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That's probably the most important point, maybe see if you can get a replacement fitted?
@cliffhanger - OK, that's clear. My earlier remark about if it is consistently inaccurate still applies. The weather compensation curve will in effect...
If it is measuring (and only measuring) the OAT, it is a sensor, if it measures the OAT and then does something like turn the heating on or off, then ...
Do you mean sensor rather than stat? If so, and we are talking about the OAT (outside air temperature) as reported by a heat pump, then this something...
I've never physically seen it, but I seem to recall something somewhere that suggests it is, as in Samsung units, somewhere near the fan intake. ...
That has always been my most likely explanation, in which case the Midea recorded OAT when the heat pump is running is a bit lower than the actual OAT...
Homely has been discussed a fair amount on the forum, and it seems to a bit of a Marmite product. The developers also have some rather odd business pr...
Here's a four hour period from the same morning last November. Why does the set LWT change when it does? The OAT is lower when the heat pump is active...
I agree. The OAT is fundamental, it is both a major determinant of heat loss and, with weather compensation, the major determinant of what the heat pu...
@jamespa - I think the key thing is the current (as in the chart above) Midea data is the average over the previous hour, and so we lose sight of the ...
I noticed that too and thought the same thing, but then thought the DHW is only a small part of the overall energy use. The note alongside it suggests...
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