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RE: ASHP and heating issues in new build house

@terry1812 Go to "My Dasboard" Top right and click on the messages icon, I have sent you one.

4 months ago
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RE: ASHP and heating issues in new build house

@terry1812 Sorry, I did not realise it was there, Admin chainged it a while ago, it has been corrected.

4 months ago
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RE: ASHP and heating issues in new build house

Firstly, lets look at the heat pump, this unit, accrding to the doccumentation Mr Google found fo me, it will supply 11 Kw down to -7, if your heat lo...

4 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

@adamk You defernatly do not need a buffer and possibly a volumisor depending on how many radiators you have open loop and the unit you choose. Yes, y...

4 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@jamespa "Whether anyone would be prepared to pay the rates that they would demand is of course another matter!", they are not, we have sorted a lot o...

5 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@jamespa (Im presumeing when you say pumps in parallel you also include in series - as here); you are correct and I have corrected my post. Mismatched...

5 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@jamespa Pumps in series are not a problem, the flow rate on the pump is approximately the same and the head is about 70% more (not double). @alfapa...

5 months ago
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RE: 4 port buffer tank connections

I don't believe the installation of a buffer tank, complies with the building regulations.

5 months ago
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RE: 4 port buffer tank connections

@uk_pete_2000 I do not think there is 1 manufacturer that insists on a buffer, what they do insist on is adequate open flow and system volume. Flow sh...

5 months ago
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RE: 4 port buffer tank connections

@jamespa You are again correct, you can balance a buffer tank, just like you can go to the moon 🤣

5 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@toodles I am totally against any form of system separation in a domestic environment and most commercial environments. I have installations with over...

5 months ago
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