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This is interesting @sunandair. The basic weather compensation, relying solely on instantaneous outdoor dry bulb temperature, is crude. I've wondered ...
@marvinator80 it does this with my 10kW. Algorithm within the ASHP as it monitors air and return water temperature. It’ll turn the ASHP off for a leng...
I think it's a monobloc unit, R410A. See here:which is probably why they are getting flogged off cheap by the likes of Appliances Direct, to unsuspect...
With a DIY install you've got the option for heating and also cooling via fan coil units, which under the MCS approach isn't an option. However, these...
Yeah, exactly my concern. What are the briquettes made of (waste product or felled timber) and how much CO2 and energy goes into their process that pr...
I've looked at this company several times but never taken the plunge. They get good reviews. My only concern is the Lekto supply chain is opaque, they...
@editor is it s survey intended to, ultimately, improve the take up of ASHP and renewable heating? Or a survey by an organisation with a vested intere...
In my day job I'm designing systems that support fire-rated battery rooms with 200kVA Siemens Bluevault Li-Ion 230V UPS batteries. They require a room...
@fjj 52degC is a good thermostat setting, the flow from the ASHP needs to be 3-5degC higher than the tank cylinder setting thermostat or you're just b...
Seems to be the norm. Decent install on the wet side with monobloc and rads. Usual mediocrity with the rest: Condensate drainage overlooked, check. ...
@FJJ, I have the same set up. Grant 10kW Aerona, pre-plumb 250l cylinder, iBoost. The iBoost just runs on the 3kW immersion heater, which I don’t thin...
@derek-m or a bag of sparks, or a box of rivet holes, or some sky hooks. I fell for the lot when I served my time.
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