Colin Whittaker
@colinwh.bsky.social
Principal Network Plumber
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Super frustrating update from anpost where they don't actually tell you that they are not going to bother attempting to deliver and instead you have to go collect from the depot.
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Super frustrating update from anpost where they don't actually tell you that they are not going to bother attempting to deliver and instead you have to go collect from the depot.
Anyone here able to ID this industrious spider. They built a web several meters wide across our driveway overnight.
September 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Anyone here able to ID this industrious spider. They built a web several meters wide across our driveway overnight.
Nice to see @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social putting accessible playground equipment in parks. This swing was a lot of fun
May 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Nice to see @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social putting accessible playground equipment in parks. This swing was a lot of fun
Being able to use the batteries to shift our grid imports to offpeak windows is what makes this work out
You can see the impact of this on grid voltage from off peak usage in this chart. Also noticeable is the voltage peaking at 256V during the sunny parts of the day
You can see the impact of this on grid voltage from off peak usage in this chart. Also noticeable is the voltage peaking at 256V during the sunny parts of the day
May 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Being able to use the batteries to shift our grid imports to offpeak windows is what makes this work out
You can see the impact of this on grid voltage from off peak usage in this chart. Also noticeable is the voltage peaking at 256V during the sunny parts of the day
You can see the impact of this on grid voltage from off peak usage in this chart. Also noticeable is the voltage peaking at 256V during the sunny parts of the day
Solar Statistics time, we had a string of really good days but the month ended with 42.72kWh of generation the 30th.
YTD solar has produced 77% of our consumption, not yet netzero but the summer awaits.
However the 29th was when export income for the year overtook all costs.
YTD solar has produced 77% of our consumption, not yet netzero but the summer awaits.
However the 29th was when export income for the year overtook all costs.
May 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Solar Statistics time, we had a string of really good days but the month ended with 42.72kWh of generation the 30th.
YTD solar has produced 77% of our consumption, not yet netzero but the summer awaits.
However the 29th was when export income for the year overtook all costs.
YTD solar has produced 77% of our consumption, not yet netzero but the summer awaits.
However the 29th was when export income for the year overtook all costs.
Solar stats for Jan-Mar 2025.
56.44% of our energy over that period came from solar.
worst day was Jan 5th with 1.01kWh (3.8% of usage)
best day was Mar 30th with 32.8kWh (223% of usage)
Peak usage was 33.58kWh on Jan 6th, average was 21.2kWh
You can see the last week in Feb when solar ramps up.
56.44% of our energy over that period came from solar.
worst day was Jan 5th with 1.01kWh (3.8% of usage)
best day was Mar 30th with 32.8kWh (223% of usage)
Peak usage was 33.58kWh on Jan 6th, average was 21.2kWh
You can see the last week in Feb when solar ramps up.
April 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Solar stats for Jan-Mar 2025.
56.44% of our energy over that period came from solar.
worst day was Jan 5th with 1.01kWh (3.8% of usage)
best day was Mar 30th with 32.8kWh (223% of usage)
Peak usage was 33.58kWh on Jan 6th, average was 21.2kWh
You can see the last week in Feb when solar ramps up.
56.44% of our energy over that period came from solar.
worst day was Jan 5th with 1.01kWh (3.8% of usage)
best day was Mar 30th with 32.8kWh (223% of usage)
Peak usage was 33.58kWh on Jan 6th, average was 21.2kWh
You can see the last week in Feb when solar ramps up.
The perils of using scheduled posts and forgetting to fill in the details in the template.
April 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The perils of using scheduled posts and forgetting to fill in the details in the template.
This image was one of my favourites. Homework only done on one side of the table
April 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This image was one of my favourites. Homework only done on one side of the table
While waiting for a parade to start I spotted this great example of roofs with not enough solar. The marginal cost of covering the rest of these roofs with solar would have been minimal.
March 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
While waiting for a parade to start I spotted this great example of roofs with not enough solar. The marginal cost of covering the rest of these roofs with solar would have been minimal.
On one hand while house air filtering is great and I like the resulting air quality. On the other hand the monthly filter cleaning is an unfun task. I live beside a 100+ hectare park near the sea in Dublin so I likely have better than average air quality but it still is a surprise how dirty it is.
March 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
On one hand while house air filtering is great and I like the resulting air quality. On the other hand the monthly filter cleaning is an unfun task. I live beside a 100+ hectare park near the sea in Dublin so I likely have better than average air quality but it still is a surprise how dirty it is.
Yesterday was our first net power positive day of the year. Not too shabby for February in Ireland.
February 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Yesterday was our first net power positive day of the year. Not too shabby for February in Ireland.
folks with heatpumps and solar/battery systems to ran out of stored power. In my case that happened at 9pm where as on the 7th there was enough solar during the day to handle the extra heating load.
January 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
folks with heatpumps and solar/battery systems to ran out of stored power. In my case that happened at 9pm where as on the 7th there was enough solar during the day to handle the extra heating load.