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RE: Measuring your COP

All ASHPs require a minimum flow rate to protect the heat pump unit. I suspect yours has a threshold too, but you haven’t been affected by that yet as...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Real world COP vs. manufacturer claim

@oswiul that’s very good. I may have to steal that as a headline for my next post that I’m working in.

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Measuring your COP

Sadly, the MCS are a toothless organization that I had a lot of faith in when we started RHH and have had regular contact with them. I am fortunate to...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Measuring your COP

On the subject of COP, I have to disagree because it should matter greatly. Each and every MCS-accredited heat pump in the UK has a published COP for ...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Measuring your COP

@grahamh, and therein lies the biggest issue for me with the ASHP industry. Running costs don't correlate with the heat they produce (and the manufact...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Real world COP vs. manufacturer claim

Our lifetime COP is 2.7 and the published COP of our 18kW Global Energy Systems heat pump is supposed to be 3.46 at 45C flow temperature.

4 years ago
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Real world COP vs. manufacturer claim
4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Measuring your COP

Here’s some food for thought. How many distribution pumps do you have connected to your heat pump system at the moment and do you know how much pow...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Does your heat pump calculate and provide you with a COP figure?

So far, everyone has to jump through hoops to get the COP. Crazy.

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Connecting to Midea MSmartHome using a PC

@cathoderay, thanks for starting this useful thread. This just reaffirms my thoughts about heat pumps – they are ridiculously overcomplicated in som...

4 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

@marvinator80, welcome to the forums and we look forward to hearing all about your system when it's installed. Please feel free to start a new thread ...

4 years ago
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RE: Write a heat pump review

We’d like to thank David for writing this great review of his new Panasonic Aquarea 16kW ASHP:/p> If you’d like to have a review published, please f...

4 years ago
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