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@guydeb I take it you've not explored the option of using a single phase to 3 phase converter to run a 18kW 3-phase heat pump. Instead of £44k on a gr...
@ecobaker I'm still thinking that something is triggering the valve to close. In cooling mode on the rad, what are you setting as the rad target tem...
I see that these fan coil radiators either come with a two-way or three-way control valve built into them. What does the valve do? Well from a quick ...
@downfield I think the cooling capacity ratings for you fan coils are misleading for your application (I am assuming the units are mounted just above ...
@downfield I thought I'd quiz ChatGPT about this and answer is as follows (specifically point 3): Yes, you should plumb a domestic fan coil radiator...
@downfield With a car radiator the hot water from the engine is piped to the top of the radiator and the cooled water is drawn off from the bottom. Th...
@downfield I don't know how your fan coils are plumbed in but all the conventional radiators I've come across are connected to flow and return at the ...
@allyfish Is this not how district heating systems work. One heat source and multiple heat exchangers?
Some context to the argument if you are a Housing Association maybe? The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) currently offers homeowners, p...
@bobtskutter In order to calculate the energy required to defrost the evaporator you are going to need some additional info including evaporator mass,...
@cathoderay To answer your question regarding this The inverter pcb contains a VFD (variable frequency drive) circuit that drives the 3 phase compre...
Waste heat recovery could be an option? Are we talking about a single shower cubicle ike this:- "5 showers in a row" and this springs to mind!
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RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
It has it's uses and there is no way I could have set t...
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Samsung Gen6 and Havenwise ........
I sourced the Wi-Fi unit (City Plumbing - £122 with 15%...
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RE: Grant 13kW Aerona3 - issues getting zones to temp
Definitely. 8C DT is higher than the default design DT...
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@jamespa Thanks again for your reassurance. Rob
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RE: Oil Boiler & Heat Pump Hybrid System
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RE: My DIY Heat Pump installation
This is very kind. However software is not really my ...
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RE: Request for feedback on where we're at with our quest to get an ASHP or ideas.
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@toodles sounds good. I started with cosy but then plug...
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RE: Finding a Thermostatic Shower Valve That Works with Heat Pump Systems
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Mitsubishi Ecodan FTC7 Legionella date set
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RE: When to use Octopus Intelligent Go tariff with my heat pump and battery
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
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RE: My Octopus Cosy 6 Heat Pump Journey: From Quote to Completion
@editor thanks for highlighting my name. Yes I did get ...
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RE: balancing radiators with a mixture of different size pipework and a few undersize rads.
@editor Thanks for your input Mars. No I think the comm...
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RE: Rate the quality of your heat pump design and installation
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RE: RDSAP10 effect on existing heat pump EPC rating?
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