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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

This is really where this thread started. On the face of it, Homely seems as if it might be the answer, but when it came to finding real world example...

3 years ago
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RE: The Seven Deadly Sins of bad ASHP install

@alleyfish - excellent list, I would add, only it takes the list to eight and so loses the alliteration of seven deadly sins, "Of course your heat pum...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

Thanks for the tip, I have spent the last few hours going down the Home Assistant rabbit hole, and I can see it may well be the way to go for monitori...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

Derek - thanks for such a detailed explanation which makes sense. Your last paragraph (quoted above) is particularly interesting, especially the last ...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

I couldn't agree more, but we are where we are, strawberry fields forever. Unfortunately, I am one of that pesky minority who can't resist the challen...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

That is very encouraging, and thanks for the details on where to look for more info. I also unsurprisingly like the fact it is all local, no wifi/inte...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

And such is reality. Please don't think I was trying to put you on the spot. It is more that I see you as an unbiased advocate for Homely (or more acc...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

Thanks for your input. I note your last remark, which is presumably why you have more of an on/off pattern. I also note the chart is 0 -100% ie it is ...

3 years ago
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RE: Our year end review - North East Scotland

Another valuable source of weather data is the Met Office's WOW website: You have to sign up (free) but then you get access to very detailed loca...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

@derek - this is a very interesting idea, but I fear there may be other drawbacks as well, given the addition of an indoor thermistor in serial with t...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

@batalto - I've also made some possible progress on the modbus/RS-485 monitoring (which I gather is also what Homely uses, hence looking into it as a ...

3 years ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

Point taken, but my hardware, as in the plumbing etc, is pretty much where it is, with the only possible variation being removal of the PHE, which I a...

3 years ago
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