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I make tech videos!
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Home Automation, Solar & Green Tech, Smart Home and Gadget Fanatic
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Looking forward to the new upcoming channel: Tim's Dad's Green Walk
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Amazon Fire HD 8 is a PERFECT control panel for Home Assistant
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@home-assistant.io #Dashboard #FullyKiosk #KioskMode #SmartHome #ControlPanel #FireTablet #FireHD8 #AmazonFire
Amazon Fire HD 8 is a PERFECT control panel for Home Assistant
I’ve decided that Amazon’s Fire HD 8 tablet makes the perfect control panel for Home Assistant. In this tutorial I’m going to show you the software and configuration process I went through so as you…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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I found the source of the bad smell in my garage and I've learned a lesson today about making sure home batteries have plenty of floor clearance. Yes, I discovered a decomposing rat (video is not for the sensitive, you have been warned!)
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There's a RAT in my BATTERY what am I gonna do? (Viewer discretion advised)
I've found the source of the bad smell in my garage, and it's coming from underneath my GivEnergy battery... this video is not for the sensitive, please be advised! Buy me a coffee: 💚…
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November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Is a standalone ruggedised thermal imaging camera better than a smartphone connected one? Today I look at the Kaiweets KTI-W02 Pro:
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#thermalcamera #thermalimaging #infraredcamera #kaiweets #thermalimagingcamera
Handheld vs Smartphone Thermal Camera: Kaiweets KTI-W02 Pro
Today I’m taking a look at the Kaiweets KTI-W02 Pro standalone rugged thermal imaging camera. Is it better than a smartphone connected thermal imaging camera? Buy the KTI-W02 Pro: (Direct):…
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November 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The Hyundai INSTER is a good car. We have decreed it:
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Hyundai INSTER test drive
YouTube video by Tim & Kat's Green Walk
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October 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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If you’ve not emptied your batteries already for the free energy session 12-3pm then you are too late! Pesky sunshine getting in the way of my export :) Tech prepping underway… @octopus.energy #FreeElectricity
October 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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This Smart Doorbell has a SCREEN! SwitchBot Video Doorbell put to the test:
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#SwitchBot #VideoDoorbell #SmartDoorbell #WiFiDoorbell #SmartHome
This Smart Doorbell has a SCREEN! SwitchBot Video Doorbell put to the test
SwitchBot have put their own take on the world of smart doorbells and their Video Doorbell includes an indoor monitor with display. It has all of the smart functionality you would expect from a…
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October 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Just configured a router-on-a-stick. #NetworkJoke
October 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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I’ve just noticed that Reolink have updated their app and the way that their 180 degree cameras are displayed has changed. This is so much better, easier to see on a phone screen - pan around the wide view to see in a normal aspect ratio!
October 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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How practical is a Tesla Model 3 for moving to university? See how we get on in this week's video:
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#Tesla #Model3 #EV #roadtrip #moving #electricvehicle
How practical is a Tesla Model 3 for moving to university?
We have a brand new Tesla Model 3 (2025 "Highland") on test drive from Tesla for a couple of days and we're using it to move our daughter into her halls of residence for her first year at university.…
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October 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I can't be the only one hoping Apple abandons Liquid Glass next year? As a user it looks a mess in most apps, as a developer it works inconsistently switching between light and dark modes randomly. I can't even set the selected font colour in an iPad app on a UITabBar!
October 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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UPDATE your automations NOW to avoid them BREAKING! Big changes for Home Assistant and Intelligent Octopus Go discussed in this video and the updates you need to make:
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#HomeAssistant #IntelligentOctopusGo #octopusenergy #givenergy #homeautomation
UPDATE NOW to avoid BREAKING automations! Home Assistant and Intelligent Octopus Go Big Changes
Home Assistant's Octopus Energy integration by BottlecapDave has been updated and from v17 onwards there are some breaking changes related to its behaviour around the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff.…
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October 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Today I am mostly plumbing. What could possibly go wrong? It’s not like I ever have bad luck with water and flooding or anything…
October 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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New Video! This mmWave 3D Presence Sensor knows EXACTLY where you are: LinknLink eMotion Ultra.
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#mmwave #presencesensor #homeautomation #mqtt #smarthome #motionsensor
This mmWave 3D Presence Sensor knows EXACTLY where you are! LinknLink eMotion Ultra
LinknLink have kindly sent me their new eMotion Ultra to have a play with. In this video I’ll go over the advantages of mmWave technology in presence sensors like the LinknLink eMotion Ultra and how…
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October 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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New Video! SwitchBot have given their mini robot vacuum cleaner a stylish overhaul - meet the SwitchBot K11+
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#SwitchBot #RobotVacuum #SmartHome #Matter #HomeAutomation
Stylish Mini Robot Vacuum: SwitchBot K11+
SwitchBot have released an updated version of their already amazing mini robot vacuum: the K11+. Let’s take a look at the stylish new base station design and test the massively increased suction…
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October 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I love my heat pump because my home is consistently warm throughout and I can run it from my solar & batteries - can't do that with gas! #heatpumplove @octopus.energy join in sharing the love this week to win a year of free electricity!
September 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I visited the Solar & Storage Live 2025 show at the NEC this week, check out my highlights in this video:
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#GivEnergy #SAJ #ElevenEnergy #AnkerSolix #BYD #LTEnergy #MidsummerWholesale #Sigenergy #SolarStorageLive
Solar and Storage Live 2025: Show Highlights
Let me walk you around some of my highlights from this year's Solar and Storage Live show taking place at the NEC in Birmingham. 00:00 Can I find the event? 02:28 GivEnergy 05:54 @NicolasRaimo and…
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September 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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My Tesla Model 3 is stinking! I've discovered a lot of water building up inside - check it out in this video: youtu.be/it3lBfBQOzI

#Tesla #EV #Waterleak #Model3 #TeslaModel3 #ElectricCar #ElectricVehicle
My Tesla is Wet and Smelly - Water leak?!
I noticed my car smelling quite cheesy and discovered a lot of water in the footwells and the boot. Let's take it back to the Tesla service centre to get fixed. Again. Thinking of buying a Tesla?…
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September 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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When your daughter leaves home for university and you replace her with a toggle switch in Home Assistant @home-assistant.io
September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Is Apple's £59 TechWoven case for the iPhone 17 / 17 Pro / 17 Pro Max worth the money? Let's have a quick look at it in this video:
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#Apple #TechWoven #iPhone17Pro #iPhone17 #iPhoneCase
Apple TechWoven Case for iPhone 17 Pro. Too expensive?!
Just a quick introduction to the £59 TechWoven case for the Apple iPhone 17 Pro (also available for iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Max). Is it worth the £59 price tag? Buy from Amazon UK: …
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September 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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New Video! Robot Mop vs Ketchup! SwitchBot S20 EXTREME test!
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I put SwitchBot's new S20 floor cleaning robot through its paces, and keep watching to find out its all important name.

#smarthome #homeautomation #robotvacuum #robotmop #smartvacuum #moppingrobot
Robot Mop Torture Test: SwitchBot S20 vs Ketchup
I finally get to review a mopping robot! Thanks to SwitchBot for sending me their new S20 - I decided to put its through its paces not really understanding what mopping robot vacuum limitations are.…
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September 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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The weather’s so rubbish that even my camera’s solar panel has given up hope
September 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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On a different note, finding and filling this massive hole in my bathroom wall that I discovered under my bath should help with the heating costs this winter.
September 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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My Tesla has broken down - stuck in the middle of the road :( Find out what happened here:
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#Tesla #EVbroken #ElectricCar #ElectricVehicle #EV #breakdown
My Tesla Has Broken Down! Stuck in the middle of the road
My 2021 LR AWD Model 3 which I only picked up in July has gone a bit faulty. It's (mostly) refusing to shift into drive or reverse. @tesla Buy me a coffee: 💚…
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September 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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New Video! Octopus Energy Owe Me Money! I've finally managed a NEGATIVE energy bill thanks to solar and batteries
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@octopus.energy #solarpanels #solarpv #homebattery #solarpower #energybill
Octopus Energy Owe Me Money! NEGATIVE energy bill thanks to solar and batteries
It might have taken me months of dedication and I had to buy a car to achieve it in the end, but I have finally managed a negative energy bill month! The weather was in my favour and combined with…
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September 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM