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As far as I am aware your landlord is required to provide a fully functioning heating and hot water system. I would therefore suggest that you contact...
@tobydeh You can correct me if I am wrong, but I suspect that your system has been set up to operate as if a fossil fuel boiler had been installed r...
@tobydeh I would suggest that you ask for a copy of the full heat calculations for your home. Do you have a Smart meter? If so, can you look back ...
@marknw I would suggest that you ask the company to provide a full set of heat loss calculations for your home. Also ask them to clarify what is mea...
Before trying to accomplish some form of on - off control via HA or otherwise, I would suggest that you consider the benefits of Weather Compensation ...
Whilst a COP of 2 may not be brilliant, it is certainly not bad. If the DHW was heated via an immersion heater then the COP would be 1.
@tobydeh Are you ready to continue the assessment of your system and how it may be improved?
@transparent Thanks @Transparent. It all sounds good in theory, but as you have stated leaves a great deal to be desired in practice. In a new bui...
@tobydeh Before delving into the delights of the ASHP and its controller, it may be beneficial if I go through how your system appears to have been ...
@tobydeh Before delving deeper could I ask how technical are you? I can then decide how much detail I need to provide. I forgot to ask is your hom...
@marknw What are your present radiator sizes and types? I have attached the radiator heat output spreadsheet with an added sheet 3. This shows a c...
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