Last seen: May 6, 2025
Hi Patrick In a word yes. If you want an efficient heat pump system then you need to set the flow temperature as low as possible while still providi...
@johnnyb So my controller does shut off the heating when it gets to temperature, but most of the time the WC curve controls it so it doesnt happen. Th...
So a second update to incude Nov and Dec. The savings that would be made by adding a second 5kWh battery module would be £63 so far. If I could fit a ...
Sounds perfect 🤩
@raiph there is some info on 2094 here.
@johnnyb It sounds like you have got a good handle on this now and the reasons why its not performing well are getting fewer and fewer. Some kind of m...
@mike-h Yes, totally agree about false reassurance Mike. I was thinking that an error would always be in the same direction but I guess that doesnt ha...
@johnnyb No problem, glad it helped. So what flow temperature were you using on the heating last night? UFH is known to have quite a bit of hysteresis...
@mike-h Im not sure I follow you Mike. I can see that external temperature probes may differ from internal, especially if there is a long pipe run. ...
I think the low dT is a consequence of the low flow temp you are trying to use, 1.5-2 is small but although a dT of 5 is often cited as optimum, i don...
@johnnyb Thanks :-). I’m off out on a Xmas do tonight but will sit down and try to answer as many of your questions as I can tomorrow.
@johnnyb This formula does seem a bit contenious, but the results do seem to me to be closer to what is expected (obviously not to everyone though see...
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