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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
By JamesPa, 3 weeks ago |
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Cynically I would suggest its there to protect the installer and cost you money unnecessarily (both at install time and in running costs). The smart money these days is on the conclusion that buffer ... | ||
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
By Toodles, 3 weeks ago |
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@potatoman Our Homely also controls the secondary (Wilo Pico) pump that is positioned post LLH flow output. In fact, I had to wait for Evergreen to incorporate this feature into the Homely controller ... | ||
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system
By JamesPa, 3 weeks ago |
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Yes Yes to the first No to the second (I think) as this results in cold return water being swept up into the flow, reducing the flow temp to emitters for any given flow temp from the HP. Thus the HP... | ||
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system
By GergoH, 3 weeks ago |
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@jamespa Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't the temperature difference between each pair of ports a function of the difference in flow rate on the two sides of the buffer? For example: - ... | ||
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
By Potatoman, 3 weeks ago |
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If you have a buffer tank you will have a post buffer tank pump, when I had my Homely fitted I had to rearrange the electrics for this as it was wired via 3rd party controls which got removed so now ... | ||
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system
By Abernyte, 3 weeks ago |
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Does the big on/off button at the top left corner of the MelCloud front page not do that? | ||
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system
By Gary, 3 weeks ago |
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@robs Is this only in the newer controllers I don't have that option on my FTC5 | ||
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system
By RobS, 3 weeks ago |
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Mitsubishi have a setting called summer mode for this. It's in the service menu under Operational Settings. There are settings for switching summer mode on/off, ambient on/off temperatures and how oft... | ||
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system
By JamesPa, 3 weeks ago |
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In addition to the above you might want to balance out the buffer so it is acting as if not there. Adjust pump speeds for minimum difference in temp between the two flow ports (flow from hp and flow ... | ||
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RE: Ecodan Legionella cycle - immersion heater problem
By Transparent, 3 weeks ago |
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Thanks for letting us know @clockworks I admire your optimism that the thread is now 'closed'. It'll get re-opened at some point...... when someone actually contracts legionnaires disease. There will ... |
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