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What's wrong with normal air conditioning system which can both provide hot and cold air a Triton modification with the air conditioning would have sufficed

Why would anyone want one of these expensive ugly things stuck outside their house!

I've gone with Halfords Cord EV, based on good reviews on Trustpilot. Sadly I'm still waiting for the installation, having been let down by their on-site survey and installation process, which has been a fiasco. The surveyor knew nothing about the product or what was needed and just took pics, which I could have done myself and saved £80. The first installer then contacted me for missing info, before I was charged an extra £120 for the "complicated" installation (the charger will be less than 10m from the consumer unit and they only need to drill through 2 walls, so not sure why it's so complicated). They then told me I would have to wait another 4 weeks for the installation, making the process >6 weeks when the Cord EV website says it usually takes 2 weeks. I said I wasn't happy waiting this long so they found another installer but they have just contacted me with more questions....it seems they are not talking to each other. 😡 With hindsight I guess I should have avoided anything associated with Halfords, and gone with my original idea to buy a charger online then get a local qualified sparky to fit it. Live and learn!

How much would you have to pay sombody to lie through their teeth, not much i think

The government want you to install them then hike up the maintenance costs like they did with solar

My gas is not working when I did reset the meter what can I do now ?

Octopus ASHP quote Sept23 - £6900. Octopus ASHP quote Dec24 - £6925. BUS went from £5K to £7.5K between the quotes - nothing else changed ( AFAIK ). Appeciate the national set of figures you've highlighted show no evidence of gouging, but somethings fishy from my perspective.

I use white vinegar ? Works on mildew & mold in the house .

Why is this better than Hypervolt?

I have been jet washing my concrete and stone paving flags for years but never managed to get all black spots off , used this after relaying my patio during lockdown , i was a bit sceptical but i found this product fantastic, takes me 15min to wet and brush this once a year and now have a perfect paved area . I CANNOT RECOMMEND WET AND FORGET ENOUGH

That plug parking port looks really Naff. ALso is ther a boost now button on the device? I think the Zappi is a much better bet.

What is the advantage of R290 compared to R32? I need to change my air/water heat pump and the installer offers me the R290 instead, he tells me that I will have less electricity bill This is for a heated floor 30 degrees Celsius maximum 🙂

The entire “green transition” is a joke, if it wasn’t, we would be building Nuclear and not worrying about consumption. Pump, panels, electric resistors all pale compared to burning gas and boiling water, whether that’s in an electric plant or under your stairs. The only true high density alternative is Nuclear.

I fit both boilers and air source, and air source just doesn’t cut it, combi may cost you slightly more a year but it does exactly what you want it too without changing radiators etc.. and in terms of repair, air source cost a lot more for parts, the tech isn’t there yet.

I'm sure it a great product but using at 5to1 ! Use a product called bac 50 , similar price but mixes at 25to1 so is much more cost effective 👍 some even mix at 40to1

It's also worth considering vehicle to grid (bidirectional) charging if you do get an EV. It allows you to use the EV battery as the house battery, charging overnight on the cheapest rates and then using the 'spare' charge in the car to fill demands during the peak rates. There are compromises (clearly getting a car solely as a house battery isn't economically sensible) but it's a flexible option if your car usage suits the pattern.

Zappi 2, solar divert was the main reason I've no batteries so when I reach more than 1.4 KW it charges my car I would like to get batteries at some point

Why not get a small weather modulated gas boiler run on lpg for Nov, Dec, Jan to supplement the heat pump

I've been looking into Heat Pumps for a while now. Thanks for all your content! You've posted lots of videos with your personal experiences and highly informed perspectives which has been great for me. 🙂 For the Cosy I couldn't believe what price they came up with following the survey. I made a video on the topic and honestly I'm not sure you would believe it. Link is here if you are interested th-cam.com/video/dEesGorehCk/w-d-xo.html

It doesn’t matter which way you go about it people have to have the ability to make the upfront cost if they cannot do that they are going to go with the cheaper option

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Hi, I am a young 70 year old with electrical/electronics background. I have 10 south facing Solar panels, a battery and a city type EV. Heating is by condensing boiler with low flow temp and a wood-burner! (I get a free log supply) I also have the obligatory air fryer haha! I love watching your presentations on my iPad! And playing around with my system settings to minimise peak rate usage. I am on the brilliant Octopus intelligent go tariff with Outgoing fixed and like you my monthly energy consumption is quite variable. I contacted Octopus and changed to monthly Variable Direct Debit. My winter bills are high, around £100 per month but in mid summer go down to almost zero! I can cope without the winter fuel allowance that has now been stopped! I just hope this government doesn’t interfere with the market any further!

in central europe roof tiles are covered with porcelain and no lichen and all this shtt

The simple latching of the wall plug is a good idea, for people who dont think and will just pull without trying to figure it out definitely needs instructions from the installers or maybe an ecthed infographic might be a good idea.

Great analysis, thank you. I wonder if you could do an update using current prices of electricity and batteries, and perhaps address what the possible future price levels are when batteries will start to make sense for smaller households? My house uses minimal amounts of electricity (just infrared heating a few minutes daily and cold showers) and no gas, so I think battery prices will have to fall by a huge amount before it makes sense for households like mine? I am on Agile and the bill is upto £20 a month. Maybe I should revisit this subject in 2 years?

I pay £9 a month for a service plan on my heat pump. I used to pay £8 a month for the same for my old gas boiler so for me the service cost difference is negligible.

that's the charger that i had installed.

It's funny how the heat pump suppliers that give you new quotes since the new grant all seem to have increased prices.

7:14 no need to blur S/N, nor your email? 🤔

Very helpful thank you

Will wallbox utilize 100% of excess solar or will it leave a minimum excess which goes back to the grid ie 200watts ?

Hello, I have a question please, the domestic hot water is set to 40 degrees, I made my shower ok, after, my wife was in shower and after couple of minutes , cold water and the valiant eco tec plus that I have was in error, F57. Can you recommend me what to do? Or how to set proper temperature, please. Thank tou

Epc F, 120 Square meters, having a 10kw fitted.

In relation to the intro about brand names, I’ve never heard someone refer to their ev charger as a “wall box” 🤔 majority of the time it’s incorrectly referred to (including in your title) as a charger, which is actually located inside the car.

Is it compatible with octopus go?

NO wireless CT clamp, no purchase from me. End of. Note to charger companies, you realise its a more or less one horse race for end users, zappi (which is a lot uglier), so come on, make some more with wireless. I like many millions have nice houses that do nto want ugly as hell cables/ ducting on the outside. (yes i have electrical cables already routed in walls, not data rj45, and am more doing more)

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You probably will want to turn the solar charging off if you’re going to IOG. Charge your EV overnight on the cheap rate and let all the solar get exported at 15p Looks a nice charger

I'll be sticking with my Zappi, also fully Intelligent Octopus compatible and designed from day 1 to use surplus solar, has a button on it to release the charge cable and it is made in Grimsby!

Looks like a nice box, I thought it was only agile compatible, didn't know it could do intelligent also. It'd be nice if it went purple / pink when octopus was controlling it, maybe one colour once charge timer set, then the other when actually charging.

Just buy swimming pool chemical, 20litres for £40, thin it down 4:1 and brush it on, then forget it.

Seems like a goods charger, with what seems to also have built in PEN Fault detection, but why this over say a Hypervolt Home 3?, price is also better on this! also props to the engineer! seems knowledgeable in this field and attention to detail for the install was good. You should put his details on here too.

Maybe i missed it but can you pair the box to the car so no-one else can plug in and charge rather than having to lock it.

What a great spark, really appreciate his time to tell everyone everything. One thing I really desperately need is to v2h, my electrical bills are stupidly expensive.

Thanks for the video. I’m interested in EVs but unclear on chargers etc. Good to see a real installation and explanation.

I've had this model for 16 months and can confirm it's amazing 👍. I valued the fact it didn't need a sim card to communicate as the end user could potentially have to foot the bill for that one day if t&c's change! Best not to press bump charge and wait for octopus to start it as that could cancel the 7p rate..they usually just crack on with it within a minute or so anyway. Until the bi directional chargers come along this is the best on the market in my humble opinion :) 👌

The best bit of advice in this video is to make sure the connectors on the cable are covered when not in use. They can rust and also short out if they get wet. Loads of people don't realise this... I'm a MyEnergi fan personally as its all Uk designed and made, but it will be interesting to see what their V2G/H options look like - hopefully in 2025!!!

If this was a free charger its considered payment in kind and you should declare it as a sponsored post Not that it particularly affects what you say or my trust in you as that's my charger too and i know it's good but good for clarity especially as your channel grows