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If their modbus-> Wi-Fi gateway is built using a rPI then it will be running Linux and some sort of daemon. Provided this daemon isn’t compiled (wr...
@derek-m I had missed that the dhw tank didn’t have a coil in it, silly me. That would indeed require an external heat exchanger to load up the cylind...
Plate loading the DHW coil, that’s a new one on me…. And is madness. Totally unnecessary and a massive performance hog.
They were sending copies out to anyone go asked for a while, not sure what the current situation is as they’ve taken down the video instructions from ...
I’ve used the freedom spreadsheet for my own place and am halfway through doing the calcs for my builder friend on the same. I’ve also modelled my ...
I sort of figured that this installer was a NIBE only installer, as he’s complaining about unit availability. I agreed though, it would be best if he ...
I’d find another installer to chuck something else in, then get this installer to refund you. Plenty of stock of decent units in the UK from other m...
@cathoderay it has an indoor temperature sensor… so it always knows the error between the setpoint and the actual indoor temperature.
It'as precisely this control strategy that is (I think) employed in Homely - indoor temperature sensor to know and learn the thermal response of the p...
@derek-m the same oscillation would occur if the weather comp didn’t match the property, and the system was running on an on/off stat. Please don’t ...
I think we can agree that users need a system that, in response to the indoor temperature and their preferences, takes control of the flow temperature...
@bobshopsupreme I don’t want to be Mr Pessimism, but all domestic heating circulation pumps comply with a standard specification for pwm control and p...
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
Yes and no. Native controllers generally do a good jo...
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RE: A2A vs A2W: Which Heat Pump Would You Pick?
@temperature_gradient I've had air-to-air for just over...
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RE: Home automation and the cloud; is there a better way?
+1 It's not just cloud though. Many devices have repla...
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RE: End-of-Life Heat Pumps: How Do You Dispose of an ASHP in the UK?
We've started to document everything, and part 2 of the...
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RE: Summer usage. Why is my Vaillant Aerotherm using so much energy on "heating"?
So the red bars are 'DHW' and the yellow bars 'heating'...
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Its good kit the Midea and significantly cheaper, you w...
By ASHP-BOBBA , 17 hours ago
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Have you tried cutting the grid feed to see what actual...
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Critics and naysayers will be negative whatever the gov...
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RE: Microbore heat pump installs
In principle you are almost certainly right, but in pra...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Electricity price predictions
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There are just too many unknowns for me to comment on p...
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RE: What is the main ‘dictator’ of Agile’s unit price?
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By ChandyKris , 1 day ago
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RE: Brand and installer questions for ASHP
Strange, perhaps it doesnt use modbus which the third p...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Upgrading my system, how far do I go?
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RE: Changes to Tesla Powerwall Charging Regime?
Elon gate - legendary! I take my hat off to you @toodle...
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RE: Minimum and Zero Disrupt Heat Pump Installations
True (first sentence) Thats the reason to consider th...
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RE: High air source heat pump running costs – Vaillant AroTherm Plus
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RE: My Grant R290 9kW Heat Pump Installation
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RE: MCS Quality Audit – Has Anyone Had One? Did It Lead to Remediation?
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RE: Ecoflow UK Support & Info Thread
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