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@derek-m One needs a very good sense of humour with today’s energy prices!
@derek-m Admittedly, we have only had the Homely smart controller for a few weeks but it seems to have settled down now and is keeping the house at th...
@derek-m The inlet of air to the heat pump (at the back of the unit) would surely be close to the OAT unless the pump or another nearby device is caus...
@cathoderay Speaking on behalf of my Daikin EDLA08 HP, the OAT sensor is positioned a few cms. away from the ‘back’ of the unit with the inflow of air...
@derek-m Yup, that’s me! 😉
@iancalderbank Thank you Ian, I am hoping to contain my needs within the 6 hours per day of the lowest tariff; as such, I have described the other tim...
If ever there was a precipitous cliff over which to fall, noise nuisance and subjective levels must be near the top of the list. Imposed sound or nois...
My posting was not complete as a glitch froze my prosaic brilliance (😉). I went on to say that the Homely has pre-sets for some smart tariffs such as ...
@sliderule Now ‘Winter’ seems to be with us, I am now getting to know the amount of energy that is likely to be required on an average winter day. Cur...
@derek-m As Derek says, the lockshield and ‘thermostat’ valves both need to be open, if they are now open and those radiators are cold, you one more t...
@derek-m Plus your bank details, passwords, date of birth …. 😉
@derek-m I’m sure that Mr. Emmit (sp?) would have liked such a project - just supply countless lengths of copper piping and joints…Regards, Toodles.
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