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b0rn2sk8 said:
As others have hinted at, V2H will not power your house in a powercut. At best you can use V2L on an extension lead through a window.

For this to take place you need an automatic or manual change over switch to physically isolate you from the grid.

As @200sols said, get a proper solar and battery setup which will do that job.
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That's how I did it, the 4 gang V2L extension lead in to the house through the window and then a few other extension to get power to where it was needed. As long as the 1.8kW isn't exceeded then it's fine in an emergency. Unlike a solar/battery system I can get a recharge by going to a public charger, just got to make sure you don't drain the battery too much!

Also means I can take the air fryer when the lad and I go camping :cry:.

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Journey said:
Here what I said to someone else I know, same applies if you change your car semi-regularly.

For once in your life just spend less on the car you are going to have for next next XYZ period of time, buy something considerably cheaper and spend the difference on a good solar and battery setup with a gateway/off-grid mode. Invest in your home.
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For sure, it's in the works but now isn't the right time for me.
 
Charging an EV via a 3 pin at 2kW - You need an EV rated plug or you will burn your house down. Also drop the charge rate to 8 Amps or even lower.

Pulling 1.8kW from an EV - Just daisy chain extension leads.

:D :p
 
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JCW EV being collected friday, wife is very excited :D Level 3 mini SE goes hopefully tomorrow. JCW is cheaper to insure which is bonkers, but not complaining.
 
Journey said:
Here what I said to someone else I know, same applies if you change your car semi-regularly.

For once in your life just spend less on the car you are going to have for next next XYZ period of time, buy something considerably cheaper and spend the difference on a good solar and battery setup with a gateway/off-grid mode. Invest in your home.
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I can definitely see the sense in solar+battery, and if I wasn't the age that I am, or had someone that I wanted to leave my house to, I would definitely go that route. However for me, in my circumstance, it would be an investment that I would be unlikely to see a return on.

Of course buying a new car is immediately throwing some money away, and therefore in financial terms an awful "investment", but buying a new car is mostly not about financial soundness.

V2L functionality just adds a great extra string to the bow for me.
 
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Conversely if you may be moving in <10years or so, solar/HP/batteries may not be a recoupsable investment,
(quality and certification of an install probably needed for house purchaser too) v2g/h box is potentially portable/negotiable
 
My friend has 15 panels and a two battery setup and he does save a fortune in electric bills but he is looking at around 15-20 years to break even. It is also not very reliable having both inverters, 3 panels (One cracked by cleaning company)and a battery replaced luckily all under warranty. If all that happens when out of warranty I doubt he will ever break even.
 
MOOGLEYS said:
My friend has 15 panels and a two battery setup and he does save a fortune in electric bills but he is looking at around 15-20 years to break even. It is also not very reliable having both inverters, 3 panels (One cracked by cleaning company)and a battery replaced luckily all under warranty. If all that happens when out of warranty I doubt he will ever break even.
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He either massively over paid or can't do maths.
 
MOOGLEYS said:
Probably both tbh.
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If it’s not paying back in 6-9 years, you’re doing it wrong.

Even my east/west system is going to pay back in 7 years at its current rate of return and you can pay a lot less than what I paid for what I got on 2023. 2026 prices are lower than what I paid despite being up on 2025.

I’m pretty sure my house will be worth more than the neighbours given my energy bills are negative.
 
tamzzy said:
Probably got the system from the con artisans or heatable
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Tbh no idea he has had it a few years now it was quite expensive I remember him saying but no idea how much. Only details I know is there are 15 panels (I counted them) and two huge batteries on the side of the house. I think they might be EcoFlow ?
 
Anybody else had a email from Octopus about this new "stream" thing. They want us to leave the car plugged in all of the time even if it doesn't need charging and you can get extra cheap rate slots for the whole house. It also starts up a sort of game from what I can make out "the stream" in which for every day you are plugged in you advance a slot and can discover fish. It's supposed to be in the app under devices but I can't see anything related to it. I even checked if there was a app update where it has been added but no update available.
 
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