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

@bontwoody I have been. I forced a repeat heat loss survey. The surveyor when he was here told me they had made an error in the rooms that are cold, u...

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

@bontwoody OK. Just thought it looked different to others I’d seen, it was a straw to clutch at at. I used to have a heat pump decades ago on mainland...

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

@old_scientist Thanks. How can it possibly detect frost if it’s not touching the coil please? It’s a good 5cm away from the fins. The only way I ...

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

@bontwoody It’s been converted from 3 zone GCH to single open loop. All TRVs are fully open (on 5). I’ve bled it multiple times, there’s about 36l/min...

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

@bontwoody not beyond the basic Samsung controller and the homely modbus data which only the installer can view (and won’t share). I can sit there ...

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

@bontwoody Thank you. So if that particular sensor is for frost, do you know where it is measuring outside air temp please? I can’t see it anywher...

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

@editor Thank you, so it seems it isn’t the outdoor air temp sensor then. How difficult would it be for Samsung to actually produce a engineering d...

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

@toodles They were first on the list of approved Samsung heat pump installers and servicing in my area. Now they have stopped all heat pump install...

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

@toodles Thanks Toodles, yes I’d been through that, there’s not a single image or part number of the bit I’m looking for. What makes me a bit more co...

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

@editor Much appreciated. I can’t ask my installer, we are in RECC dispute at the moment and this seemingly atypical appearance may (or may not) be...

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

This is the only reference image I can find of the same, albeit smaller unit. Mine looks very different to this.

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

@toodles thanks, are you sure please, no metal sticking out of the tubing? Like a ferrule.

6 months ago
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