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Update: it looks like Daikin do exactly what I’m looking for in this post. I’ve just seen this video done by Heat Geek… over 2 years ago. It’s at 8m...
Hi @jamespa There are other modes as you have queried within the Ecodan scope of operation. You may be aware of the Auto Adaptive setup. This does...
Picking up this thread from last year Following discussion on what is missing in the controls of heat pumps I've done a trial on a different kind o...
@judith thanks…. Every day a school day. tomorrows lesson - filters and strainers- how many microns? 😂😂😂
Ecodan 8.5 in old farmhouse. 180sq Mtrs. This cold spell has really given us all a chance to see how our heat pumps respond. We have had our first c...
@toodles thanks for that toodles. I was hoping you might have known something about this Daikin . It did appear to have a hydrobox fitted as soon as i...
There is one exception to the ‘gas outside the house presumption. Probably many others may exist in one form or another. I believe Daikin manufactur...
@raiph yes…. And with higher flow rates comes potential for background noise. But I must admit I don’t know much about pressure loss. 👍 Is t...
Hi @stuartornum “ When it's -3c and you have a 300L cylinder, it'll take at least 2.5 hours to heat the tank to ~55c. That's 2.5 hours your house...
@andrewj with the urgency of the need to reduce GWP internationally I would presume there would be a phasing out of new R32 installs. After all the en...
@jamespa also I do take your point about set room temperature being the cut off point but a room is not an homogeneous space there are temperature gra...
@jamespa interesting stats and it wasn’t what I was expecting. So for many people reading this it might be considered nearly 30kwh (@DT50)of emitter...
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