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Welcome, ecodan- prisonar. You raise so many points that I don't think I can attempt to answer all in one post, but I hope that answers will unfold fr...
@johnmo Thanks for the correction and it sounds promising. I have no idea what head loss I am working at and don't know what the flow rate is, so woul...
@johnmo I have checked the connection of the secondary pump and it is on "Out 2" which is designated for "Pump 2 - Zone 1". Strangely "Out 1" designat...
@jamespa I was almost using your piece above as my script to explain what I wanted to do. I had even done a translation into Portuguese, but I had no ...
I cannot check until we get to colder temperatures, but I seem to recall that the secondary pump is not controlled by the Hydrobox, i.e. runs all the ...
@johnmo That is a different concept to that I was trying to get across in my broken Portugese sprinkled with English. I was hoping to ditch the sec...
@jamespa Yes the EHSC has a pump with these charasteristics according to the Manual
I am seeking help from JamesPA; Derek M; Mars and anyone else who can contribute on the topic of re-purposing a buffer tank as previously discussed! ...
I for one have thoroughly enjoyed this exchange and just hope it has answered the original questions from LickOfPaint. Thanks to all
Here in the Algarve, we have high outside humidity in the winter which causes condensation indoors in some rooms and therefore, opening windows does n...
Hell Mars - good of you to check up and I am afraid that I have not yet modified the buffer tank function. I have been preoccupied with installation...
@johnmo Yes, so I understand. However, I took a different route on “SmartHome” and use a Hubitat hub. I won’t be doing anything sophisticated with ...
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