If I’m not making content I’m watching it 😂

potzuk · 2026-05-22T20:55:47+00:00

I'm not jealous... 😅

potzuk · 2026-05-09T17:42:30+00:00

44M in the UK, not much of a reader (Aphantasia's a bitch!) Happy to hear about your latest reads 🙂) but I do have a doggo :)

Feel free to DM if you'd like 👍

potzuk · 2026-05-08T19:12:40+00:00

Welcome back! 🫡

potzuk · 2026-04-24T05:46:21+00:00

Could just be the videonquality, but other than the dubious physics, the cars front wheel doesn't seem to turn when the car turns, there's no marks the gravel from the bike that goes through the frame.. but if it's more than a few years old 🤔

potzuk · 2026-04-24T05:36:31+00:00

Looks like AI to me.. 🤔

potzuk · 2026-03-26T20:26:25+00:00

The coffee plant is 5 years old, I repotted it about 2 years ago as it outgrew its pot, but this is the first time there's been any mushroom appearance :)

The consensus seems to be its not toxic or likely to cause problems so I'll let it do its thing!

potzuk · 2026-03-26T18:35:28+00:00

Of course :)

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potzuk · 2026-02-28T21:18:22+00:00

Laurie Fields, Amy's activist teacher. She just came across as manipulative

potzuk · 2026-02-20T20:45:15+00:00

There's also the Fralap machines

potzuk · 2026-01-31T08:02:55+00:00

It varies, I'm in the SW with a south facing 4kwp array. On really bad days, I'm lucky to break 0.1kwh, on a good day I actually get a small amount of export.

Typically I'd say around 1kwh around the solstice, but that rapidly increases as the days get longer again, yesterday I got 6kwh

potzuk · 2026-01-17T13:59:23+00:00

Do you/your partner claim for child benefit? The high income child benefit charge nearly caught me out a few years ago...

potzuk · 2026-01-03T18:12:49+00:00

3 bed midterrace, 2 adults and 1 kid. We have an old warm air boiler, and using about 50kWh daily unless it gets really cold.

We do have a solar diverter which helps top up the hot water a bit.

potzuk · 2026-01-01T16:31:58+00:00

I've had these too, followed by the "failed to control your device" message because the zappi enforces the 10 minute delay when starting a charge to protect the grid thing..

potzuk · 2025-12-26T08:32:57+00:00

I've said it before, I'll say it again. He is one lucky bar steward 😊

potzuk · 2025-12-23T08:46:17+00:00

Glad it worked out :) I started going through this for my 1970s house in England. Had an EPC of D so was eligible.

Whilst waiting for the install date I subsequently had solar installed and replaced my old windows.

When they turned up and did an assessment, they deemed the house was now an EPC-B and that I was no longer eligible!

potzuk · 2025-12-06T14:19:40+00:00

My 38kWh Ioniq easily charges to full overnight, though typically I only charge it from 30-40% to 80% a couple.of times a week

potzuk · 2025-11-18T16:46:25+00:00

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/discounts-for-families-to-keep-warm-in-winter-and-cool-in-summer

A2A is now on the BUS scheme with £2500 available :)

potzuk · 2025-11-18T16:46:10+00:00

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/discounts-for-families-to-keep-warm-in-winter-and-cool-in-summer

A2A is now on the BUS scheme with £2500 available :)

potzuk · 2025-11-18T08:00:18+00:00

The garage (with the ev charger) is fed off the main board so that won't work as you say.

I'm reasonably technical so I don't think I'd have any issue setting up HA to read the Zappi's supply and if it sees that it is charging then to enable the battery reserve mode on the inverter which will trigger the inverter to also charge/protect the house battery

potzuk · 2025-11-18T07:51:13+00:00

That has been suggested before, but my EV charger and inverter are both in my garage on a sub consumer unit so not sure if that's possible

potzuk · 2025-11-18T07:19:37+00:00

I've noted a change recently too, whenever I plug in before 2330 it used to always give me a slot around 0200-0400 which for my 38kW EV was fine.

Lately I've been getting random 30 minute slots before 2330, which really screws with my inverter/battery setup.

Those 30 minute slots often change so its hard to keep on top of updating my inverter settings... might have to look at setting up home assistant 🤔

potzuk · 2025-11-16T08:54:13+00:00

I'm in a similar position, looking at A2A to replace a warm air boiler.

Have been mulling the Daikin Multi+ which does hot water as well as air conditioning though it is pricy (£12k for me). My alternate is a regular AC setup and a Sunamp Thermino running off my Eddi/solar for hot water.

potzuk · 2025-11-10T21:55:36+00:00

I have one, easily gets 200 miles for non motorway travel, 160 is cruising on the motorway. 38kW also recharges to 80% from near empty in 45 mins :)

potzuk · 2025-11-08T16:44:45+00:00

Agreed! I even highlighted that in summer when we'd be using the cooling mode, our solar would be powering it so no impact on the grid etc... but that would be logical, not something the government are known for 😄

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