Last seen: Jul 6, 2025
@emceed Hi. Im not an installer but as no one else has answered you, I will try and help. 28mm copper pipes can move about 10 kW of heat at 0.9 m/...
@mike-h Thanks for that clear explanation Mike. Very useful.
@simonh I stumbled across this which relevant
@irmartini always good to see what I thought was happening does 😂
@lokisam Yes the glycol reduces the amount of heat the fluid can hold. There is an interesting debate on whether anti frost valves are necessary and t...
@simonh I think I know what’s happening. I have water law enabled but the room temperature is controlled via the Samsung controller which is acting as...
@simonh Hi Simon. Yes setting up weather compensation (water law) is vital to reducing bills. I am running using it so I’m not too sure of the sign...
@lokisam It probably isn’t a major issue as unless the heat pump actually loses power it will run the pump to stop freezing. As toodles points o...
@roohairy I plumbed (!) for a thermal store in my last house and was advised to have a splarge pipe rather than a coil in it for the heat pump. I hadn...
@cloudclear I have an open energy monitor system which Im very happy with. It certainly lets you get the best out of your system and is modular. It is...
Might it be because the designer assumed the ASHP would be using antifreeze?
@cloudclear Hi, I run my Samsung using pure weather compensation. I think the low end of my WC setting is about 33C. When I try to drop it any lower...
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