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@fazel I fully agree, if the system design is correct then optimising the operation of the system is much easier. The problem is that I suspect that...
@fazel So I assume that your heat pump is being operated in the same manner, which goes to prove that optimisation of your particular system is key ...
@fazel Do you have any thermostats controlling your system?
@iantelescope I believe that the definition of short cycling is more than 6 times per hour. Cycling will occur when the thermal energy output from...
@marvinator80 Did you try the test with the reflector?
@jamespa I actually created a model some time ago for Ecodan and Midea heat pumps, that shows how the system operates at various outside temperature...
@damijand I would suggest that you try each of the possible settings in turn, to see if any give the desired result.
Posted by @derek-m In the previous example, if the heat pump is switched off for 1 hour the potential energy loss from the home will be 6 kWh. The r...
So homely would appear to do what a correctly adjusted and optimised manufacturers system should do. The video was interesting since it claims that ...
To use an Electrical Engineers analogy, think of the pipes as being wires, the thinner they are, the more voltage drop (pressure), to push the current...
Was this French guy actually an engineer or had any form of training. The pressure from the pump pushes the water along the pipework. The greater th...
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