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@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...
Additional info on pull down end of line reistors: To eliminate the presence of reflections from the end of the cable, it must be terminated at both...
@cathodeRay, Would I be right in thinking that your hourly COP value calculation includes periods (minutes) when the compressor is not running? Or mo...
@ cathodeRay I could see how the instantaneous COP value could be in the order of 11.6, but I can't see how that could be the average over an hour due...
@batalto was your boiler located in the middle of your garden, or in your kitchen, utility room or loft. Your missing my point, whatever the boiler ef...
You suggested a figure of 80% for the efficiency of you oil boiler for converting the fuel to hot water, where does the other 20% of the energy goes, ...
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