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@alfapat So the problems you have are that your house has a large heat loss (Im assuming it is a big house), your system was designed to run at a h...
@alfapat so buffer tanks act as a big roundabout for the water. Flow comes in from the heat pump and back and water goes to the heating circuit and ba...
@alfapat OK. thanks for the information. It looks like your system was designed to run at 50C when at -4C outside. The yearly electricity use for s...
@alfapat Sorry, missed the (large) tank comment 🙂 OK if the original install was for 25 kW then the 16 kW alone probably isnt oversized, but it su...
@alfapat Thats the document! unfortunately I cant read it from the images, they are probably compressed for the forum. I will pm you my email address,...
@alfapat So you should have been given the heat loss calculation when you had the heat pump installed. It has to be done by the installer. I think t...
@johnnyb So here is a day where I was cycling although not frequently The interesting bits are just as the heat pumps starts up again. Flow temper...
@johnnyb If its PWM controlled you should have two cables running to it, one for power and the other for the optional PWM control. Not all pumps can d...
@mike-h @johnnyb @technogeek So my pump is PWM controlled from the control box, but I dont know if the thermostat controller influences that at all....
@alfapat So thats a big bill! I cant help thinking that given the insulation you describe, you should be doing a lot better. Can you find your suppose...
@alfapat So the absolute flow temperature isnt important. Just how it makes the room feel. If its been 15 hours and you still havent made the desired ...
Here are my settings, I think the 201 settings in the video might be backwards. You can always check by feeling if your radiators are hotter in colder...
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