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RE: Ecodan - best base for 6kW external unit

Niiice. Which feet did you go for and (how) are they secured to the slabs and enclosure / unit?

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - best base for 6kW external unit

Wow! Are they on earth below? What's the layers between your ASHP and the slab? (e.g. I think I can see rubber feet under the cabinet / enclosure...

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - best base for 6kW external unit

Can you give an example or two of such items, and explain why those? Indeed - hence the thread question 🙂 I did think it od...

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - optimal external installation?

When would an install require full-bore valves if isolator valves are in place? Can full-bore valves provide that 28mm->22mm conversation? If no...

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - optimal external installation?

Assume 28mm should be run right up to the unit's water inlet+outlet connectors where possible? Do flexihoses come with 28mm at one end and 22mm at th...

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - optimal external installation?

What's the optimal / minimum length and shape of flexihoses (and why, if not for best performance and least vibration)?

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - optimal external installation?

With anti-freeze/glycol and anti-freeze valves, is it one or the other, or do you still recommend adding the valves even if there is glycol in the sys...

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - optimal external installation?

Picking out some of the areas of the OP in case it's easier to respond: Working from where the primaries come out of the brickwork, and assuming the...

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - optimal external installation?

Correct, however the lowest, 5kW model oddly needs 300mm! @derek-m, would you think a larger distance is practical for performance or noise reasons?

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan ASHP - How to optimise my set up?

That's an understatement - the manual states the three levels as text (e.g. 'Normal / Level1 / Level2') rather than the number of 'bars'/squares the F...

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan ASHP - How to optimise my set up?

Can I just check this is correct - having read the FTC6 installation manual, the three bar settings are described as Normal / Level1 / Level2; does an...

2 years ago
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RE: Ecodan - optimal external installation?

Yes, I did try that a few weeks ago and it did seem to make a difference, though that might have been placebo effect if I misunderstood the Quiet Leve...

2 years ago
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