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@jamespa - an update on historical oil use. I was going through some old papers recently and came across delivery slips and invoices for oil deliverie...
I and some other Midea heat pump owners came up against this a while back. The problem is almost certainly rounding errors, as all the values are inte...
Indeed, and it is a complex area. My primary observation (I have an old leaky grade II listed building) is that installing a heat pump appears to have...
@mphb - thanks, a useful link. Using google translate, I found the post contains this: "There are 8 heating curves pre-programmed, with "1" being th...
That is exactly what weather compensation is, and it is what you want. One zone, no TRVs (with very rare exceptions) and weather compensation. Strictl...
@iwolf - I have a very similar if not the same heat pump. Yours has a suffix, perhaps that means it is the German model. I don't speak German I'm afra...
My reading of the rules is that secondary glazing is definitely OK in listed building. The only alteration is a removable magnetic strip, on a par wit...
Hmm, the joys of old buildings! Are the metal frames mounted in wooden frames, as is often the case? If so, and enough exposed surface is available, t...
@toodles - perhaps more likely cool chilled out bats, the heat pump after all puts out cool air. But good to be free of bat poo. @majordennisbloodno...
@toodles - as you may recall, I have a listed (Grade II) building, and so have some experience in this area. It doesn't have to be expensive, that isn...
The design/heat loss calculations IATs varied between rooms, range 19 to 22 degrees, to satisfy MCS requirements. The average was 20.4, say 2 degrees ...
That's a good point, I forgot i am only dealing with a steady state linear relationship that doesn't involve a declining COP. Here's the linear regres...
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RE: Big Changes Coming to Our Heat Pump System
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Er true, it should have read l/hr!
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