A quick site update: new pillars, new posts, and a couple of things I've tidied up
What's changed on Switched On Home recently: the new five-pillar structure, the posts that have gone up, and two small fixes.
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Why we're rethinking Eve for our second home in France
After years of using Eve sensors and smart plugs, unreliable connections and frequent battery changes are undermining temperature and humidity monitoring at our second home. We are now planning a more dependable setup around Apple Home, Aqara and our wider UniFi plans.
Six months with solar and a Tesla Powerwall 3: what the numbers actually look like
Real generation, home use, battery and export data from the first six months of our 7.6kW east-west solar array and Tesla Powerwall 3.
Why I replaced Vodafone's router with a UniFi Dream Router 7
How a UniFi Dream Router 7 and U7 Lite fixed our Wi-Fi coverage, raised speeds to 500–600 Mbps in weaker areas and connected our UK and French homes.
Why I moved from Octopus to EDF for import and export
Why EDF's 24p export rate changed the calculation for our solar, Powerwall and EV charging setup, despite Octopus having a cheaper off-peak history.
Peugeot e-308 GT long-term review: range and reliability after 10,000 miles
Our honest Peugeot e-308 GT review after 10,000 miles, covering real-world range, reliability, home-charging costs, Normandy trips, cabin technology and tyre damage.
Our first Home Assistant automation: protecting the Powerwall during EV charging
How we stopped a supplier-managed daytime EV charge from draining the Tesla Powerwall, what the automation taught us and why parts are now disabled pending an EDF rebuild.
Using excess solar for hot water: our second Home Assistant automation
How we used Home Assistant to boost our Mitsubishi hot-water cylinder when the Powerwall was full, and why parts are now disabled while we rethink the logic for EDF.
Pod Point vs Hypervolt Pro 3: why we replaced our EV charger
Our real-world Pod Point vs Hypervolt Pro 3 comparison, covering reliability, Ethernet, smart tariffs, Home Assistant and missed overnight charges.
Our smart-meter problems after switching energy supplier
A dated timeline of the missing readings, tariff delays and export problems we experienced after switching from E.ON Next to Octopus in February 2026.
Our 7.6kW solar and Tesla Powerwall 3 installation
What our 7.6kW east-west solar array and Tesla Powerwall 3 cost, what went wrong during installation and the lessons we would use if doing it again.