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RE: Ecodan - is there actually such a thing as a 'minimum' flow temp to avoid cycling, and why if so?

The radiator output at any given ft will increase if the radiator is larger. So larger rads will translate to lower ft (for the same house temperatur...

4 months ago
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RE: Ideal Logic ASHP - change from 55°C to 35°C Heating?

@tomdad Here is some more detail. Firstly your heat pump is capable of operating at 55 or 35 or anywhere in between and indeed for a bit either si...

4 months ago
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RE: Bathroom Radiator replacement

Thats the main consideration. You need to calculate btu or kW at your design flow temperature and compare with the room heat loss. Towel rails emit...

4 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: Ecodan - is there actually such a thing as a 'minimum' flow temp to avoid cycling, and why if so?

The point to understand is that cycling basically occurs because the heat demand from the house is less than the minimum that the compressor can produ...

4 months ago
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RE: Ideal Logic ASHP - change from 55°C to 35°C Heating?

That's a bit of a red flag. I don't think your WC settings are correct. No panic because the heating season is more or less over but some tweaks dur...

4 months ago
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RE: Ideal Logic ASHP - change from 55°C to 35°C Heating?

A couple of things: 1. You should be running on weather compensation (WC) so that the FT reduces as the outdoor temp increases. Your installer shou...

4 months ago
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RE: Questions on my Hitachi Yutaki SCombi Heat Pump

OK, thats good and low. With low flow temperatures like this there is less to be gained by operating weather compensation than if you were operating ...

4 months ago
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RE: Questions on my Hitachi Yutaki SCombi Heat Pump

Can I suggest you read (if you havent already) this 'starters guide' to heat pumps? I think you may be getting things confused. Firstly dont wo...

4 months ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation

The guy was right as regards buffer tanks, avoid. However a 2 port volumiser is ok. Unfortunately terminology isn't quite consistent. Check that it...

4 months ago
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RE: Is it KISS or constant – weather compensation vs. set flow temperature?

@cliffhanger Mine has a 'space heating off' setting! Otherwise turn down thermostat if you have one and it's set up to call for heat

4 months ago
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RE: Performance of Heat Pumps in Mild Weather

That's a good analysis. Presumably heat pump manufacturers design on the assumption that the heat pump is right sized. The typical oversized heat pu...

4 months ago
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RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation

@adamk Sounds encouraging, what about any independent measure of total loss eg from current gas/oil consumption. Rooms share heat to a fair extent s...

4 months ago
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