty difficult to steal. We have been forced to do much more DIY than we intended because our little pot of dosh became quickly depleted because we kept getting ripped off by expensive builders who thought I was Berlusconi. The builders are lovely and good and if we win the lottery we'll be using them again, but in the meantime it's just me and the missus. Tell us more about your project.
At least that heat pump thingy can't be nicked very easily, although for 100 euro you can get a wee electric scaldobagno and save 900 euros to boot, then when you move permanently go the whole hog with the solar thermal. By the way, my old bit of black tubing gets very hot indeed in the summer and the hot water is free, but obviously it's only useful over the summer. It all depends on your plans of course. We intend to live frugally and greenly with only a three kw supply so probably won't be using any kind of heat pump, but obviously the solar PV option is very,very attractive!
Don't send checks (sic) in the post.