In my last video, I poke a little fun at my oversized boiler before diving into the importance of sizing your boiler correctly!
High CO2 Levels at Home
In this video, I discuss the discovery of high CO2 levels in my house at night and how I’m wondering if they are impacting our sleep quality.
Installing a Home Assistant Control Panel in my kitchen
Some lessons learned from a new heating system
If you’re planning to upgrade your boiler or heating system, I would like you to read this post. I learned some valuable lessons since having a new heating systems installed in March 2021. I want to tell you what those lessons were. They might help you get better performance our of your new system! NewContinue reading “Some lessons learned from a new heating system”
A quick look at the Android tablet I’m going to use with Home Assistant
In my latest YouTube video, I unbox an Android powered point-of-sale screen that I’m planning to use as a Home Assistant control panel. I’ve been running Home Assistant for a few years now, but something I always wanted to add was a control panel. This was always going to be an iPad or Android tablet.Continue reading “A quick look at the Android tablet I’m going to use with Home Assistant”
Wrong ribbon?
My plan to use the Eddi relay board to interface it with my Mixergy tank has had its first setback. The ribbon cable is the wrong size!! I’m waiting on a replacement from Myenergi!
Solar PV and the Eddi. Should I heat all the water??
My Eddi has been installed for about two months now. It has been a great addition to my setup quietly mopping up mountains of surplus PV and heating hot water. I installed it myself and documented it over on my YouTube channel, so if you’re interested in that, check it out: But it hasn’t allContinue reading “Solar PV and the Eddi. Should I heat all the water??”
First sunny month with new solar PV
With June being the first really sunny month of the year, I wanted to share my thoughts on how well my newly installed Solar PV setup performed. Setup I have two arrays on my house, consisting of eight plans on the main roof of the house, south facing and a smaller four panel array onContinue reading “First sunny month with new solar PV”
Predicting periods of excess solar power
My solar PV has been in and working now for several months. We’ve tried to adjust our usage patterns to take advantage of when there will be excess solar after our battery and hot water tank are filled. This has been something I’ve been thinking about for a while and I have a few ideas.Continue reading “Predicting periods of excess solar power”
Wiring for smart lighting with Shelly relays!
I’m building an extension to my kitchen. As readers of my blog and Twitter will know, I love home automation and building work presents an opportunity to incorporate more of it! My Current Smart Lighting The vast majority of smart lighting in my house is provided by Shelly devices. These are incorporated into the ceilingContinue reading “Wiring for smart lighting with Shelly relays!”
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