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Mike H
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RE: ASHP sizing - value of Heat Transfer Coefficient

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...

5 days ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?

@david999 What size is your Samsung? Is it 16kW? If not, 29lpm should be ample flow rate.

2 weeks ago
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RE: Insulation of flow and return Heat Pump piping

Hi @toodles That external insulation looks pretty poor to me, but not unlike my original insulation. Cable ties are definitely not to be recommended. ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Gas Combi to ASHP - Making sense of survey results and proposal.

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...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Gas Combi to ASHP - Making sense of survey results and proposal.

Yes, when the ASHP cannot produce less heat than the radiators are delivering, the return water temperature and leaving water temperature (LWT) tend t...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Gas Combi to ASHP - Making sense of survey results and proposal.

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...

3 weeks ago
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RE: New ASHP system - choices

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...

4 weeks ago
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RE: New ASHP system - choices

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...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?

@toodles Yes, there should be - there is the required 600mm distance from the wall.

1 month ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?

@kenbone Thanks Ken, that is really helpful. With some trepidation, could I point out an inconsistency in your guide? On page 12 FSV 2091 External T...

1 month ago
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RE: Is this a bad installation and is there something wrong with my Samsung heat pump?

@ken-bone Thanks so much for such a clear explanation of the positioning of one or more anti freeze valves. I was planning to have one installed in my...

1 month ago
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RE: Samsung Gen 6 Issues with outlet temp

I think you are quite correct as long as the extra volume is in your radiators. The more emitters that you have, the more heat will be emitted, which...

2 months ago
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