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RE: Heat Pump Servicing & Maintenance – Good Value or Rip-Off?

I checked the details of the "heating cover" package and the repairs to the "heating and hot water system" doesn't actually include the heat pump. Tha...

3 days ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Setback savings - fact or fiction?

There is a detailed analysis of a defrost cycle for a Samsung heat pump here that may be of interest.

3 days ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Is my Samsung gen6 outside air temp sensor missing a sheath/sleeve?

@papahuhu Yes, good information is often hard to find, but Samsung have made some information publicly available. Sarah Hanson (a Samsung owner) wrote...

4 days ago
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RE: Is my Samsung gen6 outside air temp sensor missing a sheath/sleeve?

It doesn't use that sensor directly to detect frosting - it uses an internal sensor that measures the refrigerant temperature leaving the EEV at or be...

4 days ago
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RE: Reliable, easy to use home battery options

We have a Tesla Powerwall 3 and Samsung 12kW heat pump, and we are on the Octopus Cosy tariff. Our highest usage this winter was around 45kWh and we...

4 days ago
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RE: Is my Samsung gen6 outside air temp sensor missing a sheath/sleeve?

This is perfectly normal. The outdoor temp sensor on my Gen 6 is identical. Mine reads reasonably accurately, maybe slightly on the low side (~0.5C ...

5 days ago
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RE: Recommended home battery inverters + regulatory matters - help requested

I believe you will need a separate earth if considering island mode for off grid operation (in the event of a power cut), which will need to pass an i...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Creative trials on Night-time Setbacks to @ faster recovery, improved comfort and even greater energy reductions.

@sunandair we operate a very similar overnight setback with our Samsung ASHP using a 3rd party wireless programmable room thermostat. The heat pump ...

2 weeks ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Need Help Optimising My Rushed ECO4 Install: 12kW Bosch Heat Pump

Welcome @mickamills We too have an oversized 12kW Samsung heat pump installed on the ECO4 scheme. We cannot run continuously until outside temps fa...

4 weeks ago
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RE: My Powerwall 3 Consumes 3-4 kWh/Day in Self-Consumption: Is This Normal?

@caron I can confirm that the power usage of the PW3 is quite high, and I was initially quite shocked at how high. Others have noted similar in discus...

4 weeks ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Balancing financial efficiency and comfort using the Octopus Cosy tariff

Looking at your figures, I'm guessing you'd ideally need around 13.5-15kW of usable charge as an absolute minimum for a tariff like Cosy. That higher ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Never mind the OAT…

I agree, I'm equally predisposed to a cold sunny winter's day over a milder wet day. Financially it's cheaper too - we can produce 10-15kW on a decent...

4 weeks ago
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