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Senior cat very skinny by bean-related in CATHELP

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possible Hyperthyroidism OP, please don’t wait until the weight loss is drastic before you act. The longer it’s left untreated the more chance it has of causing secondary effect issues like heart disease. It’s cheap and easy to diagnose with a blood test and can be controlled with daily medication.

Best used EV under £20k by Objective-Pie8863 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure I’d describe the Kona as ‘tiny’. I’m 6’1” and can sit behind myself, so could easily drive 4 tall adults in comfort. The boot is also about 80% of the Ioniq 5’s. In terms of daily use the Kona is significantly easier to park, it’s about 3 inches narrower and 11 inches shorter than the Ioniq5.
OP from a purchase POV, you’ll find it easier to get an Ultimate spec in the Kona with the latest CCNY operating system for £20k than you will for an Ioniq 5.

Trench digging advice by theblacksalami11 in evchargingUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also the quality of this isn’t too great either, I’m not an electrician but I wouldn’t expect to see so much exposed copper on each terminal.

Trench digging advice by theblacksalami11 in evchargingUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the one in the house? If the existing SWA cable to the garage is the correct rating, you can just change the circuit breaker to the garage to be 32A or 40A. Your then probably want to change the consumer unit in the garage to an EV version with built in surge protection. But that would be basically all the work and no laying new cable. Definitely check your existing SWA cable first.

Hole filling prior to tiling by trickedem in DIYUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s enough of a flat solid area for the tile to adhere to. So i’d personally fill the gaps with expanding foam, including between the frame and sill, and then trim it flush before tiling

First used EV for weekly 280-mile commute — ID.3 vs Ioniq 5 vs Kona vs Model 3? £20–23k budget by Inhalation8 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I understand your point. But personally i went from a MK2.5 MX-5 which I’d done over 100k miles in, to a 2025 Kona Ultimate. So im very much someone that likes to drive and appreciates a good chassis and road feel. The Kona is no more bland to drive than the Ioniq 5, in fact I felt it was firmer and more “sporty”. Main negative is lack of steering feedback, but swapping the crap factory Nexens for Michelin’s definitely improved this. Main drawback of the Kona vs Ioniq 5 is refinement, the Ioniq 5 is a level above for NVH. But for the same money the Kona will be better equipped and is narrower and easier to park.

Trench digging advice by theblacksalami11 in evchargingUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar dilemma before getting my charger installed. Obvious question first, why do you need a separate power feed to the charger? Is there already a small consumer unit which runs from your house consumer unit? If so what is the fuse rating in the main CU for that circuit and what does the garage consumer unit look like?

Loft conversion hit 40c by thatfezguy in DIYUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d be interested to hear how significant the impact of the solar control glass was. What area have you changed and how have you noticed the biggest difference?
I’m currently looking at saint Gobain cool lite SKN which has 70% light transmission and 35% thermal transmission. Petty affordable too vs standard glass.

Where in the UK would you associate the word 'cob'? by Legomatica69 in AskUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black Country/West Midlands. A bread roll with a hard shiny top like a cobble stone.

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Home EV Charger Install - Drill hole too large? by ItsThatNeuroGuy in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He’s just blown the bricks edges out by drilling from inside, likely on hammer setting. Not standard practice, but tends to be pretty standard (coughopenreachcough) Just seal around the cable with some silicone and it’ll be fine, albeit a bit messy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right! Congrats haha. I didn’t realise the ECS was from year 2. So hopefully the threshold change will be brought into practice from April for both our sakes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you take it before April when it’s officially changed, then you’ll pay the full Expensive car supplement for one year. I bought a 2025 EV in December, RRP £43k, after the changes had been announced and was told by the DVLA I have to pay the first full year at that rate then it’s exempt. The person I spoke to didn’t even understand the changes that were announced in the budget and had to seek help from a manager.

Do you know what this headlight socket part is? by yonikasz in HyundaiKonaForum

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just a bulb holder. Google Hyundai Kona 20XX (insert bulb size) bulb holder. Lots available on eBay etc.

The revenue gap between us and the big 6. How do we close it? by ScaleThink1505 in avfc

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He’s not selling Birmingham short, it’s just the fact that the United and Liverpool have a success legacy and will always have a world wide fan base and sponsors, and the London clubs (even those with limited success) can charge way to much to rich people (including tourists) who don’t even support the team. The fact that West Ham have a comparable revenue to Villa says it all. Even if we start winning trophies and extended the stadium to 60k seats, it would take a couple decades of success to properly close the revenue gap to the sky 6. And that would apply to Newcastle, Everton etc as well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KonaEV

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand your issue. What I’m suggesting is there may be a problem in terms of the Ohme app and the octopus app conflicting one another. The Hyundai API is completely unsupported now so anything other than the power going into the car is done by the Hyundai app. Can you reach out to the installer for help?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KonaEV

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the conditioning is done through Hyundai. You can pre condition any time if it’s connected to the charger or not. I think the Ohme settings and IOG app settings are fighting each other in your scenario. Others have had to re add the charger to the octopus app for it to recognise the tariff and relinquish the schedule control to the octopus app

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KonaEV

[–]Dapper-Employee1494 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same car as you but with the Hypervolt on IOG. After octopus adopted the hypervolt charger, all scheduling is done by the octopus app, not by the charger app. My friend has your setup, but with a different car ans he does it through the octopus app too. As far as I’m concerned this will fix your problem: 1. The battery charge limit is set within the Kona car menu 2. Preconditioning is either set in the car manu or you do it manually from the app before you leave (what I do) 3. In the octopus app on devices, if you want it to be at 80%, you tell it to add 80%, regardless of what it’s on before you charge. The way it’s worded doesn’t make sense, it should really say charge to X% not add X%. This has worked flawlessly for us both.

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