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@adamk check the temp sensor specification, +/-0.5C may be the accuracy of it.
@simonf no sensor is accurate unless calibrated, I ran the calibration cell in the test laboratory at Gaydon Proving Grounds for a few years; everythi...
@dr_dongle sounds like an adventure. Ive been in Automotive Electronics all my career, I just rewired my Audi to accept Heated Seats; if you didnt kno...
My Cosy6 heat output was 116kWh yesterday, giving an average of 4.8kW/h. Temperature here dipped to -5C last night, coldest so far. COP has dropped ...
@transparent The warm deck roof 150mm thick, eventually a second layer of wool insulation will go up with the ceiling boards The front extension...
Yes, the builder reminded me to allow a good air gap, have 50mm gap up to the top of roof pitch. always good to state the obvious incase some newbie...
As you have maximum floor insulation, there will be little heat coming into the loft area from below, and in summer there will be a large solar gain f...
Last night was a good test whether your ASHP was specified correctly to your house heat loss. I’m at 52 degrees North, Central England, OAT levelled...
Just had my annual service by Octopus. The engineer replaced the pcb in side the Cosy6 without me prompting him. I asked what the new PCB did, all h...
@transparent “the 15kWh battery being discharged at the maximum 100A (5kW) would therefore last 3-hours.” 15kW would only last 2h42m as discharge ...
@majordennisbloodnok I am considering increasing my battery from 5 to 10kW, I’ll ask the installer if when you do that the time take to charge both ba...
@majordennisbloodnok I have the growatt SPA3000TL, it’s not hybrid, spec says charge rate is 3kW and that’s what it does. It also discharges at 3kW ma...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
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