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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

Why, sorry but this is not logical so far as I can see.

7 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

I think the answer to this is because we, as consumers, arent prepared to pay for installers to revisit properties multiple times to optimise the set ...

7 months ago
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

That can and does happen and its a good thing! The tank will be stratified, meaning it will be hotter at the top than the bottom (because hot water r...

7 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Thanks. Im guessing the same. I am not a Samusng expert (or indeed a heat pump expert) but Im hoping the changes needed, to get it running open loop...

7 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@heacol Thanks for the info on pumps and head (Im presuming when you say pumps in parallel you also include in series - as here); with that and the me...

7 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Ok. I'm going to seek some advice on operating two pumps in series, which effectively you already have but when the buffer is removed becomes more dir...

7 months ago
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RE: Controversial opinions - pure weather compensation, buffer tank, heat loss, oversized heat pumps

I can't see why that would help. Your heat pump cycles because the demand is less than it's minimum output. The minimum output won't change by chang...

7 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@alfapat are they all the same model? Is there any way you can tell what they are wired to? The answers might affect the strategy for buffer rem...

7 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

Nice drawing, Im glad you did it. have you really got two pumps in the primary, one on the feed one on the return. If so are they (and the pump on ...

7 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

@dwynwen as I thought it goes nowhere. Very diligent of the installer to insulate it! Please let me know how you get on with reducing the hot water...

7 months ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

@dwynwen just a reminder (as it was now a page of posts ago) to please post a picture of the handheld thermostat.

7 months ago
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