Last seen: Aug 8, 2025
Many of you may be aware of my growing skepticism towards certain elements of the heat pump, and one aspect I find particularly perplexing is the posi...
😂 I know a lot the right people to contact, yes, but I’m not sure that the info is always right. You don’t have a buffer installed, correct?
@kenbone any words of wisdom on this Samsung issue?
@anels welcome to the forums. I’ll let others like @toodles comment on Homely. On the subject of Tado, I looked at their smart TRVs and thermostats ...
@derek-m can you please explain why a volumiser would help in this case?
I don’t think there’s a cycling threshold for ASHPs, so there’s probably no definitive answer for how many cycles per hour is "too many". I don’t ha...
@ecobaker please let know if you’re still interested in getting the Installer Reference Guide. I’ll see if I can get it sent to me.
That is precisely why I wrote hmmm. That is advice straight from Samsung. I just don’t understand it, and I fully concur that this is in no way helpfu...
@ecobaker some more feedback on how to remedy your issue, also from the product specialist: "Calculate minimum required active volume for (extreme) pa...
This just in from a Samsung Product Specialist: I think it might just overshoot target within the first 5 minutes of operation. That is often the case...
I’ve exchanged a few messages about this with Graham Hendra, and according to him this unit won't reduce its output below 40%, leading to cycling; it'...
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