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In the real World, the test equipment should be at least 3 times more accurate than the device being tested. So if the device being tested is specifie...
How do you know that the thermal camera or any other reference device is actually providing accurate readings? What is the manufacturer's specified ...
The way that a heat pump defrosts is by reversing the direction that the refrigerant gas flows around the heat pump unit, so instead of absorbing ther...
I suppose that the ideal solution would be to have reputable companies that merely perform heat loss calculations for a reasonable cost that is then s...
@jamespa You are indeed correct, it may depend upon what the water pump(s) are doing. I know that some of the heat pump controllers continue to ru...
If my understanding is correct, volumisers and buffer tanks may be primarily required to help with the defrost cycle. Once this additional volume of w...
It would appear to be a volumiser rather than a buffer tank.
The quantity of thermal energy that can be emitted from a radiator is primarily dependent upon the Average Water Temperature (AWT) within the radiator...
Which is why I have spent the past three years trying to convince forum members that they should have their poorly designed systems corrected to make ...
The only reason of which I can think, is that it would be to allow system designers to accommodate 'smart' thermostats and TRV's into their designs, w...
As far as I am aware there would be no problem with a LLH or buffer tank, if the primary and secondary flowrates can be balanced to ensure that no mix...
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