Last seen: Apr 7, 2025
PHE s can fail, I'm not sure what the most common failure mode is. If a plate separating the two circuits failed pressures will presumably equalise, ...
Hitachi is sadly not alone. The OAT sensor should be in the shade and out of any influence from the heat pump itself. only some manufacturers do thi...
If you have heat exchangers between primary and secondary the two circuits are isolated so a leak in one wont affect the other. So whichever pressure...
Im not sure what you are monitoring but defrost is normally done by switching off the fan reversing the direction of refrigerant flow so the heat ...
If your ASHP has both a pressure sensor internally and isolation valves and you also have a pressure sensor one on the expansion vessel then you can i...
I would actually (and reluctantly) challenge the assertion that its fixable (it can probably be improved however). There are rogue traders throughou...
Agree with @mars. There is also a diagram in the Vaillant installation manual. Careful with condensate - it freezes so you really don't want it runn...
I'm surprised by this. Is it 2 port or 4 port?
My fridge and freezer seems to do at least one per hour, 8000 per year. Just saying!
Just checked mine. 543 starts from mid November to now. So, generously, 1000 per year unless I use if for cooling in summer. 20 years seems a reaso...
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