Last seen: Nov 15, 2025
@derek-m - might you be mixing up 'normal' cycles and defrost cycles? I agree there is a loss over the PHE, meaning the LWT at the heat pump needs t...
They are mostly defrosts, identified by the LWT dipping below the RWT. In normal running in milder weather, is does cycle, probably because the Mid...
If you are willing to do a bit of work, there are other ways of getting Midea data. One is to use a python module called midea_ac_lan in something lik...
@hughf - yes and no. Yes if I put on extra layers of clothing, no if I don't. I'm old enough to remember getting dressed in bed as a child as we had m...
@hughf - it's painful. The last week:
@togfather - I too have an old stone built home, a cottage rather than a barn, though listed. Unless you have done a lot of insulation and leak fixing...
At the moment (just measured), rads ~47, primary in 53, secondary out 54 degrees (not a typo, either measurement error or some sort of lag effect perh...
A heat pump on the verge of a nervous breakdown: Miraculously, the current actual IAT is only 1.4 degrees below the desired IAT. But just look...
Thanks for such a detailed description in words. It really does help my understanding of what you are doing.
It is certainly interesting that the numbers should be so similar. Looking at the last week's use, to 0700 yesterday (Monday), it is still in the same...
Yes, I came across Raspberry Pi solutions, but it means adding a whole new layer of complexity which I think I could manage technically (can solder wi...
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