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Easy way just set your hopefully single thermostat to min setting. If this built-in in to controller or standalone it's the same process. When you nee...
We just switch it to either heat or cool. Had it on cool for a couple of weeks, now temps have dropped on heat mode. Likely to cool again later in the...
A buffer is a legacy issue, they were never used on gas boiler systems, but generally specified when fixed output heat pump came along. So unlike toda...
Polar opposite view on system design. Totally unconvinced building complex systems is a way to go for efficiency. Split the system in to hydraulically...
Isn't this making an issue way more complex than it ever needs to be - overthinking it? A system running low flow temperature and emitter sized to roo...
House is a single storey 192m² all UFH within 100mm concrete screed. Pipes are generally at 300mm spacing. Have tried all manner of buffer - 4, 3 and ...
Poor wording by me. Meant to say go mono-bloc heat pump so everything stays outside. A split system can move all the noisy stuff inside the house.
In general no, the amount of air drawn through unit means it gets the air temperature not any localised warming. Front of house is within permitted de...
This is the part I actually used, it has a mixer valve as part of the assembly
I have a home brew hybrid system (didn't want to scrap a nearly new boiler). Found the best cost wise was is to switch over from ASHP to gas when you ...
ASHP - air source heat pump PDHW - priory demand hot water. So heating the hot water cylinder on priority over heating, but more importantly allows...
When I had the combi connected as per a combi (now system conversion, ASHP hybrid), it was run as preheat of the cold water prior to entering the comb...
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