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Well this is an interesting line of thought and I wonder where MCS would sit (on the fence? as far away as possible?) If manufacturer insists on a b...
OK thats definitely a different problem. The buffer will presumably cool down fairly quickly in relation to 12 hrs and at that point I imagine that ...
The plot you posted was more like 80% duty cycle, unless you also increase flow temperature (compromising efficiency) then you cant, at the outdoor te...
Nice one!
Just thinking about this measuring the temperatures on all 4 ports should, I think, provide enough information to achieve a reasonable balance. Some...
The defrost energy has to come from somewhere, ultimately from the heat pump! Just to be clear I have neither a buffer nor a volumiser in my system ...
If they did in the past but dont now then there are at least three contractual questions that arise 1. If they insisted on a buffer as a condition o...
I would support that sentiment. One conventional way as I mentioned earlier is sensors at one third and two thirds up the vessel. However buffer...
Do they? That's not what I observe from the several manuals I have read (albeit in some cases fairly quickly, I admit) over the past 2 years. I wond...
It does sound like the house has a large thermal lag. Bear in mind that the thermal lag of the house can be long even if the radiators can cool quick...
Apologies, I thought you were complaining about the comparison between the two months. My figures on the temperature differences were for Birmingham ...
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