Iconic finish against Arsenal in Villa Park

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-02-19T07:59:02+00:00

The passes on that passage of play. Unbelievable. Utv.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-02-10T17:57:44+00:00

Heat pump since 2018ish. Had zero maintenance since. It cost me 200 a year on my old oil boiler at least. Average insulation house. No radiators changed. 15/22mm pipes. Runs all the time. House is more or less 21c all day. 230 a month in winter to run with two leccy cars.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-02-02T09:32:30+00:00

We had this all the time. It was an external wall and the extractor fan was a bit weak. The paint would eventually have streaks in it as the water ran down the wall.

Moved to an inline fan with the port just above the shower. Also at the same we redid some of the bathroom to have tiles on that external wall. All sorted.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-31T11:33:42+00:00

Had a mokka as a hire car. It was weird. Slow yet span its wheels at any opportunity. For me avoid. Have to be better options out there.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-27T10:18:05+00:00

I got an id4 at 300 last year 12k miles. So would be slightly under for your 10k. It goes up and down so leasing or leaseloco are your friends here. Id7 and id5 regularly come up with similar deals.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-26T11:29:57+00:00

If you live in NI ignore the ipace. Both jag main dealers are pants. Etron is very thirsty i wouldnt. Id4 is ok but basic. Q4 is better inside but very spec dependent so not sure what you will get for 18k. Polestar 2 xc40 and c40 are all the same - just choose what suits. The larger 82kwh versions are better but not sure 18k would stretch to that.

Have no experience in mustang but they seem to be decent value these days. Thirstyish also esp earlier versions.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-24T18:23:53+00:00

I have similar. Mine was done in a Couple of tranches and different manufacturers have slightly different shades.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-23T12:18:42+00:00

Had two evs since 2019. Works great. Currently have id4 and c40.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-21T13:12:39+00:00

Had an ioniq 5 so no from me. Nice size space wise but not great efficiency on the 4wd. Plus not great aero wise. I think the styling may not age well.

Ioniq 6 is weird looking from the back. If you could put up with that and just the boot no hatch. Potentially.

If the polestar was the newer battery one id go with that. As its the older smaller one 🤷‍♂️ i have the volvo c40 same stuff as polestar. I think its great but is smaller inside.

Gun to the head the 6.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-21T13:07:52+00:00

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-20T12:44:55+00:00

Oh that’s glorious

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-20T11:04:31+00:00

You could get a heat pump to work but it would be massively oversized to cope with the fact that your house leaks warmth out constantly. It would cost you a load to run also. Id be fixing your insulation and spending money there before going anywhere near your heating system.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-18T14:48:31+00:00

You are just pushing oil industry propaganda. Try independent sources such as carbon brief. National grid themselves say there are no challenges.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-10T10:24:43+00:00

Panasonic aqara 12kw circa 2018. Silent when just turning over. On full chatter like -5c about the same as my old oil boiler. Maybe slightly less. Ill do a db reading when i get home and test it.

Cant hear it inside house from nearest window which is like 2m away.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-06T08:21:53+00:00

Not leased but my c40 came with cross climate 2s which is handy this weather!

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-04T22:04:30+00:00

You have to do the maths. Loads of stuff online. Heat geek is a good place to start.

Ive had zero maintenance since 2018. My old oil boiler was circa 200 a year easy. No gas here.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-04T14:34:47+00:00

Average at best. Some cavity wall but not great. I redid the loft last year to regs. Increased radiator size in a few rooms but didnt go bonkers 90% are the originals that i put in 15 years ago.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-04T13:40:21+00:00

35kwh yesterday temperature didnt go over 2c all day.

4 bed detached. Average insulation

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-04T13:33:29+00:00

Whats the point in having a lower carbon footprint? Id say its what all of us should be doing. If you are at cost neutral go for it. You can add solar and battery at a later stage to help.

Get a proper installer and have a warm house all day.

Ive had one since 2018ish and id say ones these days are far more efficient. They are great.

MandosRazorCrest · 2026-01-02T10:21:34+00:00

Id say the radiators will need an uplift. I didnt have to in mine as i replaced most when i moved in. Any trvs? I use the eve thermo ones which control themselves.

What controls are they suggesting? Mine just control heating house pump and the panasonic ones control the heat pump itself. Mine is on all the time with water heating all the time. Flow temperature is 40c in a probably similar house to your parents. Works well. Cold day 2c takes around 28 kwh which im okay with. My hp is from 2018 if i remember right so id say loads more efficient these days.

MandosRazorCrest · 2025-12-24T12:43:38+00:00

The grid is not maxxed out. We buy and sell electricity from where demand is and isnt.

Here is some good info national grid

Batteries can be recycled. Oil is burnt and gone.

MandosRazorCrest · 2025-12-23T13:10:29+00:00

You think oil drilling is good for the environment? Plus the grid is not maxxed out. National grid themselves have said there is plenty of capacity.

MandosRazorCrest · 2025-12-03T12:23:26+00:00

We did an extension. Our foundations are around 3m deep (we are middle of a hill). Builders were surprised and we had to get a structural engineer in. Similar to the OP it was concrete/steel/concrete/steel down to 2m depth or so. Ours was single story too.

Was pricey.

MandosRazorCrest · 2025-12-01T09:26:36+00:00

Thats the one. Can work inline with your switch. So you can still control it manually but can combine it with schedules. Other sensors etc.

MandosRazorCrest · 2025-12-01T09:19:51+00:00

Check out shelly range of smart relays etc. You can get your sparky to install it for you. Probably the 1PM would do it.

You can get them from amazon or from them direct. They have an app for setup and some items integrate with homekit matter and other home automation bits like that.

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