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@crimson crossed in the post at the same time . See previous. I know what the issue is.
@crimson I've just been back through the thread and found your close up photos of the "flow thing" and the mag filter. Good and Bad news I'm afraid. ...
@crimson when you say "a flow rate shown on the bottom right pipe". that must be the cold return to the HP . so that would imply there IS a flow rate ...
that makes total sense in terms of buffer theory. I wasn't aware though that any HP vendor had a control setup that takes care of this and I've not s...
@crimson I've lost track a wee bit. Is there a slow flow rate issue on the primary side? as that is a possible explanation for the numbers you see. ...
obviously not the values that we're hoping for in terms of a working system but at least you have numbers you can quote to the installers now to prove...
@marvinator80 no thats one of these stops your cylinder blowing up if its gets too hot or high pressure due to some control error. one of the pip...
ok, we're in violent agreement 🙂 amusing complete off topic... I happen to be Bass Trombone player in my leisure time. you can get a lot of ene...
I agree with both of you in different ways. To me, HT heat pumps are a somewhat quick-n-dirty fix to allow a HP to replace a boiler (ish), with mini...
agree. I've always thought a mandatory qualification for a plumber is to be wiry, with very strong but thin arms. had one once who was my build (flank...
@marvinator80 its not a grant specific component. Find the hot water output pipe coming out the cylinder and follow it. something like this
and I am still sure also. we just need to be clear we are talking about the right things: your system has a throughput problem, because of the und...
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