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@pie_eater different manufacturers have differing accuracies of COP data, some are just considering the refrigeration compressor, some are total unit ...
Beware the OEM COP 'vanity data' - most if not all heat pump controllers give very flattering [for flattering read exaggerated] COP data. True measure...
With the ASHP installed in a neighbouring street it's going to struggle with heat loss & hydraulic resistance. Clearly no-one had done any proper ...
Hi there @bajj, you've cracked it I think with setting parameter 21 41 to 2degC. UFH will have a very slow hysteresis response as the mass of the floo...
This is strange @martyj76, if the unit was installed by a Grant G1 installer, and has been annually serviced by a Grant G1 service engineer, it will b...
E.ON has launched their Cosy Octopus copy tariff product, 'E.ON Next Pumped' with 2x3hr low rate periods, 4am-7am & 1pm-4pm, just like the origina...
@wanttobegreen sure, 2x6.5kW. Which gives a useable storage capacity of about 12kW. For the majority of the winter we can charge 9kW into the batterie...
Andy's assertion that anyone with batteries can power their home in a storm [implying they can draw from the batteries when the grid is out] betrays h...
@wanttobegreen as per Toodles' advice. The Solar PV batteries in winter coupled with Cosy electricity tariff are a game changer. 85% of our electricit...
Some Daikin systems use PWM speed controlled pumps, I'm not that familiar with them, so the total system heating flow rate may vary according to heat ...
Hi there @pie_eater, absolutely right to try it single zone 'open loop' first, and see if it's a success. Buy or borrow an infrared thermometer or, ...
Yup, must be the R32 model. The larger R290s are not available wholesale yet.../p> Trying to find out who the Chinese OEM is of the Grant badged R29...
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