Last seen: Aug 6, 2025
Delighted to see my train analogy has led to an most interesting and good natured discussion which has certainly helped me better grasp the principles...
Brilliant extension of the analogy, thank you very much.
I don't doubt the physics, I've even applied the equation to two conditions, but am still left confused, and I'd bet the house on the fact that I am n...
It is a bog standard Freedom installation, my installer had their installation manual in his hands as he did it, as far as the heat pump piping is con...
Thanks for confirming, much appreciated.
I know the feeling! I have been known to say you only need one meter for a heating system, and it is inside you. If you are warm and comfy, then the s...
First, quiescent use: taking readings from the external dedicated kWh meter, which reads to one decimal place, the heat pump used 0.2kWh over the 12 h...
I don't. It also depends on whether system means entire system (primary and secondary circuits combined) or just the primary circuit, but then that do...
Quick remark: yes it is, but I'm still trying to get my head round what the detrimental effects of a PHE are. I've tried seeing them as a sort of obst...
@jamespa - I wrote that before I read your rephrasing the question suggestion. It was my way of phrasing it as an anomaly/paradox/whatever you want to...
I really should have written up my method notes better at the time, but what I think I can say is this. I based the oil calculation on the fill data f...
No, you didn't misread, that is correct. Interestingly, the Midea kWh out is probably not dissimilar. The current lifetime energy out figure is 35,600...
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