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RE: Melcloud Room temperature reading

The room temp sensor isn't inside the FTC but inside the little control panel. This comes with a long cable so doesn't have to be beside or near the ...

1 year ago
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RE: Melcloud Room temperature reading

Are you familiar with the system? It depends how the room sensor setting is set up. This is on the menu under Initial Settings (the little cog wheel)....

1 year ago
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RE: Mitsubishi Ecodan & MEL Cloud

It's almost unbelievable that a 14kW Ecodan can't heat a new build house, albeit quite a large one. In order for a 14kW Ecodan not to be able to heat ...

1 year ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Do you have the same info for the 16kW variant? I wonder if the min values are different. Maybe the dip switches just throttle the maximum.

1 year ago
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RE: Poor COP with an Ecodan

If it's reporting consumed/delivered energy inaccurately now, that won't change with Melcloud because it uses the same data you see on the FTC screen....

1 year ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

I'm happy to stand corrected, I often am!

1 year ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

I think you are right that cycling happens a lot but nobody noticed before. It really doesn't matter though, as long as it's not excessive. However w...

1 year ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

@harriup, I think your 'cycles' after 8pm or so are defrosts. The cycling you see in my recent posts is because the IAT target is being reached and...

1 year ago
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RE: Poor COP with an Ecodan

It does sound a bit low. My DHW COP is exactly 2 for November. I run my DHW at what is normally the warmest time, 2pm. Where in the country are you...

1 year ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

The difference is clear. A couple of points. I'm surprised your ASHP never runs constantly. Surely at 8 deg or so it should be ticking along at about...

1 year ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Derek, I'll find the numbers but it may be a day or two as I'm a bit tied up with family stuff and not at home much atm.

1 year ago
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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

@cathoderay my defrosts are at 5pm, 8:15pm 6:30am and just after 9am. The giveaway is the sudden drop in LWT corresponding to a blip in OAT. I ass...

1 year ago
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