Work on our villa.

[smudger]

Absolutely spot on Dominic!

Amazing so many of us remember him in so many ways! Even if it's about toilets John!!

Not sure if his daughter still looks in on this forum, but hope she would be happy that we all still remember him

[JimX]

Alan was a good man, I knew him for many years and was a founder moderator on CL, life is cruel at times.

John down on the bench yesterday, must have missed you by minutes, bit hot for the dog and me so we did not hang around too long.

[Anarita John]

Jim, most evenings there has been a nice breeze. However, have only been doing 4 miles because of the heat. Will be glad when our pool is finally finished. The electrician has got to come to put power into the new pump shed. Then the holes and trenches will need filling with concrete.
They did a pressure test on the new pipework yesterday and left it overnight. No loss of pressure so hopefully no leaks.

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Now going down to Geroskipou Beach for a swim but too hot for a walk. Will go down tonight around 6pm for my walk.

[cyprusmax47]

Will be glad when our pool is finally finished. The electrician has got to come to put power into the new pump shed. Then the holes and trenches will need filling with concrete.
They did a pressure test on the new pipework yesterday and left it overnight. No loss of pressure so hopefully no leaks.

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Wow John, your pool area is looking like a building site. Plenty of work obviously still ahead....

Max

[Anarita John]

The groundwork sub contractors arrived again yesterday to fill in all the trenches, concrete and, today, putting the tiles back. All pipework for the pool has been replaced. Electrician came yesterday and was able to provide power for the new pump room from the pool light, as the builder had originally put in heavy duty cable. Garden where trenches were dug is now back to normal.

Greenair have even put in a contingency backwash system. There is a pipe from the new pumproom in the garden to the edge of the wall. If the backwash pipe from the new pumproom to the old pumproom soakaway ever gets blocked, the second pipe can be used over the wall to a soakaway in our private road.
I cannot praise Greenair and their staff enough. Totally professional and all well qualified. They have kept us informed all the way through the job.

Yesterday we talked to the electrician about other alternative forms of energy. He told us about heat pumps and how we could power our underfloor heating with one. It is something we might think about, after we have evaluated our energy use with our new solar panels. The new pump room has been designed so that a solar pump can easily be fitted, so having one fitted would be our next step if we are using more electricity than we generate.

[daveg]

Thoroughly recommend a heat pump ..had one for ten years...
Constant heat and cheap to run....

[cyprusmax47]

Greenair have even put in a contingency backwash system. There is a pipe from the new pumproom in the garden to the edge of the wall. If the backwash pipe from the new pumproom to the old pumproom soakaway ever gets blocked, the second pipe can be used over the wall to a soakaway in our private road.
I cannot praise Greenair and their staff enough. Totally professional and all well qualified. They have kept us informed all the way through the job.

Yesterday we talked to the electrician about other alternative forms of energy. He told us about heat pumps and how we could power our underfloor heating with one. It is something we might think about, after we have evaluated our energy use with our new solar panels. The new pump room has been designed so that a solar pump can easily be fitted, so having one fitted would be our next step if we are using more electricity than we generate.

Not only a Solar Pool Pump is reducing in a big way the electricity costs but also the maintenance for the pool is much easier to handle. As the pump runs with the sun (also without sun,just slower) all day long, there is much less times to hoover (insects immediately are sucked away through the skimmers) and not to forget you are using less chemicals in the future.

Max

[Jimgward]

Max, surely they are talking about a Air Source Heat Pump? Cost around 2,500euros to heat a large pool, but a cover is needed as well.

[Anarita John]

The electrician was talking about an air source heat pump for our underfloor heating, which is at present run on oil and we do not use because of the cost. Also a solar pump for the swimming pool. We will look closely at our energy consumption when our 5kw solar panels come online and make decisions about our future energy needs based on our consumption.

[cyprusmax47]

The electrician was talking about an air source heat pump for our underfloor heating, which is at present run on oil and we do not use because of the cost. Also a solar pump for the swimming pool. We will look closely at our energy consumption when our 5kw solar panels come online and make decisions about our future energy needs based on our consumption.

I wonder if this electrician told you also that an air source heat pump can also cool your house in the summer. In this case you need a reversible heat pump system. The only concern would be condensation, if the temperature in the circuit is too low.(max 50 Watt/m2!)

Max

[Jimgward]

In Spain, they rarely use Solar energy on homes, Air Source for heating and air-conditioning and for heating pools.

[cyprusmax47]

In Spain, they rarely use Solar energy on homes, Air Source for heating and air-conditioning and for heating pools.

Surprisingly, as in Spain the electricity prices are even higher than in Cyprus and at the beginning of the photo-voltaic boom, Spain was one of the leading countries worldwide concerning PV...

Max

[Anarita John]

Work on the pool almost complete. George is making huge efforts to obtain a liner that matches. Garden has now been put back and all tiles laid. Now just waiting for the liner to be repaired and the pool filled. Have been very impressed with the professionalism of Greenair.

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Above, the main drain is now behind here.

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Our new pump room. Even the holes where the pipes are have been filled, to stop unwanted creatures making a home.

[Anarita John]

Today, all the work on our pool was finally finished. Cannot praise Greenair and their staff enough. The two guys who did all the plumbing work and moving the pump room etc were brilliant. Today, as the pool was being filled, they made sure that the liner was seated correctly.

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The water that was delivered was fantastic to swim in. It came from a very deep well. We will add chemicals tomorrow.

[cyprusmax47]

Looks great now, what a difference to your first pics....

Max