GrantMcscott Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Hi I notice that my heat pump has Electric (Fast) Heating turned on. The instruction manually is not clear it just stats turn on if needed. Should it be off or on? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpener Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 It will cost a small fortune to run it when it is not absolutely required to maintain your house at the target temperature, as resistive heating has a CoP of 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 16 minutes ago, sharpener said: It will cost a small fortune to run it when it is not absolutely required to maintain your house at the target temperature, as resistive heating has a CoP of 1. so should I switch it off then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpener Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) Yes, then see if the house is still warm enough. Edited February 12 by sharpener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 20 minutes ago, GrantMcscott said: so should I switch it off then? Yep. Switch it off, and only turn back on if you're struggling to get the house up to temp and you've tried everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, IanR said: Yep. Switch it off, and only turn back on if you're struggling to get the house up to temp and you've tried everything else. It will not let me turn it off unless I go in to factory settings and then can disable it. If I disable it what about legionnaires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 11 minutes ago, GrantMcscott said: what about legionnaires. Do you really need it? I consume most the contents of the cylinder each day, so zero need. If you you take days to consume a cylinder worth if hot water maybe you need it. Heat Geek have a good write up, worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 54 minutes ago, JohnMo said: Do you really need it? I consume most the contents of the cylinder each day, so zero need. If you you take days to consume a cylinder worth if hot water maybe you need it. Heat Geek have a good write up, worth a read. Good point, will have a look at the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, GrantMcscott said: If I disable it what about legionnaires. Legionella cycle will be handled by the immersion heater in the DHW. The "Electric (Fast) Heating" will be an internal electrical resistance heater within the Heat Pump. The Legionella cycle should be unaffected by disabling the "Electric (Fast) Heating". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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