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Can we please keep the discussions here civil please? Disagreement on specifics (last para) is fine but personal insults (first para) isn't.
Here's another factor to throw into the mix; for a given LWT and OAT, COP varies with output. This is for a 11.2kW Ecodan. At 7 deg OAT and 35 de...
@tufty changing from -4 to -15 freeze protection would mean adding glycol to the system. That's not a quick or cheap job. It normally needs the sy...
Yes, but more as a nice to have than a money saver. I don't think paid-for wood will save money over an ASHP. From what I can see it's going to be 2...
@bontwoody when I said it was cheaper to run because it was smaller I meant that it would have a better COP. If you compare Mitsubishi Ecodans, the...
Sometimes I think we lose sight of why we spend all this time and money on expensive and complicated heating systems. Isn't it to keep warm and have l...
@crustydoodle, this definitely isn't normal. My Ecodan doesn't do this; nor does any other I have heard of. What is puzzling is that it all does l...
@cathoderay, will you be able to write your own algorithms/routines to do this, i.e monitoring and adjusting in real time?
Alex, I doubt there is anyone here with the sort of detailed knowledge. I suggest you try one of the Facebook Mitsubishi groups as they have instal...
@willen-john, I asked on another group and was told that some FTC6s came without this function. I have no idea why. Maybe you could contact Mitsubi...
There was quite a bit of discussion in this thread. No firm conclusions though. My answer to (almost) the same question a few days ago
I think this is a really significant and positive development so well done to Octopus. It doesn't really matter if 75 deg is never used in practice. ...
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