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Maybe, or maybe (depending on the system) you need a differential component also, which is why PID controllers are a thing. And maybe you want to tak...
... which is precisely how it achieves cost savings, by playing with LWT in response to OAT, predicted OAT, quite possibly predicted solar gain and wi...
OK got you. Thats how a buffer should, ideally, be run. I know of two basic techniques - 1. Adjust pump speeds (somehow) so the flow rates in an...
Adaptive, in this case, means a mode which adapts its behaviour, over a period of time (days), to the house (basically it learns about the house chara...
True, but that neither circumvents the thermodynamics not the comfort factors described above. That depends on the thermostat. If it is an exter...
Can you clarify what the problem is that you are trying to solve by balancing, whats the objective/currently 'broken'. As an aside (or perhaps not) s...
Weather compensation is really important for heat pumps and, correctly adjusted, will save you between 10-20% (or in some circumstances more) in runni...
That's reassuring. Hopefully it would have returned to space heating if there demand was there.
I agree with your conclusions and I agree with the above. If they try to argue its your system, you have a heat exchanger which they presumably insta...
Presumably it stops heating when the DHW reaches temperature, so if it only needs 30 mins then it will only take 30mins and then return to space heati...
@cathoderay See also my edited previous post and in particular pump test mode. Good luck.
The water pump manual tells us there are 3 pins, control, feedback and voltage reference ( presumably the return is via the case, ie ground) or if th...
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