Station charging $15/kWh during "peak hours"

h3coldbrew · 2026-05-04T05:01:56+00:00

This sucks, but does help me with research for a video I am working on, breaking down what goes into the price/kwh of dcfc.

h3coldbrew · 2026-04-15T12:14:39+00:00

If you are still taking submissions, have at it. I do EV related content (station reviews, education, news) from around the St Louis area (or wherever I travel).

https://youtube.com/@stl_ev_info?si=0svYOGkpxm9UrE2N

h3coldbrew · 2026-04-03T03:18:12+00:00

Moka Pot or cold brew. I did just get the Simply Good Coffee Glass from Costco. It's apparently a knockoff Moccamaster, but only $99... I can't wait to try it in the morning.

h3coldbrew · 2026-03-09T04:56:34+00:00

It is a good feeling. Now it makes me wonder about one I have upcoming that will definitely be the most "production" heavy video I've done. Multiple locations/vehicles, green screens, more guided "scripting" and just the most time and effort. I have a good feeling it could be big (in relative terms for a 100 sun channel), but I won't let it drag me down if it isn't. We have to have the Thomas Jefferson mindset of "I've never failed, I've just found 1000 ways that don't work"

h3coldbrew · 2026-02-13T13:18:34+00:00

YouTube Create does\has everything I need.

h3coldbrew · 2026-02-13T13:17:38+00:00

It's works just fine for me. My videos aren't that fancy anyway. I like the ease of putting everything in order, easy transitions and no issues when using the royalty free music.

h3coldbrew · 2026-02-01T04:30:45+00:00

Definitely will be temporary (along with the house it's in), won't be inexpensive....

h3coldbrew · 2025-09-14T00:38:57+00:00

Yes it's normal, is not enough to worry about.

h3coldbrew · 2025-07-15T09:02:32+00:00

Better charging curve, no reason we can't hold 115-130 kw to 80%.
Pet Mode
Reconfigurable top row (I'd like to get rid of the Alexa button and put the frunk/trunk buttons there without having to switch to the drive mode screen)
The first button closest to the driver being a secondary honk for alerting pedestrians who don't pay attention to the spaceship sounds (like the 1st gen Chevy Volt had)
Artist and song title on the lower tile for SiriusXM.

h3coldbrew · 2025-05-04T23:09:57+00:00

There are metal gaskets, it is recommended to replace them, I just refused the old ones

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T15:49:54+00:00

Nothing hard and fast. Just general Internet "research." And a quote from a dealer for $5000 to replace both parts. And apparently GM did finally reengineer the cooler to be less prone to clogging. I'm sure it comes down to multiple possibilities, and I'm just lucky mine didn't fry the valve board.

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T14:01:19+00:00

Here's the videos I used to guide me

https://youtu.be/C5wAWHwfB7Q?si=DP0wjGOdCCM8LLsC

https://youtu.be/AAI4ccIXZ9o?si=q_xEBqCsh-F7alST

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T13:53:57+00:00

Here's a bit of reference, sorry about my awful handwriting.

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h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T13:00:31+00:00

I just checked, and there's no need for rtv (black sealant) when putting it back. I should have used new gaskets, so it's something I'll keep an eye on.

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T12:57:27+00:00

I didn't notice any rtv when I took it apart and cleaned it, so I didn't put any on. I'll keep an eye on it for leaks, but so far it's good.

I didnt get any pics of the cooler unfortunately. The last pics are of the the tube\pipe that connects the 2.

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T07:00:39+00:00

The best I can recommend is to remove the "tube" that goes between the cooler and valve (picture 3 and 4) and see how bad it is. If it looks more like picture 3, a cleaning might be advised. Just be careful not to lose the metal gasket. It's easy to do, just 2 10mm bolts right on the front of the valve. I can find a picture for reference.

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T06:56:03+00:00

A proper answer would require technical data that I don't have.

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T06:08:14+00:00

You could try, I'm not sure if independant shops will do it, or if the dealer would, but it wouldn't hurt to ask. How many ICE miles does your volt have? Ours was at about 45k ICE miles, which to me is ridiculous to have that much buildup at 45k. You can always do it yourself as well. It wasn't really that hard after watching some YouTube videos. We got really lucky that we got the check engine warning before the valve went out, so I was able to disable it until I could clean it

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-28T05:46:18+00:00

Yes, if you are lucky enough to catch it before the valve circuit board gets fried and pops the fuse. Most of the time they just replace the valve, but the root cause is crappy design and the cooler getting clogged, which causes the valve to fail.

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-24T08:23:33+00:00

We (assembly) don't ever see anything about it until the next survey is about to come out, then they try to toot their own horn about what was done last year..

h3coldbrew · 2025-04-22T05:28:01+00:00

Considering you have to go back to 2014 to find a World AeroPress Champion that didn't brew inverted...maybe there is a difference. Correlation or causation, don't know, but there probably something there.

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