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There are two types of feed mechanism. The one is air driven using a venturi system and the other is a worm screw in a pipe. There is a third, which is getting bags delivered and doing it yourself. Not the biggest fun in the world..

Yep, all from Globus. It's known as "Affouage". It's been a thing in France for a long time. Not all municipalities give Affouage rights to citizens, so it's at their discretion. Here's a link to the explanation: AFFOUAGE

In related news the installers were back today and Candy sent these pics and a video clip: A very nicely installed heat exchanger for the heat pump system (y) I now have to make a better plan with the house's grounding system. That horrible copper wire must go. I will have to get a copper...

Thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure about that before proceeding. I don't think these are clay tiles. My poor brother has been dealing with that moniker all his life. I think the Herbst name in SA originates from two separate events. My ancestor arrived in the Cape from Hamburg in 1770...

Here's a comparison table. Use google translate. Our house heats the water for daily use plus central heating. Pellets are 6.98 c/kW, vs. 15c/kW for heating fuel. Electricity is 25c/kW!

I was in troglodyte mode today. I spent all day in the basement making the pellet container. I'm about halfway done after a full days work with Candy helping me. We feel tired bud good. Not many pics to share but I took some to keep the thread going. First we needed to move away the wood fromm...

Ha! I went to on of th local pubs there and what do I hear? People speaking French and German..:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

I had a lekker catch up looking through your thread. I see you live very lekker there. I have a great piece of land in Marloth Park that I intend to build on. On my next trip to SA next year I'll be putting my house in Rynfield Benoni up for sale, the proceeds of which will finance the building...

This is it. We succeed because failure is not an option. I'm off to the USA next month, to Huntsville Alabama. I'm looking forward to it because I haven't traveled in a long time. I'll be giving training to aircraft technicians that will be turning our airplanes around in Huntsville. I took a...

Driving back from Zweibrücken with my load of building material, OSB-3 boards, 2x4's, etc. I could already see the difference between yesterday and today, so I stopped to take some pics and just take it in. There's a lot more yellow amid the green. It put a smile on my face. The temperature...

The main building had thee house on the left side, the main barn on the right. The smaller protrusion on the right is a second barn built at a later stage. The upper area in the attic where the small window is, will be a great bedroom. I have to take some pics of the attic- The bottom section...

As promised, here's the update with a few pics I took this afternoon. This old house used an Oil Burner to heat water for both central heating and for washing, etc. Down in the basement there were two vats for oil storage. One is now removed and the other has about 750 Litres of oil left in it...

It's pretty good, but we'll keep this secret to ourselves.. ;) Thanks for all the kind words gents. I have @LouisXander to thank. He's the one who put me up to this. I am really glad he planted the seed in my brain because I've always enjoyed writing and this is an avenue to put down my...

Autumn is beginning to show herself here in Bousseviller. The leaves have started to turn and we're looking forward to the full colours in the forests that surround us. It's a strange time of year, because we really like having the sunshine. However the skies will be grey with a few sunny days...

I really enjoyed that ride and made a bunch of new friends..

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Cuppachino and Lucy are our two Pekingese. Both are female, but not siblings. I arrived home in Benoni from Saudi to find Cuppachino making herself at home in our house. Candy had Skyped me in Jeddah and announced that we had a new puppy. When she said it was a peke and she is called Cuppachino...

You guys are blog Ninjas! Und du sprichst auch Deutsch!! Banzai!!!!

Vielen Dank! I'm enjoying how so many people are pulling out their German. I'm especially pleased to see the positive response to this thread. I have a lot to live up to in the shadows of blog giants like @Mr Zog and @Mrs. Zog and @Dorsland I've noticed a few more that are going to demand my...

The pics actually raised enough interest to go out and look at the place. When we saw it we knew it was a bargain, and more importantly, when we saw the beautiful area and village, that sealed the deal. Bousseviller is the French pronunciation of the German Busweiler. And yes, a Weiler is indeed...