Search with Wattson
Activity
 
Notifications
Clear all

Joining the Renewable Heating Hub forums is completely free and only takes a minute. By registering you’ll be able to ask questions, join discussions, follow topics you’re interested in, bookmark useful threads and receive notifications when someone replies. Non-registered members also do not have access to our AI features. When choosing your username, please note that it cannot be changed later, so we recommend avoiding brand or product names. Before registering, please take a moment to read the Forum Rules & Terms of Use so we can keep the community helpful, respectful and informative for everyone. Thanks for joining!

JamesPa
JamesPa
@jamespa
Moderator
Illustrious Member
Joined: Apr 3, 2023
Last seen: Aug 23, 2026
Topics: 27 / Replies: 5276
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Sorry but this and the like is a part of the reason that I am losing interest. To me its vital, where complex systems are involved (which this clea...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

To be honest I don't see a difference between a 2.6kWh 'error' and a 3kWh 'error' on a value if 36kW. Both are within the quite evident noise. Also...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

It is indeed exactly that. There is a very plausible argument that fast cycling, at a rate sufficiently fast that the temperature of the circulatin...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Fair enough! As I have said many times in other contexts, good enough is good enough and the perfect is sometimes the enemy of the good That...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

"I get what you are saying but reckon the heatpump is restricting me" Yes, I think so. The case where a heat pump wont modulate down to the lev...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

What this is much more likely to indicate is indicate is that, at your current flow temperature, you are pumping in more energy than you need if you o...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Noted and good and I apologise that I thought that you might have been implying that. I have when I talk about the effect of thermal mass. As I...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

I am absolutely not taking sides here and personally believe that everyone is telling the truth of what they see. What I do observe is differences o...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Thats excellent and doubtless a true reflection of reality or thereabouts (I say thereabouts only because I dont know whether this years weather condi...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

As i say above not necessarily in your house which appears to have a high thermal mass and an unexplained high standing load (and other as yet unexpla...

3 years ago
Reply
RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

If you work out the 24 hour average IAT and do the simple math correctly you will indeed get a very crude estimate, one which is perhaps good enough f...

3 years ago
Page 405 / 443
Share:

SPONSORS

Join Us!

Installer Finder

Degrees of Separation

Latest Posts

SPONSORS

Members Online

Click to access the login or register cheese
Protected By
Shield Security PRO