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    “Wind turbine opportunity: good or bad?

    There have been various polls of home owners over the last few years showing the opposite and even an improving trend, for example this from last year - “The polling, which was carried out for Wind Energy Ireland by Interactions Research, also found that 58 per cent would support the...
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    Buying new place before selling current home - is this wise?

    We did it, found it very convenient for the run up to the move and move itself, you have a huge amount of flexibility. The Sale Agreed period was less convenient as we were having to return to the house to check it, mow, worry about damage etc. On balance though I would recommend it.
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    200k Investment - sell property or not and then invest?

    The timelines are different - property doesn’t fall in value too often but can stay down a long time, the stock market falls fairly frequently but recovers quickly (<1 year for the S&P500) - but personally I’d weigh the risks of capital loss with both investments about equal, neither should...
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    200k Investment - sell property or not and then invest?

    Dublin house prices dropped 56% in the 2008 crash and recovered 15 years later. Apartments were down 65%, did not check if they’re yet to recover, probably not.
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    200k Investment - sell property or not and then invest?

    There are other great threads on the forum discussing ETFs vs direct shares/ITs, probably best to keep the discussion there as I and others would not necessarily agree, but as you say it depends.
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    Connecting a printer to two different networks?

    Yep. You might have to do some tinkering to get things working the way you want them though, because the computer is going to choose one of those connections for all Internet bound traffic and it may choose the wrong one. But that’s all configurable through network interface and routing priorities.
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    200k Investment - sell property or not and then invest?

    I sold an apartment a few years back for similar reasons and put the money in an ETF. I have not dreamed of being a landlord again for a single moment. The S&P500 had an average return of 11% over the last 50 years, which may not be quite as good as your apartment when you factor in capital...
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    Setting up Home Lab - Mini PC vs Refurbed Server hardware?

    Yeah very strange decision, that free tier was the entry point for lots of us to becoming VMware fans, now only their main enterprise competitor HyperV has a free (long trial) version. Guess it won’t be the first piece of good software bought and killed accidentally!
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    Can transfer of property happen when a burden charge is on register/folio?

    We had a JM removed unilaterally on an apartment block a few years ago that was older than the 10-12 year limit, it took 4 months and was complete radio silence until it actually happened. The parties to the JM are given notice and a period of time to respond (28 days was suggested), so it’s not...
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    Any reason to NOT opt in to 'smart meter services' ..?

    bonkers.ie could really do with buying energypal.ie and adding it to their system for providing recommendations, it would be a fantastic feature to help un-bamboozle us all on smart plans!
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    New Conservatory -- conflicting quotes

    The message there is that the €41k builder does not want the job - it's too small, they're too busy etc - but will do it if you're throwing money at them. Second quote sounds like it's more in the right ballpark.
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    Setting up Home Lab - Mini PC vs Refurbed Server hardware?

    ESXi is free for individual servers yes. It is very much an enterprise product, so you might find it struggles to run on non-server hardware, but you have nothing to lose by trying it out. You will make a bootable DVD or USB key to get ESXi installed, there's a basic GUI to get it setup with...
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    Setting up Home Lab - Mini PC vs Refurbed Server hardware?

    Really depends on what you're trying to learn and why. If you're trying to become more familiar with business/enterprise environments, then I would start with VMware ESXi as the base as it's by far the most common, although you do see more of HyperV these days. If you're not too interested in...
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    How do I know if Heat Recovery Unit is working as it should?

    What size is your house and do you know the exact model of the unit? Did you get a design document for the install by any chance, it might list the location of each vent along with how much air each room required. The installer should have balanced the system using the fan speed and aperture...
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    How do I know if Heat Recovery Unit is working as it should?

    I self-installed a couple of these in my house recently. They are fairly quiet, although when they detect humidity (which not all models will by the way!) and ramp up if I listen carefully I can hear them in the bathroom that is close to the unit, further away rooms are virtually silent. If you...
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    About to put €200k into a Zurich pension - is this fund mix 'OK'?

    Just so that not every reply you get causes you a heart attack, I started a Zurich Exec Pension around the same age as you. Initially I was splitting it over Prisma 5/6, Indexed Top Tech 100, 5*5 Europe and International Equity Fund. More recently I have been allocating my contributions 100% to...
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    Setting up Home Lab - Mini PC vs Refurbed Server hardware?

    For a test lab you're not going to notice much performance difference between 'server hardware' and a high spec PC. The differences you will notice though are that server hardware tends to be bigger, noisier, hotter, complex and much more expensive to buy and run. The only reason I'd go with...
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    Electric Car Value Trade In. Please Help

    That wasn't the suggestion. The point being made is that it takes a huge amount of energy to drive at higher speeds, so people need to be aware that their fill of petrol/diesel/electricity that would get them 450km range around a city might get them half that at motorway speeds. This is...
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    Electric Car Value Trade In. Please Help

    That's frustrating to hear. Even the longest range 62kWh Leaf would only barely manage 280km at motorway speeds, but my guess is you bought a 30kWh or 40kWh model?
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    Advice on PV panels and system.

    FWIW the boards.ie Renewable Energies forum is also excellent. The site is a mess, but at least you can avoid Facebook!
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