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@batalto Are you heating the whole house or just the main room?
Just for intersts sake, this is how a heat pump should be installed. It is exactly the same as a system gas boiler but with bigger pupes, valves and n...
@batalto 37 Deg C is vey high at this time of the year, I would expect to be running at least 10 Deg lower than that, however, it you have buffer tank...
@caroline2000 No problem, I will need a full description of your heating system, from the heating system emmitters number of pumps and where they are ...
@editor Mars, unfortunatly you are paying for the inadiqicyes of your friend, Ian Rippon and his MCS system. It is just not fit for purpose.
@editor Weather compensation has no complex logic. It is just a straight line graph that is used by the machine to determine the flow temperature. Hig...
@editor Weater compensation has nothing to do with the internal temperature. Do you have timers, TRV's on all radiatrs and a buffer tank or system sep...
@editor Mars, Maybe you need to re-design your system. There is probably not much to alter to get good performance. If you send me some information, I...
@derek-m Thanks, I also feel like I am banging my heat against a brick wall. However, If one person listins, they may tell another and maybe the mssag...
@editor By the way, Performance of the heat pump (COP) has nothing to do with how leaky your house is. It has to to with the distribution system and h...
@editor No, it is a 1930's ex council house with cavity wall insulation, double galzing installed about 20 years ago and 250 mm of rockwool in the lof...
@editor Low flow temperatures = low bills. It realy is that simple.
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