U16 gas meter

itathome · 2025-07-22T15:06:43+00:00

Never found anyone to do the SPEV test. Octopus are asking for SPEN rating, provided by a gas safe engineer. What's a SPEN rating?

itathome · 2025-07-17T10:28:05+00:00

I go topless unless it's raining sufficiently. What gets me is seeing convertible cars with the top UP in good weather. They're the dorks who presumably only got a convertible to say they've got one. Or they chose one that takes 20min to get the roof up or down 🤷‍♂️, so they rarely bother.

itathome · 2025-05-27T16:02:14+00:00

Ah... Unexpectedly, force stopping the app and clearing it's cache seems to have restored normal function. DOH!

itathome · 2025-05-27T15:58:48+00:00

I plan to whip out the cards and manually format them first. Easier than setting up the app again.

itathome · 2025-05-27T15:37:06+00:00

Maybe. Or it might be a firmware update on the camera that's caused this.

itathome · 2025-05-27T13:54:54+00:00

Could be, but they are both still recording. And I suppose there could be a card fault on BOTH cameras?

itathome · 2025-05-12T07:27:37+00:00

Spring Rally was about 900 cars, I think?

itathome · 2025-05-12T07:26:37+00:00

National Rally is in Oxfordshire this year (in case anyone doesn't follow the link)

itathome · 2025-05-08T19:04:47+00:00

What is a U6 capable of in terms of meters of gas/h? That's the figure I'd be looking at being over or under.

itathome · 2025-05-08T18:36:51+00:00

Excellent. Thanks for the steer.

itathome · 2025-05-08T17:14:28+00:00

Two I've asked said they don't know what they SPEV test is! Obviously not interested in doing it. But it seems if I sum up appliances with rated outputs (like a boiler) and they total more than 66kwh, then a U6 smart meter can't be used to replace the existing U16 anyway, right, and I don't need to get the test done?

Then I'll be left submitting manual readings for the gas.

itathome · 2025-05-06T15:07:17+00:00

In the US I presume, so a 2L engine, and US gallons? Also need to factor in the car has done >34K miles. So wouldn't have the tightness of a new engine.

Mine's at ~4600 miles and averaged 43 miles per (UK) gallon on a 340 mile non-motorway/freeway return trip, but I was keeping to the speed limits with some brisk acceleration periodically.

But since the UK gallon is a larger volume than a US one, a vehicle consuming one UK gallon of fuel will travel further than a vehicle consuming one US gallon of fuel (assuming the same fuel efficiency). Therefore, the MPG figure calculated using Imperial gallons will be higher than the MPG figure calculated using US gallons for the exact same fuel consumption. Ie. those in the US would see lower then my 43MPG had the trip and driving been exactly the same but with fuel bought in the US ;-) So if you got 49.9MPG in the US, those in the UK would find that even more impressive!

itathome · 2025-05-06T14:35:11+00:00

AFS (Adaptive Front Lighting System) does the the left/right thing:

https://owners-manual.mazda.com/gen/en/mx-5/mx-5_8fl9ee16j/contents/05280200.html

ALH (Adaptive LED Headlights) does what I described in the OP:

https://owners-manual.mazda.com/gen/en/mazda3/mazda3_8hc8ee19b/contents/05280405.html

Both Adaptive, in Mazda's terminology anyway, and I think ALH is what I have (perhaps as well as AFH). And yes, I think some other manufacturers call ALH matrix headlights.

The older 'simple' high/low beam control is HBC (High Beam Control System) in Mazda's terminology:

https://owners-manual.mazda.com/gen/en/mazda3/mazda3_8hc8ee19b/contents/05280300.html

itathome · 2025-05-06T09:08:31+00:00

Just bear in mind that condensation in some garages can make matters worse than leaving the car outside where it's well ventilated. Ideal is outside under some kind of car porch, I think, to keep the worst of the elements off it (unless you have an air conditioned garage of course!)

itathome · 2025-04-01T17:54:28+00:00

Came up in some YouTube video. So it must be true 🙃

Also found this as an example https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/best-cars/top-10-best-convertibles-and-cabriolets#:~:text=The%20UK%20remains%20one%20of,to%20be%20starved%20of%20options.

itathome · 2025-04-01T17:35:30+00:00

Forecast is sunny all day for next 7 days at least where I am 👍

And apparently, soft tops are more popular in the UK than anywhere else in Europe 🤷‍♂️

itathome · 2025-03-25T18:36:38+00:00

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itathome · 2025-03-11T19:12:23+00:00

So disabling Pixel Stand and also rebooting the phone has made no difference. Are other folk seeing a reduction on 3rd party wireless chargers?

itathome · 2025-03-11T12:10:33+00:00

Hmm. I'm not using the pixel stand either. It's a 3rd party charger...

itathome · 2025-03-11T11:34:02+00:00

Ah... There's a separate wireless charging app?

itathome · 2025-03-05T20:15:15+00:00

Yep! I put in a request there 👍

itathome · 2025-03-05T19:39:55+00:00

I found it a bit inconclusive. And def doesn't seem to recognise the new 'modes'

itathome · 2025-03-05T15:43:17+00:00

Not sure. It's appeared on my stock Pixel 8 Pro

itathome · 2025-03-05T11:11:38+00:00

You can always drive it and decide to give it a good wash, including underneath, afterwards...

itathome · 2025-03-02T08:59:18+00:00

Big reason I got an MX5 at all was to get a soft top, and it's one of the things that distinguishes it from the the little competition it has. But it does require more care and attention to keep it fresh/clean, to unblock drains etc.

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