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@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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
@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,...
@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...
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...
@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...
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...
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