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@cathoderay I'd be interested to know if your controller is set to max power, intermediate, or quiet mode. It would be enlightening to understand how...
@dunlorn Given your current observations on your. system I would be very tempted to increase the WC settings on the slave unit 1 or 2 degs higher than...
You required a modeling tool to answer the questions. IAT 10 Avg. 15 20 PI 10644 74262 ...
@abernyte Would this statement apply:- For co-operative societies where the dividend is based on retail purchases of members, the dividend is effectiv...
@allyfish Surely if the water circuit was plumbed incorrectly and water was pumped the wrong way, the flow switch in the heat pump would not be activa...
@alleyfish I would assume that the immersion element (back up heating device) sits slightly higher up in the tank as it plays second fiddle to the hea...
@cathoderay You stated in an earlier post on your other thread, quote "I think the heat loss as the house currently is (I am slowly improving insulati...
@iancalderbank Life is full of hazards.... it's the risks you need to worry about🤔
@iancalderbank as R290 is based on propane (not containing fluorine) I would think that the f-gas regs wouldn't apply.
@iantelescope I believe the short cycling problem would be rectified by increasing the hysteresis value for the RWT sensor. What is the current settin...
@transparent You could well be right. Current salary for a refrigeration engineer is in the region of £40k per annum ( £20/hr.) Cost of training tools...
@delt I liked to make a stab at this, so some of the things to consider: engineers travel time to site, say 1 hour @ 65/hr engineers travel time...
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