Meet Ask Patty.
Smarter help choosing tech.

Understand usable capacity, backup, phases, inverter compatibility and realistic sizing.

• “What size home battery might suit my usage?”
• “Do I need whole-home backup?”
• “Will this battery work with my inverter?”

Match charging power to your EV, solar, electricity supply and overnight window.

• “How fast can my EV charge at home?”
• “Do I need a three-phase EV charger?”
• “Which chargers can follow excess solar?”

Compare useful speed, complete first-year cost and provider or connection trade-offs.

• “What NBN speed does my household need?”
• “Which plan has the best first-year value?”
• “Does upload speed matter for working from home?”

Start with the coverage problem, NBN technology and features you actually need.

• “Do I need a modem-router or router?”
• “Would mesh Wi-Fi fix my dead zones?”
• “Which router features are worth paying for?”

Account for lawn size, slopes, trees, narrow passages and disconnected areas.

• “Which mower works under heavy tree cover?”
• “What can handle a steep lawn?”
• “Do I need LiDAR, vision or RTK navigation?”

Balance pet hair, mopping, obstacle avoidance, thresholds and dock space.

• “Which robot vacuum is best for pet hair?”
• “Is a self-cleaning mop dock worth it?”
• “What works on carpet and hard floors?”

Compare power, recording, local storage, subscriptions and smart-home support.

• “Can I avoid a monthly subscription?”
• “Battery or wired security cameras?”
• “Which cameras can record continuously?”

Make sense of tariffs, solar exports, battery behaviour, EV windows and VPP terms.

• “Flat rate or time-of-use plan?”
• “Does a high feed-in tariff really save more?”
• “What should I check before joining a VPP?”

Narrow EVs by budget, family space, practical range, charging and daily use.

• “Which EV could suit my family?”
• “How much real-world range do I need?”
• “Can I own an EV without home charging?”