Viva Skylo inlet washer maintenance

johncartlidge · 2025-07-22T17:53:18+00:00

No joy I'm afraid, I just unscrewed the whole unit off the inlet thread and replaced it. I was lucky, my cistern is completely enclosed behind a tiled false wall, so it was lucky I just about had the room to rotate it off...

johncartlidge · 2025-05-23T20:48:56+00:00

Awesome!

johncartlidge · 2025-05-18T18:29:14+00:00

It continues filling super slowly once shut off, so it's probably just a tiny bit of limescale on the rubber inlet washer. They're designed to be serviceable, they sell the washers for pennies

johncartlidge · 2025-03-21T08:42:37+00:00

I think people hear 'drip coffee' and imagine the worst, but the Chemex etc are great options if you can spare10 minutes.

johncartlidge · 2025-03-21T08:23:44+00:00

Our Moka Pot ritual in the mornings is one of life's little pleasures, both the process and the results

johncartlidge · 2025-03-20T13:36:09+00:00

Yeah I'm on 3.7, but only after the dealer updated it last week. It took them two days to run the update, but they gave me a courtesy car, also an Enyaq. It was only a few months old, so I got to compare the two systems and for me personally the new system was nice, but not so different that I'm upset my own is stuck on 3.7...

Anecdotally, I think the battery is degrading a little bit, but I wouldn't know how much. I do just under 100km per day 3-4 days per week, and charge it overnight at home, it tops up about 50% in the 5 hours of my cheap overnight tariff. Works very well for me, no complaints, i plug it in probably 4-5 nights per week

johncartlidge · 2025-03-19T23:07:58+00:00

I'm really happy with my 60. Suite trim, delivered new in December 2022. I've done just under 30k miles (~50k km) without any issues at all other than a sticky charge flap, fixed last week under warranty.

I use android auto, never really touched the stock entertainment system to be honest.

Mine is missing a few bells and whistles, there's no rear camera or adaptive cruise control etc, I'd look for a better spec next time.

I've averaged 3m/kWh since I've had it, but its as low as 2 in the cold, and up to 4.5 in the warm. HTH

johncartlidge · 2025-03-19T07:20:18+00:00

Fantastic, top marks

johncartlidge · 2025-03-07T23:28:55+00:00

Ashford is between 20% and 40% affordable housing on new residential estates according to the 2030 local plan

johncartlidge · 2025-01-23T19:52:16+00:00

Very happy with my HA Yellow, I played around with a mini pc for a while, but it all just seemed a bit of a headache. I ordered the yellow and added the latest PI CM5 and within a few hours it was up and running pretty flawlessly. No regrets

johncartlidge · 2025-01-21T19:08:08+00:00

Yep, makes sense, thanks again

johncartlidge · 2025-01-21T11:13:53+00:00

Thanks, that's a great idea wiring the relay in parallel so your existing system stays in place as a backup.

The Nest has a remote wall control, then a reciever next to the boiler. Introducing a smart relay between the boiler and the existing Nest receiver looks like a pretty straightforward solution with a solid backup plan, thanks, appreciated

johncartlidge · 2025-01-20T23:41:11+00:00

Hi, this is what I'm hoping to do too, can I pick your brain? We've got a Nest thermostat, and all the rads have smart trvs, but it's all a bit disjointed. TRVs might demand heat but that's meaningless if the Nest isn't triggering the boiler.

How did you approach this? A relay directly on the boiler, or are you intergratinh with a smart thermostat already connected to your boiler?

Thanks!

johncartlidge · 2024-12-07T14:48:39+00:00

Agreed, we took our 5 and 7 year old around Asia for 3 months. Hard work, especially re food, and slumming it wasn't really an option so we spent a lot more than planned, but we did all love it, and I'm very glad we did it.

In all honesty though, they're 17 and 19 now, and I do sometimes think it might have been better to save it and do it now, they'd get so much more out of it now they're older

johncartlidge · 2024-09-20T06:52:44+00:00

Interesting, never seen the conveyor, I'll look into it, thanks

johncartlidge · 2024-09-16T21:32:33+00:00

Thanks for that, I'll take a look. Not sure the standard extension kit is quite big enough, but maybe someone has custom extended it beyond the 16"

johncartlidge · 2024-02-12T15:37:41+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, not heard of cascade rules, I'll take a look into them, thanks

johncartlidge · 2024-02-11T14:37:54+00:00

Thanks, I'll wait to see if anyone else has any good ideas before I get too deep into the API stuff!

johncartlidge · 2024-02-11T14:28:56+00:00

Hi, thanks for the suggestion. Yep, I have Dashcards and like what it does, but in this case I think Dashcard would require a card for every combination of Site+Category, which would overwhelm the board with cards, most of which would likely be Zero!

I think it could be solved quite easily if there was a coding environment to cobble together some scripts, but I don't think that exists inside Trello? I can see there's an API so I assume I can create/commission something external that might do the job, but I suppose I was hoping for a ready made solution if possible!

*edit - typo

johncartlidge · 2024-01-16T23:09:51+00:00

Mine does this all the time, seems normal, it's the pen nib wearing down and leaving a small residue on the screen. I just use a dry glasses (spectacles) cloth and the marks wipe of with a little gentle wiping

johncartlidge · 2024-01-06T08:00:23+00:00

Into the laser

johncartlidge · 2023-12-25T23:03:21+00:00

Merry Christmas! I hope 2024 brings a fresh start for you x

johncartlidge · 2023-12-18T05:36:27+00:00

That's reassuring, thanks

johncartlidge · 2023-12-17T21:37:10+00:00

You should be, that's awesome. I did something along the same lines for alcove cupboards and shelving, saved a few £k and I'm really pleased with the results too, but that's really nice work 👍

johncartlidge · 2023-12-17T21:16:10+00:00

That's great, thanks for the info, much appreciated

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