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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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RE: How quickly would you want/expect heat recovery to take from setback?
@jamespa I was thinking primarily of raising the flow t...
By AndrewJ , 1 hour ago
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He's down for a bit of maintenance... I'll restore him ...
By Mars , 3 hours ago
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RE: Why don't people choose heat pumps?
So a bunch of things rather than generate a load of rep...
By EtchedPixels , 3 hours ago
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RE: Heat Geek Zero Disrupt: Are We Sleepwalking Into Another Race to the Bottom?
That is a good approach and an excellent result. For co...
By Judith , 7 hours ago
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RE: Our 10 year old Grant heat pump failed
@editor @mike-patrick A 10 year old grant heat pump ...
By JamesPa , 9 hours ago
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RE: Buffer tank on a 2 x 14kw Ecodan system
In principle I agree but for what? OP has drawn a sche...
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself
Good to see you here, @claytonbrowne, and welcome to th...
By Mars , 15 hours ago
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RE: Issues with Samsung heat pump – high running costs and house dropping to 11C overnight
It looks very much like a radiator balancing i...
By hml1827 , 1 day ago
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I have, @transparent, but chose to pose the question he...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 1 day ago
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RE: Should I change my cylinder when changing from a gas boiler to a heat pump.
@jamespa’s point about payback is a useful counterbalan...
By Mars , 1 day ago
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If it no longer works after forgetting its settings and...
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RE: Plug and play solar. Thoughts?
Impressions so far from the one I've installed are that...
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RE: Air source heat pump roll call – what heat pump brand and model do you have?
@editor And as an occasional contributor, may I say wel...
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