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06/11/2021 8:35 am  
Posted by: @heacol

@morgan I am in South Cumbria.

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A lovely part of the world but sadly too far away from me.  Do you know of anybody in the Derbyshire area that could adapt my install should I choose that route?

 


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06/11/2021 8:45 am  
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@heacol question? Could I simply get a plumber in and installer a manual diverter around the parts you note? It's something I might consider as it's reversible if needed. I did speak to a plumber the other day and he was very hesitant to change anything as he wasn't sure if it might impact (or damage) the HP.

As an experiment it might be very interesting

That is an excellent question. I'd be curious to know the answer to this. And what happens to the buffer tank. Does it just sit there full of water or does it need to get drained?

There is an easy way to check and and can easily be done by anyone with a little mechanical aptitude. The buffer tank has 4 pipes, Identify the return pipes, from the heating system and back to the heat pump, remove these pipes from the buffer tank, blank off the outlets and join the 2 pipes together, this can be done with probably £20.00 worth of fittings from a mearchant (or B&Q). A system equaliser( a copper or steel pipe where both flow and return pipes are joined allowing flow to mix) opperates the same as a buffer tank.

Then turn all your common area thermostats and TRV's up full to make sure they do not interrup the system (leave your bedroom ones controllong), set your heat pump to an initial compensation curve of 25 flow=18 external, if under floor 40 flow = -3 external, if radiators 50 flow =-3 ret. Then adjust this curve, easy on the ecodan, just sift up or down untill you get a comfortable room temperature.

This will give you a better perfomance but you are still double or tripple pumping the water (£100.00 per year per pump added to your electricity bill) and powering all the unecessary controllers, actuators and valves that have been installed.

 



   
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06/11/2021 8:50 am  

@markc I am willing to help anyone to improve their system. I am fed up with people installing systems poorly and sayling that is how it works because they do not know what they are doing. It is not fair on you, and you are paying the price, it is not right.

Heat pumps are a fantastic technology, unfortunatly the reputation is being trashed by the system and poor installations.



   
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06/11/2021 8:52 am  

@morgan I can talk any plumber through it if you are willing.



   
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06/11/2021 8:57 am  
Posted by: @heacol

@markc I am willing to help anyone to improve their system. I am fed up with people installing systems poorly and sayling that is how it works because they do not know what they are doing. It is not fair on you, and you are paying the price, it is not right.

Heat pumps are a fantastic technology, unfortunatly the reputation is being trashed by the system and poor installations.

Thanks Brendon. You having described a buffer tanks piping has made me question whether I have one installed. Is this the buffer tank?

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06/11/2021 9:03 am  
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@morgan I can talk any plumber through it if you are willing.

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I will give it some serious thought for the future.  However, for now, I have to give my installer the chance to at least get this system running as he intended before looking elsewhere.  It was only commissioned on Tuesday.  Whilst the house is nice and warm the system isn't responding to the room stat (your favourite............. Neostat 😆 ).  Hence it just keeps on heating to the point I have to power it all off at night.  In the morning I power it back on.  I am waiting for a call back from the installer which won't be until after the weekend now.

 


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06/11/2021 9:07 am  

 

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Snap.  I appear to have an extra one.  Are one or both of these buffer tanks I wonder?


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06/11/2021 9:16 am  

One will be an expansion vessel for the cylinder. This is mine; the only one I have.

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06/11/2021 9:24 am  

@heacol I have a plumber looking at my system in terms of the pump. I'm sure he would be open to understanding the changes if we could make them reversible via a bypass valve. He doesn't know heat pumps and is reluctant to make permanent changes which could do damage something

 


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06/11/2021 9:26 am  

Has anyone got an example photo of a buffer tank that we are thinking are the problem?



   
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06/11/2021 10:13 am  
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Has anyone got an example photo of a buffer tank that we are thinking are the problem?

Mark,

Just Google 'Buffer Tank' and you should see plenty. It is basically similar to a hot water tank, but has 4 pipe connections, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom, on opposite sides of the tank.



   
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06/11/2021 10:19 am  
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Posted by: @markc

Has anyone got an example photo of a buffer tank that we are thinking are the problem?

Mark,

Just Google 'Buffer Tank' and you should see plenty. It is basically similar to a hot water tank, but has 4 pipe connections, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom, on opposite sides of the tank.

@derek-m

It appears neither of mine in the photo are buffer tanks. It would be interesting to know what they are though.

 


Retrofitted 11.2kw Mitsubishi Ecodan to new radiators commissioned November 2021.
14 x 500w Monocrystalline solar panels.

2 ESS Smile G3 10.1 batteries.
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