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Yes, you'll need two conduits, for flow and return pipes, separated by a couple inches I would think. Yes, you'll also need a conduit for electrical...
@toodles thanks for the analysis. I'll be really interested to hear how well Octopus manage the charging and discharging of the battery once things se...
@toodles Thank you for sharing that. I note you have a small amount of consumption at peak rate (7.1kWh). Were you expecting that, or is that Octopus...
@chandykris Yes, if you are able to last the day on solar/battery then Go is going to work out better than Cosy. Obviously the trick is timing the swi...
That's largely where I am, with a 12kW Samsung unit and on our coldest day last January with produced 96kWh of heat, so an implied heat loss of ~4kW. ...
Right, got you.
@transparent I have an Emlite ECA2 MID-approved meter fitted which records solar generation (available for around £40). The meter records slightly hig...
Agree with the above. Without knowing what the modulation curve of any given heat pump/compressor looks like, about all we can do is assume the manufa...
@heatgeek I have a very over-sized Samsung (12kW gen6, with a heat loss of maybe 4-5kW). We suffer with poor dT which struggles to get above 3C. Are y...
Yes, that's the default value, but can be set between 10C to 35C.
@bontwoody on my gen6 Samsung it's FSV #4013 Heating Off Temp, and by default is set to OAT of 35C (I have reduced mine to 25C). Like @ashp-bobba says...
I cannot speak for other manufacturers, but I know Samsung's WC 'curves' are very simplistic with just two set points with a straight line between, an...
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