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RE: 4 port buffer tank connections

You have answered your own question, at least in part In addition the pumps either side often aren't balanced properly so you get mixing, resulting i...

2 years ago
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RE: Underfloor heating: Diagrams with COP 'per water flow'

Unless its 'out of range' I dont think it materially affects COP (directly) which is why you wont see it plotted. The essentials of water flow are ...

2 years ago
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RE: 4 port buffer tank connections

Maybe With 6 fan coils you probably do need a volumiser (2 port buffer) because of low system volume, but fan coils alone aren't sofaik an argument ...

2 years ago
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RE: 4 port buffer tank connections

Very likely better still if it looks like this:

2 years ago
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RE: Smart TRV experiences (ideally integrating with Midea heat pump)

Thanks. That's what I had personally understood although I hadn't clocked that you call them FBVs (good idea btw!) @madbilly is trying to do someth...

2 years ago
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RE: Is My Midea Heat Pump Inherently Defective?

I think the energy balance model of setback I posted a few days ago (attached again) is not a bad approximation and certainly exhibits all of the qual...

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

Homely gets good reviews on this forum. The Samsung controller historically is a bit lacking in features (maybe the later ones are better) and homely...

2 years ago
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RE: Ideal Logic 10kW Heat Pump Pipes Noisy and Very Expensive to Run

Is your unit the R290 or the R32 model I dont know the specific wiring of the Ideal heat pumps but I think what you say is very probably the case. ...

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

Here is the corrected url to the other thread/p> Without vastly more information about your system and the measurements that I care to ask (and like...

2 years ago
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RE: Is My Midea Heat Pump Inherently Defective?

Not stepping on toes at all. Its an interesting discussion how best to determine heat loss, which is so key to getting a heating system design right....

2 years ago
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RE: Is My Midea Heat Pump Inherently Defective?

Its good to have someone else who comes at this, like me, from a physics perspective. I also noticed you doing energy balances, one of my favourite t...

2 years ago
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