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Alfapat
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Update Midnight Samsung Controller readings are House temp 22.3 outside -0.3 33.4 rising as bath run , water 23.5 . Readings in Loft Flow out to...

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@jamespa Perfectly possible re the pipes from the Buffer , worth trying first? Switchable by pass (whatever that is) as well as changing pipes ?

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

The picture attached shows the Ch pipes top and bottom, (never mind the expansion vessel that is scrap ) the pies come out and in about 15” in copper ...

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Sorry about rant last night. Insulation increased before installation to Loft at 300mm. Insulation below floor 2022 170mm Installation 2015 one...

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

This is depressing , I have spent now a couple of months now trying to sort out a solution or some sort of headway on this forum to readdress the bigg...

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

OK James, Ill see if I can answer your questions. the heat pump is 16kh , would the loss be on the commissioning ? The original commission had ano...

8 months ago
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RE: alternative to Homely - HavenWise. Anyone used it?

@arundalep I thought the Samsung wifi needed some sort of hardware in the HP , so thinking that would be the Modbus card , but clearly not. How does ...

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@jamespa Thanks , looks like I should remove it then . Question I have , if the HP pipes are 28mm and they are directly connected to the smaller CH pi...

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@jamespa Will check James Tank Capacity is 200l Pipes are 28mm Copper , not sure if you want the size of CH pipes I can check but definitely smaller...

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Ha should I have , sadly not, Only the one I have drawn. What would you like to see , and I can give you some information

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Here is the layout as much as I can. Above left Ch pipes Above zone valves. Above right flow from HP.Above showing C...

8 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Not great, 5C = 10-15% efficiency loss (much more according to @heacol). TBH I cant understand whats going on in the buffer, its like there is no str...

8 months ago
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