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Forum: Portugal
Jun 21st 2025, 4:04 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,846
Posted By MrBife

Re: satellite dish and Astra

Solar concentrator for a sterling engine Video Here
Forum: Portugal
Apr 14th 2025, 9:49 am
Replies: 4
Views: 682
Posted By MrBife

Re: Floorplans

And hope he/she is not a member of this forum !
Forum: Portugal
Nov 18th 2024, 6:36 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,383
Posted By MrBife

Re: Advice on Electric heaters (WiFi controlled if possible)

Leroy, Worten, etc have a lot of these at the moment and you may find a 'Black Friday' discount if you are quick. None are energy efficient, if it says 2000 watts on the box then it uses 2kw of...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 2nd 2024, 11:20 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,737
Posted By MrBife

Re: Water sourced heat pumps

May I suggest 'Geothermal Heat Pump' or 'Ground Source Heat Pump' as useful search terms for your research? Lot's of info to discover via Google and YouTube
Forum: Portugal
Aug 2nd 2024, 10:05 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 883
Posted By MrBife

Re: Issues with holiday Let company as a Homeowner

If the original repair to the shower tray held up right through 2023 season then it's a little unfair to claim now that it wasn't done properly. The neighbor below you has to make their own direct...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 26th 2024, 10:02 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,487
Posted By MrBife

Re: Swimming Pool - monthly water top-up costs - approx.

The cost is not unlikely for buying in 60m3 but that is way too much water in a month for just a pool and there is something wrong either with the pool itself or somewhere else so the first job is to...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 12th 2024, 9:08 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,566
Posted By MrBife

Re: Water and electricity connection for rustic land

I think they are, they just lack the resources to react quickly, But they will react if only out of deference to all the folks who go through the planning malarky and do things properly.
Forum: Portugal
Jul 12th 2024, 9:01 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,374
Posted By MrBife

Re: Sourcing rental property in the Algarve

Suggest you first choose where you want to be and then contact the main Property Management companies in that area. You will have to show up in person, nothing happens online or via email and then...
Forum: Portugal
May 22nd 2024, 5:51 am
Replies: 11
Views: 4,292
Posted By MrBife

Re: Experience of selling electricity back to grid

I installed a dozen solar panels a year ago and researched this option. The best offer I could find at the time was 4 cents per KWH and my decision at the time was that I would prefer to just use my...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 29th 2024, 6:15 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,319
Posted By MrBife

Re: Ring / Nest / Arla

From my fairly limited experience of Nest, the subscription can be in any country where they will accept it and the doorbell (or other gadget) can be almost anywhere in the world since the connection...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 28th 2024, 1:24 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,319
Posted By MrBife

Re: Ring / Nest / Arla

Ring Door bell is owned by Amazon and is a bit old tech as there are other products in the market with better spec and lower cost (you have to pay a subscription as well as buying the device). All of...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 28th 2024, 1:13 am
Replies: 4
Views: 643
Posted By MrBife

Re: Helium pump for balloons

Helium comes in pressurised Gas Bottles from a specialist gas company. Not sure if you need any special licensing to buy it but it's certainly available from Gasin...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 22nd 2024, 6:07 am
Replies: 6
Views: 799
Posted By MrBife

Re: Visit to the GP

My feelings on this subject have changed a lot recently as (probably like you) I left it to others to decide what tests I needed and just let them get on with it. I realized more recently that...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 18th 2024, 7:24 am
Replies: 43
Views: 4,308
Posted By MrBife

Re: Britons abroad for more than 15 years can vote again!

Once you have registered and been accepted - you get a confirmation letter. You need to provide a 'renewal declaration' every three years for which they send a reminder.

Initially, you are...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 4th 2024, 12:41 am
Replies: 26
Views: 4,375
Posted By MrBife

Re: Meo!!

I signed up with Telecel a few decades ago and experienced the integration/merger of Racal and the start of Vodafone both in UK and in Portugal at much the same time. In my opinion it's a well run...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 4th 2024, 12:03 am
Replies: 16
Views: 7,006
Posted By MrBife

Re: uk expat communities.

The data from Red Eric is interesting and shows that there are a lot of Brits here in Portugal but you shouldn't assume any of them will prioritize on rushing to be your buddy as many are busy...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 16th 2024, 5:18 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,976
Posted By MrBife

Re: Specialist appointments with SNS

Neither have I, I just pay privately 'as I go' and reckon if I total up the premiums I would have paid to the insurance company I have saved €50k+ over the years! Enough for a stent or two if it...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 15th 2024, 5:59 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,976
Posted By MrBife

Re: Specialist appointments with SNS

Having been some of the way down the 'stent' path I can only thank my GP for suggesting that I check out the videos from Dr Eric Berg on YouTube ('stents may be the patch, but whats the fix' being a...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 14th 2024, 4:11 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,976
Posted By MrBife

Re: Specialist appointments with SNS

My advice would be different .. since good health is (to me anyway) about the most important issue there is, cough up a few euro, go private, get the info and advice you need, so you can act on it...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 7th 2023, 10:47 am
Replies: 2
Views: 930
Posted By MrBife

Re: No more holiday rentals?

The AL idea is a political gambit led by those in power within the hotel industry that see self-catered 'beds' as taking a slice of their business. These people have sufficient power and influence...
Forum: Portugal
May 19th 2023, 5:16 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,524
Posted By MrBife

Re: Ryanair. STD to LIS more expensive that LIS to STD

Conspiracy theory stuff now ! Assuming you are in Portugal, have you tried getting a quote for the UK to PT journey using a VPN that places you in UK ? (Or asked a friend already there to login...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 25th 2023, 4:59 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,778
Posted By MrBife

Re: Skynet telecommunications Algarve

If there is no fibre in your area then that's taken for granted but look at their 4G package - as long as you have reasonable GSM signal you will get workable speeds
Forum: Portugal
Apr 25th 2023, 3:04 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,778
Posted By MrBife

Re: Skynet telecommunications Algarve

When I check the Blu website for fibre availability at my own house it says ... ' Lamentamos mas não existe, de momento, viabilidade técnica para levar a nossa fibra' Sorry - no viability for...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 23rd 2023, 5:52 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,778
Posted By MrBife

Re: Skynet telecommunications Algarve

If you are lucky then you may be in an area served by Lazer Telecom Fibre - you can check your coverage here (https://lazertelecom.com/coverage-map/)
Forum: Portugal
Apr 23rd 2023, 5:43 am
Replies: 17
Views: 4,801
Posted By MrBife

Re: White Bread Flour

Ask at your local bakery, they buy in big sacks but would surely weigh you off a smaller quantity (and give you proper yeast too !) - the danger of imported product from Canada being that it could be...
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