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RE: Samsung ASHP owners what have you set your weather compensation to?

I'm running a 'flat' WL curve of 32C (32C @ 15C OAT; 32C @ -2C OAT), and I then manually adjust LWT up and down on the controller heating screen. At t...

3 months ago
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RE: Samsung weather compensation oddities

I don't know how having two zones may complicate/affect things, especially as presumably the two zones may require different flow temps? With #2091-...

6 months ago
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RE: Samsung weather compensation oddities

@cloudclear sounds like a good plan. I do not have any monitoring, so am simply collecting data and recording through studious observations. FSV #20...

6 months ago
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RE: Samsung weather compensation oddities

I believe the guys above have nailed it. I have a similar 12kW Gen6 Samsung and observe exactly the same. The heat that the ASHP is producing has to...

6 months ago
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RE: Determining correct flow rate?

That would be the more logical place to fit them, but ours is installed on the main return pipe back to the heat pump, so affects both DHW and heating...

8 months ago
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RE: Determining correct flow rate?

@rhh2348 My system has a 50L volumiser fitted in the main 28mm return pipework, which at the end of the DWH cycle will also contain 50L of hot (55C) w...

8 months ago
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RE: Determining correct flow rate?

This is exactly what I observe with my oversized Samsung when I run it in always on mode via the room stat calling for heat. If I set the WC curve t...

8 months ago
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RE: Determining correct flow rate?

Optimising flow rate for DHW heating is something I'd been thinking about over the summer, as we are only heating DHW at that time. My simplistic th...

8 months ago
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RE: Determining correct flow rate?

I don't I'm afraid - you could try looking up the specs of the Grundfos pumps online. My own system uses fixed flow rate Wilo pumps, with 3 differen...

8 months ago
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RE: Determining correct flow rate?

Have a look at John Cantor's excellent online calculators here (specifically the flow rate calculator): Heat (kW) = Flowrate (Litres/sec.) x 4.2 ...

8 months ago
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RE: Heat pump monitoring - what are you using?

@njt As the Cosy peak rate (4-7pm) immediately follows a cheap slot, your battery should be fully charged and at least should avoid importing during t...

8 months ago
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RE: COP or Cost Per kWh

Where I think COP is immensely useful is in giving a snapshot, either instantaneous or over time, of a system's performance, which can be useful in co...

8 months ago
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