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As you've pointed out, it's very cold and these are about the worst sustained conditions your ASHP is likely to encounter. 40-50 kWh/day for a 4 bed ...
Its capacity is 40kWh. That's not going to last very long in winter then you'll be on to peak rates. It is what it is I suppose - a big storage heat...
That looks to me like two things are happening. The large drops in flow are the thermostats turning the ASHP off. This happens at about 7, 9 and 10pm...
This is more likely to be defrosting. (The term cycling is usually used where the ASHP can't modulate down low enough where the load is low) My Ecoda...
For the thermostat, yes, I would put in the living room if you can live with the hall being colder. A couple of degrees is normal but keep your door c...
HW depends on your usage pattern but if you can get away with once or twice a day that should be better. Whenever HW comes on the heating stops so it...
This one is a good explanation of different heating modes and this one for timing heating/HW. The most efficient way to run it is on weather...
@tufty It's an expensive time for ASHPs (and other heating systems). My COP has been 2.8 for the last 4 days. Lower today I think.
This is how you hook up power and electricity meters. They are separate connections so I assume you can do one without the other. T
you need one of these or similar.
You can see the current day; just overwrite the dates. You can keep the report open and press the energy button to update it. Not quite real time but ...
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