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Marzipan71
Marzipan71
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RE: Hot water tank lose heat rapidly on random days

@bazcurtis Mine seemed to be permanent but it's hard to say really - the trigger was that I was losing heat far too quickly. My thermal store is 500 l...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Hot water tank lose heat rapidly on random days

I had this exact problem this winter (Daikin Altherma HT). With the help of my AI plumber, the problem I had - DHW cooling down far too quickly - was ...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

Ah - you just hit on a problem - the boy has a switch in his bathroom for the recirc pump - on is no problem, but turning it off is another matter ent...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

Ah but you do pee with the light on (I assume) and I don't need the recirc pump when I'm peeing. Extractor fan might work yes unless its one of those ...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

Yes, this is how it works. As I mentioned above, our water is now heated to mid-40's and arrives at that temp at the shower head, where without the re...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

Ha ha yes - fair point. I was referring not to the gap between the hot water arriving (and without my pump it's 4 minutes for hot water to arrive - or...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

Exactly, yes. Now if my shower valve was internet-connected, and I had a WiFi recirc pump switch on the DIN rail, I could have the recirc pump start a...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

@jamespa Yes I'm sure you're right. As I say, I'd like to replace the mechanical DIN rail timer with a wifi & Alexa controlled version - that way,...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

@jamespa Yes, that's what we both said above I believe. When the pump is running in my case (for four hours in the morning, not constantly or 24x7) it...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

I'd agree with the more rapid 'loss' of hot water with the recirc pump running compared with not, but don't have any data to back this up - just a fee...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: DHW heat loss through pumps.

@johnnyb Hi - not done any testing but we still have the recirc pump on timer for those few hours in the morning, and I run it manually when the boy n...

4 months ago
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Domestic Hot Water & Cylinders
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RE: Electricity price predictions

Thanks - that's interesting. I've been looking at these 12 month fixed rate deals over the past few years and they always seem to offer a lower than c...

6 months ago
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