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If they arent permanently open then yes they would cause a problem (unless they are all wired to close simultaneously when the DHW comes on - instead ...
Sofaik all others do the same, ie they operate the refrigerant circuit in cooling mode to effect defrost. They thus cool the house and warm the heat ...
Are you sure. Where does the defrost energy come from on that case? Most stop the fan but leave the primary pump going thus extracting the defrost ...
Personally I would want them inside the heated envelope if possible. Then the heat loss is useful during the heating season. Obviously its a bit sit...
I persuaded my installer that heat loss from the adjacent hallway plus steam when you actually take a bath/shower was sufficient (in order that we did...
@sandman1600 just looking at the plots here it looks to me like there is in fact a range of outside temperatures where it does not cycle, casting doub...
If you think your heat loss is between 4.5 and 8.5, the r290 is probably a goodun because of its.unusually large modulation range, due to having two c...
Further to the above here is a template for what you might say if you wish to decline sign off. ? indicates info from melcloud or elsewhere, or refer...
I should add that I still think you can get it working well as it is, so if you don't think it's worth trying to press the installer then let's focus ...
@sandman1600 Whilst I agree with hat you may end up batch heating at a higher ft, at this stage I would continue to get to the ft that just heats th...
That's important. Hold onto it, gather any evidence. If somehow that can be combined with operational evidence then you may have a chance. Does m...
If you are going to have the discussion with the installers then I have some thoughts: it may be worth waiting until you have more data and have t...
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