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Okay, in which case have I converged on a semi sensible design? Excuse the crude pen diagram, but just so we are on the same page. FCU ...
Okay so now another stupid question, can I change the pump mode on the aerotherms? I have not seen anything about that in the manuals? At ...
Okay thank you. Lets say i go for option 2. I like the option of a ball valve to bypass during UFH only times! Great idea. Would a Cal...
Only because I am not sure what the manifold is providing me, if i balance the pipes by length, and open lop weather compensated slab heating, i am no...
Okay, you have me convinced. KISS. No buffer, no LLH, no mixing VRG130, FCUs and cold temp by day, slab post solar gain window at dew point + 2. ...
Now this has got me thinking quite a bit - I know this is not the best advice for perfect COP... but bare with me:I would like slab coolingI would lik...
@transparent You are right, I am not too concerned about choosing expensive kit, if the function justifies it! But likewise I do not want to spend ...
@majordennisbloodnok No that is just me trying to design and understand as much as possible myself. I am actually working in the middle...
Happy that A2W will prove less effective, although @bobflux comments about cooling with just AC and with slab then AC are interesting. Not looking ...
Okay, thank you for the replies. I think at the moment (having spoken to the good lady) we are leaning towards preferring A2W over A2A in ...
@bobflux Perfect - thank you. Okay the PICVs I were looking at were 16kPa, but even with that 7 of those robs me of too much, and I achieve the same g...
@transparent Contractors for elements, I like being hands on for as much as possible - I have got enough sparkie qualifications that I am happy to do ...
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