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Here's the electrical specification from the installation manual for the Midea 16kW ASHP So this is 3-phase (?).The instructions stipulate it shou...
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...
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...
Meanwhile, Transparent has been busy installing cables below floor level...... and topics going off-piste weren't featuring highly in the mind. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Yes, those are excellent examples of looped supplies 😎 I'm labeling your house B in the photo, which has the camera pointing East. ...
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