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@netdonkey let me know the make and model of the cylinder and I will check the options for the format of pipework layout.
@transparent Hello, yes thats correct or at least it appears to look like it, this is the flow sensor that needs to be on the return pipe back to the ...
@editor I purchased both books from Amazon and read this morning, I found them informative and I am thinking of getting a few Zero to Hero books to g...
@netdonkey Ok. Can you give me the model and serial of the cylinder so I can work out the ports, I cant quite see the badge and different manufacturer...
@netdonkey Ok, that looks correct to me and a nice amount of pipework above the sensor. Does the system fail on flow when heating the water as well...
@netdonkey agreed, sounds ok pressure. Quick question I just thought of, can you take a picture of the flow sensor assuming the engineers fitted it ...
@mike-h Oh, I am not sure I can answer accurately, When I have spoken to the manufacturers in the past they have said that ensuring the correct flow r...
@netdonkey Do you feel confident to check the filter, you should be able to isolate the valve ether side and normally open a drain on the bottom of th...
@netdonkey Should be shut of valves either side. the nut can be a bit tight on some of them, be sure to support the pipe when you try.
@mike-h I will change my statement to: you cannot get 12kW or 10.4 or 9 Kw of heat down a 28mm pipe efficiently (this is not to say you wont get it ...
@editor I would like to add further to the installers advice: I cant tell from the pipework in the picture but you will not get 12kW down a 28mm...
@netdonkey The strainer can be anywhere on the rerun line from the airing cupboard / plant room to the ASHP condenser, so this could be in that room o...
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