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Did you know that heat pumps can also cool the radiators? You have to watch the dew point to avoid condensation drips and it helps to lag all your pipes but you can get a few degrees of cooling in a heat wave that's worth having.
Daikin do a multi-split system where one of the splits can be used to heat your hot water. Only issue is it's a relatively small tank at the moment (120L I think) so they have not bought it to the UK yet. But hopefully one day... It's a shame no grant for air to air.
Hi Nick, Good video (as usual!). I have a question that is about your decision to wait for the Octopus Cosy6 heat pump. I wondered if they've given you a date when it will be available? Thanks, Phil
I use Octopus Intelligent Go with a Octopus Mini, I have a Zappi, A Pylontech battery and Solis Hybrid Inverter for Solar PV. I wanted to do what your video said, “EV Charger talk to home storage battery” I purchased a Home Assistant Green to get things going. However, when you said there are many tutorial videos, you were right, there are many and it is overwhelming. Since you got yours to work, it is possible for you to list which tutorial videos you used and which apps you used from HACS. I just want the home battery to charge automatically when the car is charging and not discharge itself. thanks
I don’t have same charger and battery you do but you need to download apps for both myenergi api shows if it’s charging but I believe they also push to octopus api
any suggestions on which tutorial to watch?
@@Kimchi_The_Corgi download octopus one from hacs, then download plyontech once there both setup watch a video or ask questions in forums about settings and automations
@@NicolasRaimo thanks
I'm planning on having both A2W and A2A - my home already has underfloor heating (currently heated via a gas boiler) and I find it a very comfortable heat emitter. But my home is an oven in the summer, due to a lot of south facing windows and super insulation, it is often above 30*C even at 5am! I'll need to install the A2W system first, to get the £7,500 grant, then install the multi-split A2A system. I grew up with A2A heat pumps as a child and am well aware of the drafts they create when heating.
Still waiting for cosy6?
We were thinking about air-water heat pump and were halfway through the process of having all our insulation upgraded when our boiler died. So we had to get another gas boiler and now we're tied to gas for ages. :(
I disagree, a snificant protion of our housing stock is off gass grid flated dwellings. These properties it"s far more practical for Air to Air
I think you should also take in to account the size of house? I had no wet system in my little terrace plot. 2 up n 2 down rooms. I fitted my own air to air to heat the up stairs in 2000. I don't mind the low noise and when up to Temp it becomes very quiet. Last year I replaced the gas fire for far infrared underfloor film. It's not always about getting a government hand out. If the product they are pushing doesn't suit the property. For me, I have solar panels that run the Air con in summer for free. And winter the heating is quick and takes up less wall space than radiators. Down stairs in summer, the cool air tickles down and in winter the underfloor heating keeps me feet warm! This suits me, but not everyone. Each place is different.
"if u look into Fahrenheit there is plenty temperature left in 0°C" Now my brain has a knot. Do u care to explain?
0c is 32 Fahrenheit what I was meaning by this is many assume 0c has no useable temperature left
@@NicolasRaimo C or F, it's the same but represented by different numbers. Everyone should use K 🤣
I have been driving for just short of fifty years and have never had a brake fluid change done. Well my first cars were dreadful and I repaired them myself so they had fluid changes by virtue of wheel cylinders or calliper seals needing to be replaced. After that it was never done and has never been an issue. I have had brake pipes split and dump all fluid but that was due to rust in hidden runs of pipe, also flexible pipes bulge or fray and need replacing.
You don't need to look at Fahrenheit to see there is energy in zero degrees c. You just need to know that absolute zero is -273deg Celsius and every degree above that has some energy
Hi Nicolas - just a point a "casket" is a coffin where as a "cassette" is what people refer to with ASHP's ~ it might just clarify and save confusion. KR AndyT.
Interesting video, but I cannot agree (in the nicest possible way). I have air to air and I personally love it. First, it's quiet, inside its quieter than a large blade ceiling fan and on night-time setting hardly audible. Currently, in my living room, it's registering 40db. It's very cheap to run. It filters the air, not only that, it dehumidifies it. Most modern houses are not well ventilated, and damp and moisture can take hold. Air to air pumps this moisture outside, keeping the house free from black spot mould and high humidity. This makes it an excellent and cheap way to dry washing on rainy days. Also excellent for when a kettle or saucepan is boiling. As for air circulation, it's programmable, meaning it will only blow air where I want it to. On my Midea, there is an "air magic " mode that diffuses the stream of air entirely if you really dislike feeling the breeze, especially at night in the bedroom whilst sleeping. Total cost for my three units fully installed £6k. No radiators, no pipes and the unit takes less than a minute to come on. This is the second house I've had this in and I wouldn't be without it.
I like idea of air to air better too. What's maintenance like? How often is it costly etc.
Hi, I am signed up to a 5 year service plan which costs £240 pa. It's more than my gas boiler but there are 3 units and one is high up on my gable. To be fair I am saving more than that on the running cost. All three units set at 23° on auto cost less than half of what my gas boiler cost. But because I have solar and battery in reality I don't use any electric from the grid. Even on a grey overcast day my panels generate more than the A2A system uses. As I type this I have only the living room unit on at 23° and it's pulling 0.376 kw from my battery Inc my tv and fridge freezer. Forgot to say my total system cost would have been less but my upstairs unit is larger than I needed to allow the addition of one more inside unit if I decide I need it in the future.
@Beorn. sounds good 👍🏻 thanks for answering
Do you need a unit in every habitable room? How do you handle the smaller spaces like kitchen and bathroom ?
Great info. What do you do for hot water?
apparently , the reason don't give the grant to air>air system is that in the summer people would use it for air conditioning and put load on the grid.
I heard this being said somewhere else but I disagree with there guess, most with heat pumps have solar and in the summer local over voltages due to excess can be an issue if they sucked it with air con it would stable demand remember the UK rarely gets hot summers maybe 5 days a year you’d need air con
Having both in my bedroom I can confirm the A2A useless slightly less than the ceiling fan.
@NicolasRaimo hi could I suggest it's because A2A doesn't heat the domestic water so people might still use their gas boilers. Same reasoning as why plug in hybrid cars are not encouraged, the government thinks people won't charge them and still run the car off the petrol engine.
@@Beorn. as suggested in video this is most likely reason as grant is “bus” meaning boiler replacement
The real reason is that the UK boiler/plumbing lobby has persuaded MPs, who may not be the most discerning when offered inducements to support an industry, to oppose AtoA. This is because the boiler/plumbing lobby views AtoA as a significant threat to their ongoing future. To clarify, lobbying is often perceived as a sophisticated form of bribery.
Asthetics!, you live in a brick box. People spend way more time in their house than looking at the facade. 200 litres of hot water storage because of long showers? Electric shower Unlimited, pay for what you use. I suppose it horses for courses but like EVs you cannot make a replica of the fossil fuel world, everything has its plus and minus.
Stone house…
Just curious, have you had any days without any solar generation? December 4th and December 6th were especially poor days for solar so with your panels being marketed as 'good for low light' I'm wondering how they coped with those dark winter days
If you go to evnick.com/solar you can see my data for them days on Enphase system but no I’ve generated every signal day but worse December day was 0.1kwh
Morning Nick interesting question not sure if you after new or used. I personally have a kia EV6 gt line S which I got last year and that would tick all your boxes I've just seen a used gt line for under 27k on autotrader so not sure if the budget would stretch. But also I did change my wife's car last year as well she had an outlander phev for nearly 8 years but I picked up an Mg ZS EV trophy small battery for £24k 6 months old with 600 miles on it so they are worth a look. I always found the bigger the car the more you take with you. Good luck with the new addition to the family.
Would have been great if you lot could've just told us and named the chargers. You just kept talking about generic things to consider, but never really told which charger is what.
R290 (propane) is not a new thing, most manufacturers are moving to R290.
I'm not going to get "used to" a bad design just cos a multi billion dollar company wants to save a few quid on plastic stalks. Will not be getting it and even went into a store asking for a 2023 version used car and made it clear it was because of the lack of stalks that I would not get the new car. The salesmen obv said the same thing of "you'll get used to it" and I told him what I mentioned at the start of this message.
Sorry, you have enough other things to worry about in your life. Just get a Model Y and clean the cameras from time to time.
Wife hates the Y just just the USC the fact everything on screen she prefers buttons for air con and radio which is her buying choice plus Tesla is a boring choice
Hi Nic congrats to you and your wife. Polestar 2 is the perfect family car for a family as it has a huge hatchback. Great drivers car too so satisfying both criteria very well. Dual motor 4x4 pilot plus is so untouchable in countryside and winter snow ice conditions with great ground clearance. The visibility of the 360 degree camera system combined with ultrasonic sensors front and back means real confidence and certainty when reversing. Brilliant navigation that actually works properly as it uses Google Maps and not clumsy third party mapping. With 2 young babies in the car you want the solid build quality and the decades of safety focused design only found in a Volvo. Serviced by a Volvo main dealer too means a well established network of service agents. I hope all this info helps. It's a no brainer 😊
Offer the Macmaster £25K FOR HIS MID LIFE CRISIS Porsche
The only automatic thing about the indicators while navigation is active (from what I can tell as a recent refreshed RWD Model 3 lessee) is, for example, if you indicate prior to lane changing into a turn lane, it will keep the indicator on since you have the turn coming up instead of turning it off after completion of the lane change, like it usually does.
2021 Long Range .
I have a Zoe whit 500.000km🎉🎉🎉
I Love my Zoe too ❤❤❤
Mate, it's Three, not Free.
I'd say the Long range MG ZS but think the range (real world) might be slightly under and charging is only 93kW? It's a good size boot (have the gen 1 version) as the floor can be moved down (unlike my father-in-laws Kona). Can get it £4k under budget on a 72 reg and has a 360deg camera. Enyaq looks nicer if you can get the 82kWh battery and looks to be more spacious but have never been in one.
I've been thinking about this conundrum for ages now. I'm more price sensitive, and could live with 200 mile range, but I just can't find a model that is so superior to the Zoe that the cost to change is worth it. Why don't they make the Berlingo/Rifter with a bigger battery? They would make for the perfect family car, but 170 miles of range is so 5 years ago. Likewise the eC4 - the range is a bit bigger, but it still doesn't meet your minimum. I like the Megane, but I think the Scenic is probably the size you want, at a price you don't. I love the IONIQ 5 styling, but I couldn't own one because it's ridiculously wide.
See yourself, the wife and the little one at EES, looking at the inioq 5N, not sure that meets the specs. Lol nice car though. Few suggestions- ID4, skoda enyaq, Audi Q4e.
Ora BS🐈? 🥜s now
You pick up a 71 reg ioniq5 for 21k. That’s the best family ev imo, I reckon once she has a look round one at the show she’ll be all in. Ev6 is still over budget and the others are a bit boring looking (apart from Mach e)
Had one of these installed a couple of weeks ago, worked for a few hours then failed, had an Indra engineer out to inspect and he ended up replacing the unit. It stopped working within 24 hours. Not sure if I'm just unlucky and keep getting the Monday AM / Friday PM manufactured units or if there was something seriously wrong somewhere with the installation that no one has discovered yet. My EV arrives in 3 weeks so getting a bit concerned that I've spent £100 on something that I can never use :(
Just changed a diesel Tuscon for a 2021 E-Niro and I am mightly impressed with it. Good size boot and the other half likes it as it's not a massive SUV so parking it is easy as hell. 250+ real world range too and ultra efficient. What's not to like. Charging speed is on the lower side but plenty fast enough as we will probably only rapid charge it 3 or 4 times a year as the range is so far.
Eniro is the best choice.
Firstly, Congratulations! Maybe switch to a diesel Land Rover like Harry Metcalfe? J/K! I was going to suggest ID Buzz due the huge space for kids and their stuff, but that would bust the budget. Ionic 5 seems like the best non-Tesla option. Model Y RWD would be best car for the job IMO, if your wife would accept it. Huge comfy back seat and tons of cargo capacity. Adding "SE3Y Buttons" and/or "S3XY Knob" might do the job for her, adding direct controls for wipers, glovebox, etc. Perhaps you can find one with ultrasonic sensors?
Audi Etron. It’s big enough, high seating,very fast charger. Load on Autotrader under £20k.
Almost 2 years ago (sept 22) we got an MG4, which has been perfect, no issues what so ever (aside from the insurance doubling, albeit from a low starting point). At the time there was no other choice for a £25k car with no waiting list. Would be do the same again, probably yes, if if i were in your shoes, I'd probably go for used audi Q4 e-tron, I'd keep away from an Ioniq 5 / Kia just at present due to the increased theft risk (hence high insurance premiums)
Audi Q4. I got a 55 Sportback in January. Get the regular back, for prams etc. Looks like a car, drives like a car, spacious, range is great etc etc etc. You can get a 35/40 that fits your price range.
LOL
Sounds like you want an ID4, Enyaq or Q4 e-tron.
Natural answer is Kia E Niro but as you’ve ruled that out…..
Very happy with my 2023 NiroEV 4, Kia are an established BEV manufacturer and the new shape looks better than the eNiro IMHO. You could look at the 2 or 3 trims if your wife isn't a fan of all the bells n whistles like V2L. Otherwise you've never had a wider choice of BEVs so hope you took the family to EE North and had a good look at the ranges.
Congrats on the news Nick. I'm still a big fan of the IONIQ 5 even tho' it's big for my own needs..
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2019 E-Tron 55 Quattro. Just got a private 32,000 mile used for $42,000 Colourful Dollars - That's $24,000 pound. (The same as what I paid for my 2020 Chevy Bolt BTW..sheesh) Lovely car.