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Last seen: Oct 9, 2025
@derek-m Indeed - definitely a D- for effort!I calculated the COP on the Central Heating which is running at 3.7. The DHW is much worse - around 1.6
Hi all thanks for the comments. Before everyone leaps to conclusions about the amazing performance I have to admit to a typing error at 7am this morni...
@siko Good question. We didn't specify it so not entirely sure who did the calcs. That said, for 7-8 months a year it only has to deal with hot water....
@kev-m Thank you for sharing your experience and recommendations. I may have to get acquainted with the dip switches!
@derek-m Thank you Derek. I appreciate your insights. It is remarkably difficult to really interpret what a lot of the 'manuals' are saying!
@markc Thank you. That is my plan A but good to have it validated. If I need more, it doesn't seem like the additional components are too expensive to...
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