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@kev-m Well if im reading the graph on the right properly, its suggests that at all plotted ambient temps, the 11 kW heat pump has its highest COP at ...
@fazel Well thanks Random Internet Guy, good superhero name!
@fazel Just noticed your question on indoor temperature. I have the thermostat on the controller set to 23C in the hall area (we do like it warm, henc...
@fazel I dont mind at all! All help greatfully accepted 🙂 Is that Trystan? I havent had a cold day yet, so I will try and lodge the task in my brain...
@Derek M @JamesPa Thanks both for an interesting and illuminating discussion. By way of a practical example Ive attached my heat pump graph for yester...
@jamespa I sympathise James, the same arguments apply around the 'war on cars' once people get used to something, having something slightly less conve...
@iancalderbank lol maybe frogs have the right idea after all with respect to child care 🙂 Good point!
@Derek M I would just like to reiterate here that I am not a heat pump engineer and I don’t have an axe to grind about whether it is better to sligh...
While I dont disagree with you about being warm and having enough hot water Kev, most people also have to consider cost as an important factor. The p...
@iancalderbank Didnt know you were onIan, good idea putting it in your signature so I've 'borrowed' it 🙂
@squiff I have read in several places that it is better to slightly undersize a heat pump than oversize it as it improves efficiency. If you have lo...
@declan90 Just to clarify Declan, its the Mixergy App that doesnt see it, the Eddi App does. I also have an OpenEnergyMonitor system which I can highl...
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