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@heacol @ecobaker That isnt correct about the PWM Brendon. Here is my Samsung adjusting flow rate below 45C.
Hi I have a Samsung Gen6 (5kW) running without a LLH or buffer etc. I basically followed Glyn Hudson's tutorial on Youtube. It works fine for me. I ...
Nice video Tom. Well explained 😁
There is a good video explaining the pipe sizing issue here
I think the 22mm plastic pipe might be a bit small for 8kw. 22mm copper is considered ok for 5kW I think. This link gives more detail.br />
@niholab could you post one of the quotes and your yearly oil use too please.
If you used the wall mounted option, it would improve air flow as there is no fence that high. You still have the problem of the 1m rule for planning ...
Maybe consider a first floor wall mounted design. Check out Glyn Hudson’s self install on YouTube which looks like a similar position.
@tomasmcguinness "at -5 a 40 degree flow (dT of about 6) was enough to keep the house at about 20" Sounds like a perfect candidate then 🙂
Hi Welcome to the forum. I have a Gen 6 too and I have to say I havent seen a way of doing this yet. Here is another thread on it I think it mi...
@tomasmcguinness it’s definitely doable for a competent diyer. I followed Glyns video for the second one. The first was a Mitsubishi Ecodan 15 year...
@tomasmcguinness hi Tom Ive done it twice successfully. Both 5kW models. Check out Glyn Hudson on YouTube for some informative video’s Mar...
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