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@colin @derek-m Thanks, our usage is roughly inline with your values so I'm happier now. I definitely want to investigate pv solar and batteries. ...
@aceshigh @colin I isolated the secondary return at the weekend and today the DHW has not had to recharge following yesterday's anti legionnela cycle....
@aceshigh thanks, that is helpful to know. Are there likely to be any risks associated with this? @colin I have a small form factor PC on the way to...
Thanks, will have a go at getting this set up. Hope it works with the installation here.
@colin thanks, what are you using to monitor the temp of the tank and produce the graph?
@colin one thing I have noticed is that we have a secondary return on the hot water circuit. It has a timer which activates a pump to circulate the wa...
Interesting, I'd like to get to the bottom of the efficency because we're seeing high usage for DHW and heating which is why I started this thread. I ...
@saz any updates? We have the same HP and have similar issues with efficiency and comfort.
@colin Hi Colin, we've certainly reduced our Kwh usage for the hot water based on the settings. We now currently use between 3-4 Kwh per day to heat t...
Does that cycle use the immersion heater?
A couple of pictures, the first is the inside of the heat exchanger box. The polystyrene seems to insulate well and is a tight fit. The second ...
@colin my cylinder boost offset was 25k, so you know what this actually means?
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