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Spoke to a representative of Joule today. He confirmed the volumiser was designed in to allow more volume for the defrost cycle. He said that the co...
sure, he's currently on holiday...
@old_scientist Thanks. We came to this conclusion earlier, but good to see it confirms our thoughts.Note, placing the tank as suggested in the article...
@derek-m Sounds like a good approach. Would you still suggest changing the volumiser into a buffer tank to assure a defrost cycle? At one occasion...
Many thanks @johnmo for the clarification. This makes it all a bit more clear to me. We seem to have a volumiser on the combined flow from the AS...
Below some photographs of my system. Had a chat this morning with the plumber and he seems open for suggestions. He claimed the volumiser is the...
@johnmo Ah, didn't know it's called a volumiser when placed upstream of the diverter, anyway extacly my point heating 50L for no reason. I ...
I agree we need the buffer tank when using thermostats (not ideal), but my main question is, should it be placed in the primary circuit i.e. in series...
@johnmo Agree. It's a 180m2 bungalow with modern 150mm cavity insulation.When questioned the developer, he said 'well, just to be sure it will handle...
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