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@jamespa Yes I totally agree with your comments and you have explained the difference between timed and thermal control very well. I haven't yet worke...
I feel that I need to defend the use of thermostats with heat pumps, particularly in the case of heat pumps that are oversized and don't modulate down...
I am not an engineer, just a Samsung ASHP owner, but everything that I have read suggests that removing the filter is a bad idea. There are two report...
This only happens if a PWM pump is fitted with the appropriate wiring - very unlikely in this case. So adjusting these settings makes no difference to...
You say that you have measured your hourly gas usage during cold days and so have a good idea of your heat load. In which case you already know your h...
@david999 What size is your Samsung? Is it 16kW? If not, 29lpm should be ample flow rate.
Hi @toodles That external insulation looks pretty poor to me, but not unlike my original insulation. Cable ties are definitely not to be recommended. ...
My 50L buffer tank made cycling worse not better. At a LWT of 33C the radiators were only getting 30C due to mixing of the flow and returns in the buf...
Yes, when the ASHP cannot produce less heat than the radiators are delivering, the return water temperature and leaving water temperature (LWT) tend t...
Hi Ian, as a Samsung ASHP owner, I have some concerns about what is being proposed. Regarding the buffer tank, I think it depends on the design of the...
I paid £14,500 2 years ago for my Samsung 12kW and this included 8 new radiators. The most important thing to get right is to have a really good insta...
You might find it helpful to have a look at another 11.2kW Ecodan on heatpumpmonitor.org. The URL is/p> They have a mixture of new and old radiato...
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