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@oswiu - this is something that has come up before (Ecodans having better low temperature performance than Midea units). This is precisely why I sugge...
I agree. I have previously suggested that as it currently operates, MCS is a waste of space. At the very least, they could add realistic ie cold weath...
Very good, I think that will be a hard one to beat!
Using @derek-m's formula and my numbers for the last hour, I get (23.3 x 60 x 5)/1167 = 5.99kWh, giving a COP of 2.995 (3 decimals places not because ...
Yes, the formula is easy, but the measuring is not! Neither the flow rate not the LWT/RWT are constant, they vary continuously. That said, I have noti...
@batalto - I agree, I too have noticed the curiously always whole number kWh numbers (the ambient temp does however have decimals). I suspect both the...
I'm trying to work out the best xxxgate name for this, as in dieselgate. A catchy name will do wonders for publicising the problem. COPgate may be the...
@batalto - thanks very much. I'll post any useful responses here.
@batalto - can you by any chance let me have the email address for MSmartHome Tech Support, or point me to where I can find it (google hasn't been my ...
@editor - well spoken
@editor - thanks, and I agree with everything you say, especially the not at all out of place cynicism about manufacturers' ways with data. I've said ...
I have now managed to connect to the Midea Cloud, but can't get anything from it: >>> cloud = connect_to_cloud( account="email", # Account...
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