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RE: Heat loss calculators and spread sheets

I remember thats where you started (conservatism in heat loss). What do you actually know in total about heat loss. Do you have any consumption fig...

5 months ago
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RE: Fujitsu Waterstage WOYG160LJL Air Source Heat Pump

Once its running at lowest possible FT you might be able to reassess the operating mode when its mild. Depending on your house, when its mild (which ...

5 months ago
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RE: Heat loss calculators and spread sheets

Fair enough. Obviously you understand that you will take a running cost hit but all designs are a trade off. 45 is often a good compromise for radia...

5 months ago
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RE: Twin 10kw Grant Aerona Volumiser Tanks using lots of power

I still am not sure you get the point of volumiser tanks. They add water volume to the system. They don't need power. Grant and others take the op...

5 months ago
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RE: Heat loss calculators and spread sheets

Are you saying your design flow temperature (at the lowest oat) for the ashp system is 55C? Fans on fancoils do run constantly, but with a decent...

5 months ago
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RE: Heat loss calculators and spread sheets

I'm sorry but I don't understand your maths. If you need 2.4-3kW output then you will need a radiator rated for about 6kW at 50C DT. That's a very bi...

5 months ago
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RE: Fujitsu Waterstage WOYG160LJL Air Source Heat Pump

I think that's very likely. Thus if you set all external controls to be permanently on you should be able to optimise the wc curve to the lowest poss...

5 months ago
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RE: Twin 10kw Grant Aerona Volumiser Tanks using lots of power

Please post back on how you get on. You need to give some thought to those ufh loops, they can't be allowed to suck energy out during dhw cycle. Re...

5 months ago
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RE: Heat loss calculators and spread sheets

They will run without a fan but output is then less than a radiator of same size. I thought you were struggling to fit a passive radiator in hence w...

5 months ago
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RE: Heat loss calculators and spread sheets

Could a fan coil be suitable. I had a similar problem which was solved with a fan coil.

5 months ago
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RE: Twin 10kw Grant Aerona Volumiser Tanks using lots of power

Ok that's clearer. It's a pity about the manifold pumps, they effectively stop the ashp having the control it needs to make sure everything works pr...

5 months ago
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RE: Twin 10kw Grant Aerona Volumiser Tanks using lots of power

Thanks, thats helpful. There seems to be a circular path around the upper volumiser, is this correct (it could be, perhaps the upper heat pump is the...

5 months ago
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