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@gonzho I will be very interested in seeing what you are doing. We are in the process of building a new controller that will run the system without in...
@derek-m It is very east to install, plug it in, flick a switch on the board, and it works.
@derek-m Thank you, it is difficult to describe in layman terms.
@morgan The Mitsubishi wireless thermostat is a 2 part system, it is an add-on to the FTC5 controller. It communicates with data to the main controlle...
@morgan Personally I would tell him to install the proper equipment, the Neostat is about half the price, you may have to fork up another £100.00 but ...
@morgan As I have stated, Mitsubishi's own wireless internal thermostat. I am not surprised at the thermostat they have recommended, we see them all t...
@morgan, you could not be further from the truth, they do not do the same thing. The Mitsubushi unit talks to the heat pump, informing it of the actua...
@morgan The Mitsubishi unit is also Wi-Fi, but it talks intelligently to the controller. Same thing, but it actually works. The Neostat will add at le...
@morgan Your choice, The Neostat is a complicated on-off thermostat that can be only programmed by the idiot who designed it. Whenever I come across a...
@morgan This is what you need instead of a standard room thermostat, A standard third party thermostat will significantly increase your running ...
@morgan Yes, make sure you get the RF room sensor.
@morgan Yes that is correct, I would suggest that TRV valves are only put on the bedroom radiators, all the rest of the radiators have lockshields onl...
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