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@bontwoody Me too, I formally questioned the decision 3 separate occasions prior to the install. Their answer was that the heat loss calculations indi...
@bontwoody Here’s one example where it runs 4 C below the reference temperature (the homely node is in the lounge underneath at design temp 21C). Y...
@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...
@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...
@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 ...
@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...
@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 ...
@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...
@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...
@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...
@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...
@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...
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