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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...
@batalto - that sort of makes sense (to me, I am rather out of my depth here, definitely not a wifi expert, and the jargon does my head in, despite re...
The PHE has been one of the goblins in my system. Initially I accepted it as the (now known to be older) Freedom installation manual said it or a buff...
I second the point and shoot IR thermometer suggestion, they are very useful. You need to be aware that they come set to a certain 'emissivity' which ...
@batalto - I absolutely agree about the effects of assumptions. While heat loss calculations in theory can be accurate, all sorts of assumptions do ge...
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