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I would be very wary of manufacturer's published SCOP data. One very common brand retailed in the UK using Japanese badged up R32 ASHPs has SCOPs that...
The update of MCS 031 has been heavily criticised by many of the better and higher SCOP achieving installers over on LinkedIn, etc. MCS 031 update is ...
Oh dear, someone majorly goofed at Octopus. They've credited me back about a year's worth of bills today. Bumping my account credit from £375 to £1568...
Hi @stopbar, it's s difficult balance. Trial and error in large part. Every home is different. Pure weather compensation control is good, but not pe...
Sorry, yes, 2105. OOPS! If I recall the unit circulates water if the heating is scheduled to be on, but simply doesn't heat the circulating water if t...
Hi @damonc, parameter 2015 is the maximum outdoor air temperature corresponding to minimum outgoing water temperature. Default setting is 20degC, in y...
A bit of an overcast start to the year for my 3.6kW array, fully south facing not shaded. 153kWh in January 123.3kWh in February, but comparable to th...
I think your issue here may be infiltration, especially as you say the heating performance deteriorates when the 3 storey building is subject to windy...
And one for checking Grant Aerona weather compensation settings. (You may need to join the FB group):
Video on how to check basic user info on Grant standard controller:
Hi @powysperson, first, if you have solar + battery and an SMES2 smart electricity meter + ASHP then get yourself signed up to a variable rate import ...
Hi @jancold , can you check that IEC standard number? EN IEC 62368 is for audio/video and IT equipment (?)
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RE: Is your heat pump insured?
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RE: Long term efficiency degradation
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