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James, thanks again for your thoughtful and persistent questioning — this kind of interrogation helps clarify the strengths and limits of any approach...
Hi James,Thanks again for your detailed thoughts. I appreciate how precisely you're interrogating the claims and looking for practical value — so here...
@johnmo That’s a clever use of defrost behaviour to guide handover — and it sounds like you’ve fine-tuned it well for your setup. Just for reference, ...
@johnmo, I can see what you mean by the heat pump switching over and back between cooling and DHW, but I was referring to the heating season when you ...
@jamespa, following on from your examples — here's how I’d approach each:---a) 100 m² New Build (3kW @ -2°C, typical spec):In this case, structural zo...
That’s a great question, James, and it goes right to the heart of what sets structural zoning apart from conventional approaches like LLHs or buffer t...
@jamespa I want to clarify that my hybrid example was posted specifically in response to Johnmo’s system description. I would not recommend it univer...
@johnmo Thanks for sharing the full schematic, Johnmo. That’s a helpful layout, and it shows just how much manual logic and layout planning are neede...
@johnmo Thanks, I appreciate your detailed walkthrough. It’s always helpful to see how experienced users approach hybrid setup challenges. I agree ...
@johnmo Thanks, Johnmo — fair points as always. I agree that unnecessary complexity has plagued many modern heating setups, mainly where buffers ...
@heatgeek Thanks for your post and for articulating a very real scenario that reflects the kind of system we’ll be seeing a lot more of: low flow rate...
Thanks, James — that’s a really encouraging and fair response, and I appreciate the open-minded way you've approached it.Yes, you’ve summarised it wel...
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