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RE: Do setbacks save energy without compromising comfort?

Im not actually sure now what you think we disagree over. All I was doing is outlining a process by which we might, using a combination of experiment...

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

Here are the results of running the Libreoffice regression analysis on two subsets of the data, corresponding to when there was and when there was not...

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

I used all the data from the start of the heating season as I did not know when setback was initiated and ceased and was not inclined to inspect all t...

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

I think there has been some scope creep but much of it (not all, I grant) is very relevant to the actual problem in the title. @derek-m has created...

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

@cathoderay Having looked again at the graph I'm not sure I agree with your analysis. The lwt achieved appears to be equal to the lwt set, so the hea...

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

Actually, on second thought, it's the actual temperatures which are measured and reported as integers. Given that those do vary, and given that flow ...

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

Good point. Depending on how good the control loop is the actuals may be a bit noisy, which on average might improve the resolution, but that's clutc...

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

To reconcile the figures measured at the heat pump it must be measured at the heat pump. Measuring it at the phe (and measuring dt across the phe) wi...

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

Manufacturers normally specify if figures are net of defrost. Of course if the tests are done in the arizona desert rather than on a small island on...

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

I assume your figure, like mine, is from flow rate and dt. If so then they are subject to the same errors/factors. It could be flow rate, it could b...

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

It uses all the one minute data positive and negative except if the diverter is set to dhw.. Energy for defrost comes from the house so should be and...

3 years ago
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