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@littlered Hi LittleRed, Thanks for the photo's, they are excellent. It would appear that you have a 9kW ASHP, which is what I would have expecte...
@justinsb Hi Justin, I'm afraid it is all down to that old saying 'there is no such thing as a free lunch'. Unfortunately, ASHP's suffer from a...
@littlered Hi LittleRed, Thank you for providing the plans. From the size of your home you should be using a small fraction of the energy you app...
Hi LittleRed, Heat pumps can be quite efficient when commissioned correctly, though it would appear that is not the case in your situation. If you c...
@kev-m Thanks Batalto and Kev, That is highly useful. It does indeed show, as suspected, that the heat loss is not a linear function against ambi...
@littlered Hi LittleRed, For the time being, I suggest that you set your thermostats at 20C during the day and maybe 19C or 18C at the lowest ove...
Hi Batalto, Rather than jumping in and making changes, I find the best approach is to think things through first. Draw a schematic of your system,...
@littlered Hi LittleRed, Welcome to the forum. If you would like to share some information about your system and home I feel certain that the f...
@batalto No worries Batalto, I just thought that you would be getting better efficiency at those water flow temperatures.
Thanks again Kev, The above shows how a few degrees change in ambient air temperature can affect the operation and efficiency of an ASHP.
@kev-m Thanks Kev, The fact that the water flow temperature appears to be reasonably constant when the ASHP is running constantly, would indicate...
Hi Batalto, Sorry for the delay in replying. I have read through the Midea manual, and it would appear that you are correct, the water temperature...
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