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RE: Daikin 9kW to 8kW Swap Offer from Octopus
By Terry1812, 4 days ago |
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@jamespa The problem in taking the gas figure is that everyone consumes differently. I had a similar issue about my EPC. But as the surveyor correctly pointed out to me the survey isn’t for you it’s f... | ||
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RE: Mixergy Tank Failure
By Mars, 4 days ago |
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@bontwoody, I have to say, the response time here is really concerning. This is your hot water we’re talking about, not a minor issue. Most installers will warn that heating might be off for a few day... | ||
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RE: Mixergy Tank Failure
By bontwoody, 4 days ago |
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@editor @mixergy This is now 4 weeks without a hot water cylinder. I currently have a non-functioning cylinder in the cupboard and functioning but non installed one in the hall. I am currently being ... | ||
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
By Transparent, 4 days ago |
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It rather depends on what we call 'local area' and 'total load'. Let's re-phrase 'total load' as 'power being handled by the transformer'.That avoids the issue of which way the power is going! Here's ... | ||
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan F8 error
By JamesPa, 4 days ago |
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Better than an early Windows/DOS error 'Faulty keyboard or keyboard not present, press F1 to continue'. This persisted for a couple of decades at least. There may actually be some sense in the flashi... | ||
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RE: Seeking Help for In-Principle Quote to fix a botched heat pump installation by Heat Geek Installer
By DREI, 4 days ago |
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I can now, I done an automation in Home Assistant that records the power usage when the valve changes between Room (Space Heating) and Tank (Hot Water), so I should be able to work out the indi... | ||
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RE: Bosch CS5800i 5kW - Experience So Far
By Steelbadger, 4 days ago |
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What a difference a pump makes. We don't have OpenEnergyMonitor installed, and the resolution of the data provided by the Bosch app is limited, but I've been doing what I can with it. Here's a graph o... | ||
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RE: Daikin 9kW to 8kW Swap Offer from Octopus
By JamesPa, 4 days ago |
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It's increasingly clear that there is frequently problem with heat loss estimates and ach is one of the culprits. There are some installers, including a few here, who will acknowledge that but most w... | ||
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RE: Daikin 9kW to 8kW Swap Offer from Octopus
By Matban, 4 days ago |
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@jamespa thank you for your thoughts. It does seem to be a choice between a long battle with an uncertain outcome vs a financial hit but with a much more certain and timely outcome. The negotiation ... | ||
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RE: Daikin 9kW to 8kW Swap Offer from Octopus
By Matban, 4 days ago |
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@terry1812 Thank you for your reply. Yes a 6 would probably be fine. I haven't checked the actual output vs temp chart for it. But with the 6 and 8 having the same hardware and minimum modulation t... | ||
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RE: Inventor (Midea) Heat Pump short cycling advice
By immunity, 4 days ago |
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I installed the 80L tank (volumizer) things got better but still...I installed an external circulation pump (it's 1 hydralic system tank in series) in increase the flow rate and reduce the ΔΤ probably... | ||
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan F8 error
By Mars, 5 days ago |
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I absolutely love this. This is the quintessential heat pump user experience. Mitsi spent millions on the vapour compression cycle, only to delegate diagnostics to a single LED trying to communicate ... |
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