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@drei - that is a classic example of the HA approach, why make things simple when you can make them complicated? That is 152 lines in total of near im...
This is an important point which I forgot to emphasise. It is a 'heat store' but only for the DHW (have a look at piping diagrams).
Thank you. Better long and informative than short and impenetrable, in my way of thinking... Exactly, just because you can doesn't mean you shoul...
If you care to post the code, we can have a look at it. Simple python should not be complicated... That's OK, assuming the thermal scanner is acc...
I too had exactly the same thought, and agree 100% (note I did not write 110%...) with the Major, in such cases, the simpler the language the better. ...
@batpred - I think it might help somewhat if you could set down what you want from your heat pump discussion here on the forum. As I currently underst...
@batpred - putting it another way, why not have a DHW tank, unless there is an over-riding reason? Heat pump variants mesh well with the way a heat pu...
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