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Samsung 16kw has been working well at home in Perthshire for the 1st year since commissioning, though made the error of turning things down while away...
Thanks for your full reply @mike-h. It certainly cleared up most thoughts thoughts. When the heat pump heats DHW the flow temperature will peak i...
@dgclimatecontrol thanks for the reply. subesequent reply from Mike_H says legionella cycle is done by the imersion which makes sense to me. Not sur...
Where to start? In brief we are happy with the system, the house is warm enough for us but not too warm. DHW is fine for showers and washing up now...
@jamespa just confirming that after 5months with the 16kw Samsung installed we are happy with the DHW and heat, though I've a stack of "for interest" ...
I'm using smarthings for our Samsung 16kw, and it really is very basic. I can change the running mode for heating and DHW, or say when we are away (f...
Unless anyone can tell me differently, there appears to be no way to download data from the Samsung smarthings app so I too transfer data to a spreads...
@jamespa Hi, No major issues just learning to live with it I guess. Not sure how to answer the weather comp question Hot water temp is fine...
Forum Handle:@DowallyDrifter Manufacturer: Samsung Model: AE160CXYDEK (MCS: EHS R290 16KW) Type: ASHP Arrangement: MONO Area of Country: PER...
@abernyte thanks tbh I was more thinking about bolstering the insulation within the timber frame which would entail removal of plasterboard etc. and ...
@bontwoody results from the simple calculator point toward 16.5kW heat pump plugging in U values from original docs. walls 0.45, roof 0.24, windows...
@jamespa oil varies 2500-4000 litres a year for boiler and aga, ca. 4 cu.m wood p.a. Original design for UFH showed outside walls with K=0.45 W/sq.m/K...
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