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My pump stays on 24/7, as it's the only pump in the system and I don't ever turn my heating off.
@cathoderay ah yes, because the Midea is only a single fan, for apparently up to 16kW of output... Working that evaporator coil very hard. My 9kW, w...
An update on my system: Forum Handle: hughf Manufacturer: Cool Energy Model: CE-iVT-9 (9kW, r410a gas) Type: ASHP Arrangement: Mono Area o...
@bontwoody very nice to see such a long and steady burn, even at those high flow temps.
@cathoderay quite a lot of short cycling there, have you managed to put your finger on the cause?
@scrchngwsl bargain…. 🤣
@cathoderay are you warm enough though? We are on the backstop rate and we’re running about £70-85/week in electric at the moment.
You’ll never beat Oil, it’s the cheapest form of heating out there. You need to do the following: 1. Turn all room stats right up to 25 so they st...
@marvinator80 pleased to hear it… we’re running at 47.5@0 at the cold end of our curve and the house is nice and stable at 21.5. All about getting...
@dodgyknee open all the zone valves, jumper out the thermostat wires, run the whole thing on weather compensation. That’s pretty much it.
@roamingbull you don’t want zones with a direct heat pump install…. One single zone, one constant temperature….
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