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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations

An excellent description of the problem with small data sets, and thanks for posting all this. ...suggests something is wrong, and it can't be ex...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

@rob-of-york — I have total energy delivered plus separate space and DHW heating values so can do the analysis either way. However, since we call the ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

OK, this one is fairly easy, because most of what is needed is in a 24 hour data file (logs past 24 hour values every hour on the hour):   ...

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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

I could but I would like to try to find a more generic solution, working on it now!  

2 weeks ago
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

One bit of data processing that I do may be relevant. The space and DHW energy values are separated out (by way of the position of the diverter valve,...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

I haven't been able to find a period when the heating was on, and the OAT was definitely above the IAT, but I have found a six hour period when the OA...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

It's not there because it is January data (was clear in original posting of the plot, but should have added that to the title). I'm currently looking ...

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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

I think there may be some clues here that point to the weather compensation curve being at least in part responsible for what we see happening. This i...

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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

I agree, the plots suggest this, but it can't be what happens on the ground, or can it? My OAT plots show data points in the high OAT range (when pres...

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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

The 320 kWh total for all January was C29-C31 in your Practical Heat Loss Calculation spreadsheet, after I had entered my values in the relevant cells...

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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

OK, here is the IAT - OAT (degree-hours because the intervals are one hour) variant of the plot:     The intercepts show a different...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Where heat loss surveys seem to go against practical reality

This is the point that I was getting at earlier, when you measure the heat delivered to the house by the primary heat source, the number you get is (a...

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