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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

Don't, just don't. The only sane way to run a heat pump is to use weather compensation and that's a direct consequence of the laws of thermodynamics ...

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

It's probably worth adding that it's unlikely that Samsung would offer a thermostat to go with their heat pump because you shouldn't be using a thermo...

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

No, hence why I said that they are 'reputedly' good. Every post I have seen seems to rate them well. Nor do I have a heat pump because my planning ...

2 years ago
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RE: Heat pump install overloads home fuse.

That doesn't bode well for climate change mitigation, much of which, at a household level, depends on power electrification (car, heat pump, hob).

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

@iantelescope have you tried midsummer wholesale. I think they will sell most things they stock to anyone. Please note that homely is sofaik no...

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

@iantelescope i think that midsummer wholesale sell them (Homely not trained installers)

2 years ago
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RE: Heat pump install overloads home fuse.

Why did your dno limit you to 80A. Was it a supply problem or because of inadequate meter tails (which they won't change). I ask because mine did ...

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

That's a valid control strategy imho and indeed how Samsung most likely intends it's equipment to be used. My earlier suggestion to set the thermosta...

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

Incidentally you may be wondering how we got to a point where loads of 'controls' are available which don't actually help much and in some cases hinde...

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

Exactly. See also my comment above (following an edit so you may need to re-read) about replacing the thermostat with a homely. Imho your best ...

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

The heat pump should always be on, that's the whole point. The weather compensation curve (water law) needs to be adjusted so that, with the heat pum...

2 years ago
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RE: My horrific Samsung heat pump installation and experience

I am assuming that the thermostat is trying to simulate proportional control by on off switching (it can't do true proportional control). The purpose...

2 years ago
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