Mark Duncombe

Field Applications Engineer working mostly with Bluetooth Low Energy and LPWAN.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@billothewisp @7Kiwi Of course my previous post was cherry picking, see how that works? Here is another month on an Octopus smart tariff for balance.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@billothewisp @7Kiwi Crikey is your fixed tariff really costing you that much?Here is what I pay on my Octopus smart tariff.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@7Kiwi David is a believer in freedom and democracy, so long as he can cherry pick data and not show the whole story 🤔

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@Artemisfornow Had a heat pump installed in a 1920s stone semi. No additional insulation required, no pipes needed replacing not even a floor board lifted. Some rads needed replacing but there were likely 30+ years old any way. Warm and cosy house.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@Artemisfornow Mines costing a fraction of what I payed to heat with oil. If it's not working for you, then your install wasn't designed or installed properly. Most reputable installers such as heat geeks will guarantee the performance.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@Chris_Hill321 @john_oes @EpicWinningMaz @OctopusEnergy Hi John. I've sent you a DM, so as not to hijack Max's thread.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@andyt5678 @NeilRey61735912 @harrym_vids very true. EVs are just better cars for most of the driving that most people do most of the time. My wife uses her EV for her gardening business and general running around locally, she would never go back. I use my EV in my field sales engineer role, travelling all over UK.

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@Chris_Hill321 @shocky100 @o_burbidge @techpoodle @OctopusEnergy @g__j @shocky100 my HP is designed for 50C @-1.7C. Last night was -1.8C(HP sensor). HP kept the house at 20C with a flow of 33C using the same power input as it does to heat the house at+10C. surely oversized?

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@Chris_Hill321 @shocky100 @o_burbidge @techpoodle @OctopusEnergy @g__j hi @shocky100 here is an example of what's its doing at 5C outside temperature.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@_just169_ @Hallam999 Not me. Best thing I ever done. Here's my trip into the office. At or near the speed limit all the way where traffic allows.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@rsp_ingram @Genesis_Europe @genesis_eu_pr @AutoExpress @CarbuyerUK @DrivingEVs Yep, long distances no problem. Mines my company car as field applications engineer. Journey to Scotland from Somerset not a problem.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@stuygad @DrMoragKerr @AntiEVidiots Hydrogen is great if you are an oil and gas company as it ties people in to buying fuel from their filling stations at what ever prices the OPEC cartel decides you should pay to maximise their profits. With EVs, the oil and gas companies no longer have control over motorists.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@stuygad @DrMoragKerr @AntiEVidiots FYI, a hydrogen fuel cell car is just a more complex and more expensive EV. The fuel cell generates electricity with is passed to a battery before being used by an electric motor. Hydrogen mostly comes from fossil fuels which explains why it's promoted by oil and gas companies.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@TeslaTim2 @alyssa_zupan Can't disagree 😀 a very underrated EV. The range scares people but for alot of days to day running around its fine. Our Fortwo with the roof down turns more heads than our Model Y.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@lakes_eco_van @robertjwhitney Love our Smart. For day to day running around we choose it over our Tesla every time. With the roof down it turns more heads than my Modely Y.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@robertjwhitney Our Smart does 22kW. Much underrated car and a soft top EV is bliss.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@olddiesel At the end of the day, the difference makes no odds what so ever to me, I'll get to Scotland in broadly the same amount of time.

[Mark Duncombe @mduncombe]

@olddiesel Google maps is the best estimate for an ice car ( does not include stops) and when you add a couple of stops to stretch legs, use loo, get a coffee or bite to eat, let's say 2 or 3 20 min stops and both EV and ICE looking pretty similar. Which matches my experience.