Last seen: Feb 11, 2024
@jamespa I guess R32 could be more efficient but there's plenty else that can dictate the efficiency of a heatpump. The Vaillant may just be designed ...
@cathoderay the data I've seen without the metering set up hasn't looked great, especially during summer season where it overestimates standby power 3...
Ref 5 - you need the electric and heat meters to get the full data , usually about a £700 add on
@majordennisbloodnok is there a somewhat layman way of doing that?
Do you mean flow temps rather than flow rates? I have the metering package and with that you can download minute by minute CSV file showing outside, i...
@sunandair this is really interesting. I've been a bit nervous to alter the flow rate on ours! But suspect it would help us during the milder weather....
Now in my second year with our Ecodan 11.2 I'm trying to change my approach to looking less often at how it is running. After an initial feeling of a...
Not a bad call. I think my issue sometimes is not leaving it alone to do the learning! The urge to tweak is too great! In reference to my messages ear...
Open system, no TRVs (no volumiser or buffer either). It was in AA mode. I spoke to an engineer at Ecodan on the helpline today, didn't think it helpe...
@derek-m no doesn't look like it. Just checked and we're at 14l/m. It was on setting 5 on the FTC, I reduced that down to 3 from setting 5 but it didn...
@sunandair Cheers. Yes I'd posted on the Ecodan group. I'll see what the installers say. They seem to have done a good job with the pipe insulation. J...
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