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Having looked at all the posts I'm pretty certain that Heat Geek are betting that the 'standard' heat loss calculation is in fact an over estimate and...
I'm going to throw it out here in the expectation of being shot down in flames. A perfectly valid way to design a R290 heat pump system for the vast...
@editor In principal I agree with most of what you say, most particularly the bit about the nature of the guarantee being key. However there is on...
Yes, its described in the sensocomfort manual. Its also very sensible. Many heat pumps can only do setback by invoking on/off working, bouncing off ...
@editor I think you may be somewhat missing the point here, perhaps over influenced by the way the industry has conditioned us to think and, in a wa...
@editor I think there is a legitimate discussion here about what its practical to expect. If we can agree, which I hope we can, that a SCOP guaran...
In fairness Heat Geek would, in this case (setting an on/off schedule) have a reasonable argument. Its only reasonable to expect the guarantee to be ...
Well said. A promised SCOP is potentially much more valuable to the householder than a promised flow temperature and potentially is a significant ma...
@batpred @trebot12345 I don't know the answer for certain as mine is on 24*7 but is it possible that, when in timed mode, 'off' is actually 'setback...
I cant really comment on what might have happened as I dont recall anyone posting about invoking the Heat Geek Guarantee so dont know how it works in ...
Noted. I updated my post, probably crossing yours, with some negative comments about the 9kW (actually 14-16kW) Daikin Octopus proposal but seeing as...
Agreed given what you have said, although Im still struggling with 7kW for a 2004 140sq m house (mine is 1930s 200sq m, partly upgraded to perhaps 200...
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