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It might well be a quirk of the Chofu unit in that it is less able at lower temperatures. My 2019 Ecodan was sold to me on the grounds that it was des...
Best of luck, oh and use MelCloud once you have connected the wireless receiver to the FTC, then you will never have to touch the main controller agai...
No. Auto adapt is a feature of the FTC5 too. I don't really know how else to say this. The wireless adapter frees you from having to play with the ma...
Perhaps Mars can shed some light on what he was talking about. I fail to see how a Mitsubishi device integrated with the Mitsubishi FTC as intended ca...
Yes, I found none. I followed the Mitsubishi installation directions from their site and I found it quite straight forward.
a senior engineer strongly indicated that he was putting the best interests of Britain ahead of a future network planning strategy. ....and precise...
We keep using this word "independent" when referring to NESO. The Chair and CEO are appointed by the Government and regulated by OFGEM (another gover...
DHW temp loss is not at steep as 1C per hour. Overnight starting from 50C I usually see a 8C drop over about 12 hours.
That seems similar to that which I see on my system. The >60 flow temp is only sustained for around 15 mins before dropping steadily downwards. 14k...
Oh boy...you have really kicked the hornets nest! Not being able to receive a smart meter signal I have crunched the numbers, rather crudely compa...
Yes, you need the PAR-WT50 controller which speaks to the FTC5 via the PAR-WT51 receiver which is wire connected to the FTC5. You need both for this t...
If you use auto adapt and the Melcloud scheduling you can vary the target temperature across any period. I use it to set back for around 6 hours overn...
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