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@jamespa There is no such thing as a 'standard real world situation', if identical heat pumps were to be installed on your home and your neighbour's...
@jamespa I was primarily referring to the comical part of the statement. 'Having an MCS Certified product installed by an MCS Certified Contractor...
@jamespa I have just Google'd 'Who funds MCS', and obtained the following comical message. It is supported by the Department for Business, Energy ...
Whilst I agree that the present systems need vast improvement to encourage uptake of heat pumps, your idea of HT heat pumps I feel will have even bigg...
This link was posted on the forum yesterday which you may find of use.
Are you using Weather Compensation (WC) mode? What is the present Leaving Water Temperature (LWT) on your system?
@iantelescope Have you cured your cycling problem yet?
There will always be occasions when heat pumps will cycle, just as gas boilers and oil boilers also cycle. For optimum efficiency it is necessary to r...
I believe that the primary benefit of installing a volumiser tank is to provide additional thermal energy, back to the heat pump, during a defrost cyc...
@iantelescope If you want to stop or reduce the cycling, you should consider reducing the LWT.
@iancalderbank Whilst the graphs appear to be excellent, they are rather difficult to read. Could they be posted separately?
@theallan Here are a few further questions. What are the heat loss calculations for your home? What type of heat emitters are installed and what...
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