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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...
@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...
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