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That is extremely interesting. I was hoping to do something similar with the Midea app, but Midea's app only runs on a smartphone in its own process, ...
Midea 14kW with Midea Controller - short answer is no. If I add the Midea app, I get daily kWh in and kWh out, meaning I can manually (and tediously...
@hughf - to expand on the use of conversion factors, this is a screen grab from the key bit of my spreadsheet. I was sizing KRAD rads but their correc...
@derek-m - The secondary glazing uses sheets of clear plastic held in place by magnetic strips. It is very unobtrusive but not invisible when in place...
@hughf - I didn't use the Freedom w/m2 values, 500W x 1000H is not the same output as 1000W x 500H, its a typical Freedom fudge. Better to use the 'co...
@hughf - mine's a bit older, mid 1700s with later additions. All solid stone walls with the exception of the extension I added. Single glazed with a m...
@editor - a local firm, I've been at pains not to drop him in it because he has been very helpful throughout (I would recommend him), though I think a...
@derek-m - I currently have the system running mostly but not exclusively in WC mode. The room stat is set high-ish (19 degrees) and most of the time ...
@derek-m - yes, it does, thanks, apart from one question/observation: what happens if the secondary pump isn't running, because the room stat isn't ca...
@derek-m - I'm still confused by the minimum volume requirement, and how Freedom's plate heat exchanger requirement fits with that. Graham Hendra's ar...
The results from the 24 hour test run are in. The ambient temps from the local weather station and the Midea app are in very close agreement, suggesti...
@batlto - agreed, that makes sense, and is definitely an improvement, but there are also other significant factors eg my old poorly insulated building...
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