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If after reaching its minimum level continuous operation it cycles cleaning 80% on 20% off in an hour gradually reducing its on period to just ~15min...
For my part I was overwhelmed with the total number of questions. So I’ll answer a simple one: if one ufh zone is colder then yes you get it warmer ...
I think a room by room heat loss is a first step but with authority/discretion to include known upgrades without full documentation (one idiot would-...
If Vaillant produced a list of all of their various variables that would be valuable!
A snapshot of our 7kW Vaillant was at an OAT of 18C producing 1.1kW with 40% of the time on & 60% of time off. The lowest in continuous production...
We get extra heat loss on wet and windy days too, even the best heat loss model, the passive house one (which does allow for solar gain and shading) d...
I too would like to read Vaillant’s explanation since it seems to just be a marketing gimmick on gas boilers and the sensocomfort is to be used on all...
First “no blower test above 1ACH”. If these are done on a building site on a typical design, once this passes the rest of the houses are built the sam...
Somebody above added a throw away line about air leakage through chimneys Here are some measurements (and lots of references) from BRE. Mvhr sy...
Hi Coli, @ccap Are you planning to apply for the BUS £7500? If so you have to follow the MCS rules which mean any fossil fuel heating must be removed ...
The high temp is only used for the legionnaires cycle and the rest of the time it should be in a system designed to be below 45 and mostly ~30C. I can...
The app and sensocomfort align for instantaneous readings but the app gives you the pattern over time and allows you to see heating and dhw independen...
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