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A heat pump is going to work in any house, though it will have to work harder (ie you'll need a bigger one) to recapture the heat that a poorly insulated house is losing. Fair enough if you've got a new boiler, though. You want to get something out of that investment. Norway should keep...

Those with micro-inverters would just go with a separate AC-coupled battery, though, right? Maybe I'm out of touch on that one. For Givenergy the AC coupled option offers a higher discharge rate than our hybrid does. We've got a 5kw inverter but you only get that output when the sun is...

Very good idea! South Coast - best place in the country for solar! :cool: Get three or four quotes, as with most things. At least one from heatable. They offer some 0% finance deals, but selectively. Octopus could be worth a shout and you can find one or two local MCS approved providers...

The socket for our washing machine and dishwasher stopped working a few weeks ago. Had an electrician around yesterday who traced it back and found that a connector for the wires on the circuit had melted/burned. Left black marks on the wall above and below. Now fixed and working. Waiting in...

That is definitely a 'feature' of both the old and new version. They are essentially the same externally. The only difference I've noticed is the updated spoiler.

Yeah, they are transitioning in Germany but I think the government are subsidising the transition. The assumption has been that these would be used for point-to-point initially with depot charging. The Elektro-trucker guy in Germany can unhook his trailer and use car chargers. The head unit...

Just trying to imagine future business models etc. For now we've got these motors - might as well make use of them if there is no obvious alternative. Better to electrify the priority areas first, like cars and heating and do other things as and when it makes sense. Interesting with electric...

Those giant battery trucks make financial sense if you are saving a huge amount of diesel. If you've got an expensive truck you need to use it heavily to make the economics work. For a leisure vehicle it is hard to imagine intensive working. Perhaps the best scenario would be to have...

The lighter weight and greater size convenience might lead to efficiency improvements, but only because of the issues you've raised - lower weight and any aero advantages that the batteries facilitate.

That was exactly my thinking. We might be hit by Trumpflation in the coming months if he keeps doing stupid things, which is his general Modus Operandi.

When I spoke to them at the Everything Electric Event the most useful guy (Paul) added me to the Facebook group. That seems to be the only place they give any support these days. In the hope that other customers help the person out first.

The whole world has gone mad, Rolfe! Anyway, which one of us is mad? They do include the MOT as well.

Different garage but we had to chase our new handle. Was waiting for them to paint it and book us in. They painted it and just left on their shelf until I questioned the delay a while later.

Never let it be said that I'm not a Bam of action. ActionBam, if you will.

Your 2p is worth much more! Pretty much. They started out with 48V hybrid inverters and then produced an AC Powerwall rival. Didn't do my due diligence here, obviously, as I didn't know they were a Chinese-owned company. I knew the equipment was essentially Chinese. There are indeed people...