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No worries, I can't really argue with your logic and I think you have every right to feel how you feel about VW. I just hope Skoda is better than that...
OK, so just to be clear then, this appears to specifically be a VW thing, not a wider VAG thing, and individual members of the VAG Group appear free t...
It seems Skoda at least are working with Home Assistant with an official customer API
No first hand experience, but from reading around you can purchase EV rated 3 pin sockets that are presumably of a higher grade. What I can tell you...
I'm sure you are familiar with the Heat Geek table, which shows for a dT of 5C, 15mm pipe can transfer 2.75kW of heat at 0.9mps, which would suggest y...
The obvious thing that springs to mind is that those rads may be be in a horrible state given their age, so unless they are all going to be removed an...
Brilliant - you have done exactly what I did (with significant help pointing me in the right direction) when planning our ASHP installation. We repl...
@rusty I'm following with interest as we too are considering an EV, although you are further ahead in this journey having actually ordered one. We h...
@transparent thank you for your reply above. As always, very clear and concise, I have learnt new stuff (that RCDs are bi-directional) and I now hav...
@transparent I have a question about the electrical connection for my micro-inverter. It's designed to be a plug-in device, but I'd rather make a prop...
@bontwoody I'm following your endeavours with interest, as I have an outbuilding with east/west roof, and room for two panels on each aspect in landsc...
Do you really see days where the average temperature is -6.1C over the whole day? You may see a minimum temperature of -6.1C, but I doubt the average ...
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