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Hi @transparent, that sounds interesting. I have some contacts in Ukraine and am closely following daily life there as well as the news. Maybe another...
Hi, no, quite the reverse, the quotation, based on your historic bills, is probably right in the 6+ year payback, but you should be able to get a dece...
Yes, we've just been discussing this on this topic - it really concerns the inverter, not the battery per se. A 12kW ASHP can easily take up to 6kW i...
Hi @alfapat, I'm getting together figures for a self-built battery storage system (will post soon on another thread) but like others, was intrigued by...
Ah! OK, that's interesting, thanks @cathodeRay, I stand corrected. NIBE have a separate OAT sensor. I now know about Air Intake temperature sensors! ...
Hi @cathodeRay , aren't all of the cycles in your chart defrost cycles? The clue I'm seeing is in the OAT graph, which has a small spike just after th...
Yes, that's the 16kW model.
Hi @lizzie Yes, it's stopping for defrost in the first part of the day.
Hi @jamieheatpumpnew - I've just checked - we have an SMOS40, with a Wifi facility. Your SMO20 does not. If there is a wired facility somewhere on you...
Hello @jamieheatpumpnew I'm also NIBE owner for 2 years, recently joined. 12kW and with an SM020 controller. Do you have access to MyUplink data?...
Hi @ivanhoew , no worries. This is such a well-informing and helpful forum that one well-meaning but self-answerable query is quite likely of use to o...
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