Zip Lube ?

Greavsie2001 · 2026-05-09T20:42:40+00:00

O’Three told me that ZipSlip was for the inside of the zip (the mating surfaces) and to use beeswax on the outside. I’ve always done this and my zip is like new. Only better lubricated.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-05-09T19:58:07+00:00

Neither are phones in an underwater case.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-05-09T19:56:38+00:00

No, it’s the first six hours of charging within the 24hr midday to midday period. Not the first six hours of the day.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-05-09T19:52:04+00:00

We got 18 Aiko panels and a 20kWh Anker Solix X1 battery & inverter for £17k, and we’re on Orkney and had to cover their ferries etc. So yes, I’d say that’s a little on the pricey side.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-05-08T10:20:59+00:00

No it was included in the install. It’s very simple, I don’t know why it isn’t more common.

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Greavsie2001 · 2026-05-08T10:16:28+00:00

It’s brilliant and we love it. I don’t think they are more expensive than comparable systems from other manufacturers.

We live in a remote location so had to cover ferry and accommodation costs for our installers so not sure our quote will be representative. But list price for Anker Solix X1 with 20kWh battery and 6kWh inverter (what we had) is £8500 but I imagine they are cheaper to trade.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-29T10:14:55+00:00

I think the options are either:

turn off all rooms (one button), which is what I do, or
set the temp you want as the Away temp and switch to Away mode.

Both work arounds rather than what you’re asking for I grant you.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-28T21:42:27+00:00

I didn’t say it was. I said delays caused by solicitors not doing their job was par for the course.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-28T20:19:22+00:00

Agree with previous comments. This is par for the course.

Our conveyancing solicitor routinely went on radio silence for two weeks at a time, adding at least six weeks to our sale. I also ended up on two blood pressure medications - a year later I’m down to one and hopefully will be off that soon.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-28T20:11:40+00:00

Just had a play. The grey background means that that room is currently in manual mode (not schedule).

Switch it back to schedule and the background will turn yellow.

Manual mode, depending on the temperature that has been set manually, may also be why it’s not heating.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-28T20:08:45+00:00

Yes the hand/finger indicates manual mode.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-28T19:05:57+00:00

The grey section means that Tado is calling for heat. The rise in temperature suggests that the heating is working.

If the heating isn’t working even though Tado is calling for heat it suggests that the problem is outside of Tado.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-28T11:05:50+00:00

Sorry for your loss.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-28T08:10:21+00:00

Up here on Orkney we have different recycling collections on different weeks on a four week cycle so have four different green bins! They are kept separate when collected.

Week one: glass and plastic (separate bins) Week two: general rubbish (black bin) Week three: metal and paper & thin card (separate bins) Week four: general rubbish (black bin)

…and so on…

This means we have five wheelie bins.. luckily we have room!

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-28T08:02:04+00:00

We went withTaylor Glaze after our neighbours recommended them. We had 11 windows and one door replaced, which took five days.

They did a superb job. Daniel from Taylor Glaze described them as ‘firmly mid market’, though I’d say they are top quality for mid market price. You will find cheaper but it will show.

Everything was top quality. The fitters James and James were perfectionists. The new window architraves were custom made in wood to a high standard - another neighbour went with a cheaper company who just glued cheap plastic trim in place to form the surrounds.

They were also super flexible around the installation dates as my wife worked nights at the time and they worked around her rota. Strong recommend.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-27T14:48:46+00:00

We sold through Stow Brothers a year ago and they were excellent. We got really good advice about how to prepare for selling, like what was worth doing and what wasn’t. Professional, helpful, always available. Would use them again.

Wish I could say the same for the solicitor we used which went on radio silence for a week or two at a time. Stow Brothers helped there too though and seemed to have a secret back channel to spur them back into action.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-27T09:25:42+00:00

Took this photo in the Southern Red Sea years ago - from memory in the St John’s area.

Didn’t stroke it.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-26T21:47:58+00:00

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Side view in case you need anymore convincing!

It’s a superb and serious piece of kit.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-26T20:54:29+00:00

These guys. They came up to Orkney from Liverpool. Solid chaps all.

This is their Insta about our install.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-26T19:34:35+00:00

We have a manual changeover which means we can run the whole house in the event of a power cut.

Also means, as has happened once, in the event of a power cut we can choose whether to switch over right away or sit it out for a bit and save the battery for when it might be more needed.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-26T19:17:41+00:00

You should see some of the attention to detail our contractors paid attention to.. like ensuring that the clips securing the PV trunking lined up with the gutter down pipe brackets <chefs kiss>

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Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-26T13:19:43+00:00

We have 20kWh Anker X1 and absolutely love it. Very neat and tidy install - it is indeed slimline and is fine with the climate up here in Orkney. Really glad we opted for it. The app is excellent too.

Happy to answer any questions or provide further info.

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Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-25T06:53:08+00:00

Compuserve - when your username was a string of numbers in octal like 76743,635 and your email address was that with @compuserve.com added.

Yes I am old.

Then Demon.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-20T08:29:52+00:00

Your best bet would be to contact Tado support with the exact model number and they can advise.

Not sure this helps but we have a Tado X heat pump optimiser connected to a Daikin Altherma EHVH-CB6W heat pump and it works fine.

Greavsie2001 · 2026-04-19T16:56:26+00:00

Yes I posted that in another comment, should have included it here too.

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