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@cathoderay you don't need a heat exchanger. Freedom supplied my system and I don't have that.
£3k for 5kwh of batteries seems a little steep. The inverter will probably work with a range of batteries. The smart is generally in the inverter, so ...
@cathoderay you might have a low loss header stealing the warm water...
@cathoderay yes you need a phone to set it up, but once it's linked you could use an emulator. It's only that first bit you'll need a phone for
@cathoderay it's linked to a user, not a phone. You can log in from anywhere to see the data
@mookyfoo ours is just on constant. I see no average to heating overnight when the air temperature is the lowest. It's the worst possible time to have...
@mookyfoo ignore that booster heater reading. I also get it and its not connected to anything, I have no idea why it says its using it.
@cathoderay the emulator will be fine, once you've linked the ASHP and got an account. But I think you'll need the phone to get it setup
@cathoderay might be because it's an emulator. I used a phone so can't say for sure. Is there anyone you know with an Android or iOS device you can bo...
@cathoderay its a bit of a faff. You need to go to the controller and put it into AP mode, then connect to it via wifi to add it to your network. I am...
@editor at those kind of prices you might want to consider maybe building a system? You could easily get double the storage
@grahamh they are literally the same app, just reskinned. I've tried them both, I prefer the actual midea app as they respond to technical support and...
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