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@batalto - my provisional conclusions are that the problem, or part of the problem, the PHE may also be partly to blame, is the nominal 14kW Midea hea...
@batalto - yes, in effect, I had my full room by room heat loss calcs from when I first designed installed the CH in the 1980s, and I also had the hea...
@kev-m - there are indeed many factors at work. I suspected a capacity problem at lower ambients because if you put the correct Midea capacity data (o...
@saz - the Heat Loss Calculator worksheet isn't to bad, but it is complex, with a lot of detail needing to be entered, and it only needs one small typ...
I have just posted a comment on my previous thread, to the effect that my heating system is not fit for purpose. But I don't blame my installer, who a...
At last a cold spell to test the heating and see whether it can cope - it can't. The nominally 14kW Midea ASHP is incapable of warming the house to de...
I have said it before and will say it again - it is very clear MCS is not fit for purpose. I was first alerted to this by the fact that over half (60%...
@majordennisbloodnok - thanks, that is all very helpful. The laptop normally runs Windows, but I might be able to run Linux from a USB stick, and star...
I think the laptop/Midea controller wifi connection is a second network, insofar as it is two devices connected to each other. Need to make use of the...
@robl - the all off bar one, one by one testing is a good idea, might highlight a problem rad/section of pipework. And a good point about constant pre...
@batalto - OK, thanks for the leads/suggestions, I'll see what I can find out. I guess Wireshark may be a good place to start. I just hope I don't dis...
@robl - lagging - they are all lagged, point taken about once they are inside the house, but they are actually in a low level loft space (ie roof spac...
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