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RE: Midea 16kW R290 ASHP with plans for battery, PV and monitoring

That's an expensive way of buying battery storage @amuseboucheukHave a look at this discussion on A Business Case for Buying a Battery. The inverter...

8 months ago
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RE: Midea 16kW R290 ASHP with plans for battery, PV and monitoring

Here's the electrical specification from the installation manual for the Midea 16kW ASHP So this is 3-phase (?).The instructions stipulate it shou...

8 months ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

A heat pump should be always running. The initial survey is to calculate the heat loss for the entire house. That provides the power output requir...

8 months ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

I agree with @cathoderay @starkers you really do need to get rid of that on/off cycling.That's not how a heat pump is meant to operate. The Outsid...

8 months ago
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RE: Getting the best out of a heat pump - is Homely a possible answer?

Meanwhile, Transparent has been busy installing cables below floor level...... and topics going off-piste weren't featuring highly in the mind. ...

8 months ago
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RE: Difficult positioning of air source heat pump

Let me add two further thoughts into the mix @rikiarn 1: An ASHP doesn't have to be at ground level.There are wall-mounting kits available,and s...

8 months ago
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RE: Samsung E911 intermittent issue

If removing that strainer made a difference, then it's possible that something has become dislodged within the pipework. We can't tell if that 'some...

8 months ago
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RE: Samsung E911 intermittent issue

OK, so things are heading in the right direction.There may still be some air in the pipes which has yet to come out. Or you could now be approaching...

8 months ago
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RE: Samsung E911 intermittent issue

Opening that strainer, will of course lose fluid from the system and introduce air. You don't have isolation valves on either side of it which would...

8 months ago
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RE: Samsung E911 intermittent issue

Yes. It's usually called a strainer. It's also uninsulated,...and the adjacent pipe insulation isn't sealed. This will allow ingress of rain water...

8 months ago
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

NGED need to start their work first. Until you know whether you will be supplied with single-phase or 3-phase, Octopus can't know which Smart Meter ...

8 months ago
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RE: Smart meter installation – seamless or a potential nightmare?

Good question. This is one of those situations where the DNO considers not just the current being drawn, but the time over which it is active. Low...

8 months ago
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