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Last seen: Jan 29, 2026
I found this schematic in the Midea engineering data document. The basics design can viewed as consists of four parts: 1. A compressor, condenser, f...
When the heat pump starts from cold the LWT and RWT are both low, therefore it does not have to produce very high temperature output. I’ve included th...
I would have thought that in the context posted it was obviously the power shown on the graphs rather than the surrounding summary data that I was dis...
Well, I beg to differ. The important thing is to understand how code is designed. It seems to me the COP is irrelevant once the compressor stops but t...
There is a setting for how long after the DHW reaches the required temperature to run the pump (defaults to 5 minutes but can be read). The DHW temper...
I posted some photos of the minute by minute ASHP circuit power readings during the startup of the heating a few days ago. I doubt it is very helpful ...
One day we won’t be able to have electric motors, transformers or anything that causes a problem. We will probably have to have our own storage and on...
@transparent Using the billing information of 1.32kWh this morning when the 5kW inverter switches to battery charging at 00:45 and with an assumed b...
Yesterday the electrician completed the distribution board (consumer unit) upgrade started by having solar+batteries and Zappi EV charger installed at...
I had all my 22 rads replaced with mostly triples and a few double. I see P1 rads listed above. My Midea 12kW ASHP mostly runs at 40c leaving as the t...
@transparent, I agreed the time of GO with the installer and we then inset it 15 minutes. I know from billing that the timing is accurate. I have a...
@transparent My installer has set the system to charge during a window from 00:45 to 4:15. Everything runs from the grid in that period even if the ba...
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