Recent content by mg4nick

Well - that is good to know. I really hope the Solis inverter is smart enough to do that. I think I noticed at the time a drop in the inverter operating temperature (once the export limit was removed) - but it may just be that I looked at/touched it on a colder day. On a sunny day (with the...

Bumper April for me this year with 796kWh Yield (6.5kW solar and 9.6kWh battery system). April 2024 - 600kWh, April 2023 - 635kWh When they designed my system they've planned for a 5kW export limit but I "begged" them to install the "strongest" inverter in the series (Solis RHI-6K-48ES-5G which...

I heard a new company "Skynet" will soon take over the retail energy market with 0 overhead (it will run on its own solar panels and wind turbines). Everyone will have access to energy at wholesale prices. Hm... Where exactly did this come from (these AIs are everywhere)...

I just did my second service yesterday and they gave me red warnings (2.6mm) for the rear tyres and yellow for the fronts (3.6mm). The car still has the original Continental tyres (which I've also noticed are not particularly grippy at times). They conveniently attached a quote for Nexen tyres...

I think it was 1-2 days after the switch that I've checked (and to my surprise - it was working). I was kind of expecting for it to take weeks to see my data (based on feedback from this thread). I tend to check it every 2-3 days and most times it shows up to the last night usage. Once or...

I re-did my maths (after a very disappointing season of Octopus Saving Sessions) and I decided to switch from Octopus (Go + Outgoing) to Tomato Lifestyle + Scottish Power SEG (as it worked out £200 cheaper over 1 year period - I have a 6.5kW solar and 9.6kWh battery system). Switching my import...

I was considering "fixing" the antenna due to its poor performance at demisting the bottom part of the rear window (I really thought something must have broken there - due to a few trips where I really stuffed the boot full)... Another amazing design choice from SAIC...

Maybe this is what you need... Be prepared to wait a little bit for it (as it comes all the way from China)...

I'm waiting to see if Octopus (and the other suppliers) are able to save the "Saving Sessions" - which was worth about £120 for me last year (it makes Octopus Go + Outgoing equivalent to Tomato up to about an intake of 2500kWh at off Peak rate and 5 months of standing charge). If they don't...

knickers too...

I was trying to point out that my car misrepresents the amount of AC energy used (when doing lots of short trips of about 2-5 miles). I'd argue that out of those 31kWh reported as being used for "driving power" a reasonable proportion is actually spent on AC (maybe 2-4kWh for continuously...

Do you cool the car before you get in (using the app)? I suspect that the car is misreporting the amount of energy used by the AC. If I do a single long trip (80+ miles) the battery pie chart shows 1-3 kWh used by the AC. If I do lots of short trips (and spend longer times in the car due to...

Hey @keithy, Now that you have an MG you should lower your expectations for a consistent behaviour... The car may surprise you every now and then (not always in a pleasant way). Be extra careful on the not so well marked narrow/farm lanes as the Lane Keep Assist (or latent kamikaze assault) is...

Well - it is a bit fiddly (while driving)... Go to Car -> MG Pilot -> scroll all the way to "Driver attention warning system" and disable it... It hasn't happened to me too often but that stopped the warning/beeping...

I'm not convinced about the "charging prowess" of the device - but I'm sure it works well as a sun shade... :devilish: