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The Mitsubishi controller only allows for setting the Legionella cycle start time in hourly increments. All the other timers/schedules are adjustabl...
Seems like I can't force it to run a Legionella cycle, and setting it to run at 11:00 daily didn't work, presumably because it knew it had already run...
Reading the thread linked to, very similar setup to mine. To me, it seems like the installers have made an error by fitting an immersion that will c...
I've had a closer look at the immersion heater. It seems that this model (Thermowatt RTS 3 ERP) is available in 3 different versions. I managed to fin...
It has cavity wall insulation, and reasonable loft insulation over most of the rooms. All widows are double-glazed. Windows are quite large, but we ha...
Thanks for confirming that what I'm seeing is just "how it is" with the design of the Ecodan. It puts my mind a rest to a degree - not perfect, but...
The graphs I posted yesterday were with all the smart TRVs permanently set to 30 degrees, so the rads were all "open" from about 09:00. This did red...
Outside temperature as reported by the ASHP sensor during the period of the graphs, 8 or 9 degrees. Yes, 900watts is the consumption. Measured ...
I've had it running with all the smart TRVs set to 30 degrees since 08:45 this morning, and it's still cycling. Lockshields are set pretty much rig...
OK, I've set all the TRVs to 30 degrees, permanent, and will see what happens. If it starts getting too hot, I'll reduce the weather curve "offset" ...
I put all the lockshields back to where they were, and refitted all the TRVs. I had the weather curve set 3 degrees higher to see what happened when i...
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