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RE: DHW temp Samsung AE120RXYDEG 12kw ASHP with Gen 6 controller

I agree, it doesn't look like that was the culprit, but was worth checking. Let us know how you get on.

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: DHW temp Samsung AE120RXYDEG 12kw ASHP with Gen 6 controller

@bami check the field setting values #3031 to 3033 for the booster heater (immersion) operation. #3031 turns it on/off (I have mine set to NOT USE),...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Transforming a Derbyshire Property into an Energy-Efficient Haven

@editor I completely agree. When our ASHP was installed, I read the servicing checklist, and it's a lot of inspect this and check that, and not that m...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

Given the rates are approximately 23p/30p, I'm assuming IOF would fully discharge your battery each evening during the peak at 30p, and then you'd imp...

2 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

That's great news! I've not done a detailed analysis, but when I took a quick look, IOF looked like a good choice once you become a next exporter (s...

2 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?

If your heat loss is 11kW and your heat pump is struggling to meet that (what is the actual heat output at 0C to -2C?), then the system may well strug...

2 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Volumisers in Heat Pump Systems: Does Placement Matter?

The normal process is for the circulating pumps to continue running, as they need to circulate warm water from the radiators (or DHW) to the heat pump...

2 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.

Not necessarily. Each DNO application is treated on it's merits, and they will allow it if they can. The key determining factor is likely the spare ca...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Who's your electricity provider and what's your tariff?

Interesting to hear how that works for you. We have a heat pump and solar, but no battery and we are on Octopus Cosy. We load shift as much as pos...

2 months ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Have Consumers Been Lied to About the Efficiency of Heat Pumps Made in China?

Would be nice to see some data for Midea units, as these are widely rebadged and used by a number of major 'manufacturers' I believe.

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.

Exactly, and as in my case above, we may have left it too late as our neighbours have sucked up all the local capacity leaving us with just the standa...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Battery storage to run Heat Pump.

I'm in a similar boat, except I have 3.6kWp of solar too. I currently have an application in to install a Tesla PW3 and additional 3.6kWp of solar, bu...

2 months ago
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Energy Storage
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