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It sounds like you get it, maximise the load by opening everything up, cancel mixing by setting the mixer valve temp to max, and then batch heat your ...
I'm really sorry to hear that. As others have said this is massively oversized. It is also massively overcomplicated. Taking the two together this...
Hi Just to confirm my understanding. You have an 11kW heat pump and an assessed loss of roughly 2.5kW (118W/K * 20). Is this a correct interp...
Thanks. Just a few more questions to get a handle on sizing What was the date of the plot and what was the approx OAT then? Which model ASHP...
Fundamentally I agree with @mars and yes please post the full system schematic for detailed suggestions. Seriously heat pumps work best when operate...
Thats a brilliant result and you must be pleased you persisted with fighting this. Its also a good example of what I am beginning to suspect (but can...
As you say this is no change, which I personally think is reasonable given the figures in BS 8233.
I should probably add to my comments above that, whilst I can definitely see an argument for using a solar diverter in some cases - most particularly ...
The argument I can think of is that solar diverters precisely match the power draw to the available excess solar power, which heat pumps cannot do. T...
Lots of reading and questioning which the background makes easier. I started when I first thought about getting a heat pump for myself and it became ...
Crudely dividing by somewhere between 2000 and 2900 gives an estimate dependant on assumptions/who you believe. My total gas consumption for a 7kW ho...
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RE: Samsung Gen6 16kW tribulations
@emceed, can you please give us an update on your syste...
By Mars , 1 hour ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?
Regarding the homely data access issue (or not being ab...
By benson , 1 hour ago
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@fillib It would be very interesting indeed to determi...
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RE: ASHP Ecodan L9 error - No Heating but Hot Water
@phoenix15 Sorry to hear that, we are all the way down ...
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RE: Yes, the "zoning with ASHP" topic again...
Yes exactly that. The UI presents it as adjusting the ...
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RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@editor Well last MAY i know was not the greatest for s...
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What's the problem you are trying to solve. The answer...
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Good luck. For what it is worth my system was very def...
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RE: Massive Electricity Cost for Running My Air Source Heat Pump
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RE: Help me understand my Mitsubishi Ecodan system
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RE: Revised version of MCS-020 (noise standards for heat pumps)
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RE: What happens when the outside temperature exceeds the upper WC point?
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RE: MHHS and Heat Pump compatibility
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By Scalextrix , 5 days ago
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I did not know this concept, although others might. I...
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
@adamk it's probably filtering different providers in t...
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RE: why solar diverters for HW instead of the heat pump?
I should probably add to my comments above that, whilst...
By JamesPa , 6 days ago
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RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
Lots of reading and questioning which the background ma...
By JamesPa , 6 days ago
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RE: The Great British Heat Pump Quiz
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