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@drew-pa Thanks Drew that isn’t how I understand it. To me the curve sets the “gradient” on the weather compensation chart. The desired room temp...
The microbore pipes might not be an immediate no-no, but some investigation would be needed as to whether they would work along with the radiators. He...
@drew-pa It is set on pure weather compensation at internal temperature of 22C. The unit runs 24hrs with a setback overnight. Theoretically that sh...
@hcas Hi , I appreciate the problems with comparing different systems, but this installation is relatively simple with no buffer/LLH. The estimated SC...
@hcas Ive opened all but the bedroom radiator valves, which they want to be cooler. Im running my Samsung at about 42C flow at the moment and still...
@drew-pa Ive attached the performance estimate Drew, that is all I have. There is no UFH. Also attached are some images of the installation. Other t...
Hi Drew. Thanks for the reply. I’ll post his installation details asap. The work is neatly done and all the radiators were changed as per the insta...
Just to say, that we have managed to set up the unit now. 22C target indoor temperature and a heat curve of 0.6. High internal temp but the wife is a ...
@jwilliams89 Your calculations look good at a glance. With respect to the internal pipe strengtheners, I have tended to use the hep2o ones which are s...
Hi. There isn’t anything wrong with using plastic pipes as long as they meet the needs of the emitters. See this by John Cantor. I’ve used them in my ...
Hi @essgeesee Welcome to the forum. Heat pumps work best without zoning or TRV's turning radiators on and off regularly. The way a lot of us use our...
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