Last seen: Jul 4, 2025
@kev-m I'm confused, what are those numbers then?
@kev-m we'll see. I'll note that last night we used 11kw and delivered 42 in heat - COP 3.88. and the night is the coldest time... Yesterday as a wh...
This evening's update. Cleaned out the filter again, more crap in there. Hopefully I won't need to do this many more days now. Amazing how much rubbis...
@editor I think for us it's a function of having a very high flow rate rain shower. All that extra cold water into the tank cools it fairly rapidly. M...
@heacol question? Could I simply get a plumber in and installer a manual diverter around the parts you note? It's something I might consider as it's r...
@caroline2000 just find the access code for the model you have. A quick google should do it, it'll be in the manual
@kev-m we found at 50 we started to lose the heat after morning showers. 55 seems to be the sweet spot
This video might be of interest - 5.30 mark he starts talking about the system elements. As a note, we don't have a buffer tank, only the red expansio...
@derek-m you clearly need to replace the heat being lost with at least that amount to maintain a stable temperature. I get the claim that building p...
@derek-m I totally agree, just because physics says its possible, doesn't mean it is in practice. However I am inclined to believe the claim for the m...
@derek-m using the MSmart APP I found I can see my power use and heat delivered! Its not perfect as it just gives you a number for the day, not hour b...
@derek-m its not my heat pump, so I wanted to see what was possible using just raw physics. Like I said, its theoretically possible to get that COP, b...
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