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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...

1 year ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Maybe mine as well !As in Buffer remove. New sensor in place and so to correct the flow indications between from HP to buffer /Tank there is a diffe...

1 year ago
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RE: alternative to Homely - HavenWise. Anyone used it?

@arundalep Many Thanks for your thoughts there, I will wait in that case . I have to say I am not going down the solar route or EV but still want a go...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: alternative to Homely - HavenWise. Anyone used it?

A query and a rEquest sent to Havenwise yesterday has not been answered yet , so I am going to ask if anyone on this forum who has Havenwise do I need...

1 year ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Sending for more probes , one is dodgy! Its sending me a higher temp on return to LLH than the feed to rads.

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

Looking like one pair is 1 degree of difference , black indicators and white .5 c. a difference. Will attach This is just a pickle!

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

@toodles Ok Thanks , meantime I will go to the loft and extract the probesand test them.

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

Yes Ill do that. Let me pose the question , forgive me if Im wrong but if a pump is delivering into a tank and the outlet is at the same level as in...

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

So stick them all to same heat source and see what they say?

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

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

12 hours later and after slowing return pump down I get 36.9C and 28.6c HP and for CH 31.5C and 26.5c

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

So I lowered the return flow and will monitor temperature . In the first 1mn I noticed the the flow return up .2c from 31.1 o .31.3!!

1 year ago
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