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@cathoderay Couldn’t disagree more. I had a Stiebel Eltron WS 25 AS installed with Easytron electronic controls. Average annual efficiency has been 4...
@timatheronwood I would ask your installer how to access the info Tim - I wouldn’t cope with a system where the operating costs are a mystery! I monit...
@timatheronwood Hi Tim, have you seen a big drop in efficiency since backups were installed? My understanding of "backups" is that they are effectivel...
@grahamh Thanks, Graham. I have been playing around and changing various settings on the ashp and the Easytron trvs and have got a reasonable operatin...
@editor Thanks MARS - I will certainly take a look. I'm all for making life as simple as possible - and I found the Tado worked very well when I had t...
@derek-m Thanks, I will certainly do that. Are these trends on here and are they easy to find?
@editor Thanks MARS. I have read and watched many of your videos etc. They were very helpful in getting me up to speed. Prior to the installation of m...
@derek-m Thanks Derek, Unfortunately, what you are suggesting tells me I need someone who understands the complete workings of the system to do that -...
Thanks Derek. I’ve got both the manufacturer and the installer coming here in a couple of weeks to hopefully to sort it. So far it’s been difficult to...
@derek-m Thanks Derek, I was persuaded by the manufacturer to use their own smart TRV control system - I did question at the time how they could possi...
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