Last seen: Jan 8, 2025
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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