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@misiak Hello. The Samsung pump is capable of generating a flow temperature of up to 70C. The heat transfer into DHW (depends on storage tank efficien...
@jamespa @johnr from my understanding COP is the ratio of how much heat energy a thermal machine can move compared to the work (electrical input) done...
@johnnyb to be fair I did not know in the beginning either. I had to do my own research and experimentation to understand what was going on. This li...
@johnnyb If it is any help, I calculate the COP / SCOP using the following formula for my Samsung heat pump ( Energy Generated + Energy In ) / E...
@cathoderay this looks similiar to a phenomenon I experienced while setting up my weather curve. I fixed my issue by slightly increasing the flow te...
@ccap running my oil boiler is just a personal choice for me. My heat pump is physically capable of heating the house to about -6C OAT before it will ...
@ccap just to give you some rough comparisons, I have a Samsung 12Kw HT Quiet unit which most of the time produces a flow temperature in the 30C range...
@editor If I was in your shoes I would be making fitting a smart meter a priority. I know they have had bad press recently but smart meters open up a ...
@editor I guess the DWH strategy used can be influenced by the tariff one is on. For example I have a 200 litre DHW tank with an Octopus Go tariff. ...
@toodles discounting the ASHP and EV our baseline consumption (fridge freezer, lights, gadgets and cooking) averages about the same at 7Kwh / day, so ...
@jancold Could well be a data harvesting example or could the Sim in the car be a simple protocol converter to enable the Octopus Kraken system ...
@suzy-shadow Hi, Domestic hot water production is generally less efficient in itself. For example my combined heating and hot water efficiency is on a...
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