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Daikin Octopus installation update - I saw my first defrost. 😍😂

 
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 Judith
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03/02/2025 9:26 am  

@mike-patrick it looks as if your pump is in a local hollow, does the cold air from the pump hang around there or does it dissipate? Have any of the experts you’ve used to try to improve the performance suggested this is a factor?

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 Mike Patrick
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03/02/2025 10:09 am  

No-one has suggeted that although I've checked myself that the exhaust air is clearing the ASHP. It's not so much a hollow as a gentle slope of the garden border at that point - looks worse in thge picture than it is. It is on the north side of the outbuilding so rarely gets direct sunlight, except in the summer months when the sun is overhead. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to site it elsewhere..

 

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03/02/2025 5:15 pm  

Had some fun with this one @mike @mike-patrick.

Sound on, and listen for the Mike shout-out 🤣 

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 Mike Patrick
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03/02/2025 9:49 pm  

Great track. Love it.

Mike

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03/02/2025 9:51 pm  

@mike-patrick exclusively done for the forums. A “normal” version is available with a commercial track for the rest of the world to enjoy 😉 

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