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@grahamh has just posted this article on weather compensation and the Lizzie curve. It's very interesting, and we're finding that the 36-37C mark at 1...
@derek-m, that's the conclusion I've come to. It looks like 1.5 works for this time of year (8-15C ambient temperature). When we start to drop below 8...
@kev-m, the UK probably isn't a key market for them. I wonder if other European countries have similar planning permission criteria for heat pumps.
@alec-morrow, it's a sweet-ish point, but probably still not as efficient as it should be. But that's something we'll have to live with. I've droppe...
@alec-morrow, this is precisely where our weather compensation issues stem from. The installers never activated weather compensation for us when the p...
@winnie-wicket, I've just received a message from Daikin saying that they'll be in touch with you today.
@derek-m, that’s a terrific explanation. Thank you. We’ve put ours up to 1.8, and that’s been very comfortable throughout the property. Not cold. Not ...
Then I’d suggest setting it at 19C. With reasonable temperatures outside at the moment, the pump shouldn’t work too hard to get to that temperature an...
@derek-m, you’ve read through a lot manuals and looked at weather compensation graphs from different manufacturers. Are the heat curves usually quite ...
@winnie-wicket, how warm/cold is it inside your home in the evenings at the moment? What’s your thermostat saying?
@hughf, I don’t disagree with you and I’m actually wrapping up a post on this that I’ve been working on for a fortnight. Weather compensation is great...
@hughf, didn’t sound salesy at all. Was just curious to see how it performs. I don’t know anyone with a Homely bar Graham Hendra who really rates it.
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