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@batalto - these wide ranges (mine went from 9kw to 16kW) are illustrative of the problems with design. The designer/installer should do a full heat l...
@howiewsl - sadly 'utter nightmares' are all too common, both for the design stage and the installation stage. Even MCS registered installers are perf...
@batalto - I'm glad I gave it a try, and thanks for suggesting it. If I ever get round to finding a way of getting at the controller data directly, I'...
@batalto - long overdue update on the Midea app: could not get an emulator to work, most are very buggy, all are bloatware, virtual wifi/bluetooth (of...
I agree with the views being expressed here about the chaotic nature of this industry and the volume of ignorant and/or bad practice, made worse by to...
@batalto - I think I get what you are saying - there's an extra layer I wasn't aware of, the internet connection. I thought it was all 'in house' ie l...
@batalto - OK, will do next time I have a friend round with an android phone. But I'm still a bit confused: When I connect (in Windows) I put in t...
@batalto - I now have a USB wireless adapter for my PC and it can see the Midea Controller (again, the SSID shows as net_c3_xxxx rather than midea_c3_...
I don't see this working very well either. In many, maybe even most, installations, the rads will need upgrading, because the scheme requires the ASHP...
Indeed. Looking at page 72 of the Midea manual, the 12m figure is not the pipe run length, it's the vertical height ("Height difference is between the...
@batalto - having a secondary circuit also means having a secondary circulating pump, more Ā£Ā£Ā£ with no direct heat gain, ie system is more expensive t...
@kev-m - the IR thermometer gives my oral temp as 34 degrees, I am normally 36 degrees using a traditional mercury thermometer, not sure of the emissi...
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