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@bontwoody Your Samsung Gen 6 has interesting behaviour which is different to the stereotypical belief. It boosts output at the beginning of the cycle...
@bontwoody Interesting. Thanks. This explains your steady DT control.
@bontwoody I understood that the Samsung Gen 6 does not have PWM pump control so your system is not a simple, straight-forward installation. You have ...
@bontwoody I have been looking at your graphs on emoncms. Could you explain how you are controlling the water pump? It seems to be running at a consta...
@heacol OK, so you are arguing that TO MAINTAIN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE of the radiator, the flow temperature can be reduced with reduced DT. That figures...
@heacol To clarify, by flow temperature I mean the temperature of water leaving the HP, not the average flow temperature determined by the DT.
@heacol Sorry, screwed this up. Misread your response. Reducing DT will require an INCREASE in flow, not temperature. A fixed flow temperature will in...
Sorry, but you have lost me here. Reducing DT requires a reduction in flow, not temperature surely. Assuming a fixed flow temperature, increase in DT ...
@dak51 I also would be very interested in your experience. I have read your initial posts on the subject from 3 years ago. I have a self-built, well-i...
@eliuccio I did post to you before but the app seems to have swallowed my content and posted your user name only. The app AI software obviously did no...
@jamespa Further to the conclusion in my previous post, I must eat humble pie and apologise for trying to reconcile water flow DT with improvement in ...
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