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RE: Rate the quality of your heat pump design and installation

"slapped in without much thought for design" describes my experience perfectly. I never saw any calculations, and I don't think any were done. I've en...

2 years ago
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RE: Interesting user experience review of Vaillant ASHP

Ah, ok - I take your point! Sorry, been a long, mostly sleep-deprived week. Agree entirely

2 years ago
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RE: Interesting user experience review of Vaillant ASHP

I don't think that's the case Derek. The problem, as Cycleneil described, is the way the Vaillant app rounds numbers up/down gives wildly inaccurate r...

2 years ago
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RE: Interesting user experience review of Vaillant ASHP

That's been very similar to my experience, I came to the same conclusion about the rounding up / down within the SenseComfort app making the calculati...

2 years ago
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm Plus problem

My Vaillant is the same, always makes me smile when I see that. The installer can fill in their own details on the system so it will tell you who to c...

2 years ago
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RE: Controlling dumb thermostat in a smart way?

@derek-m No radiators anywhere, just UFH.

2 years ago
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RE: Controlling dumb thermostat in a smart way?

That sounds like a lot of potential re-plumbing to split the zones, which is outwith my comfort zone. I'm happy enough with the way the rooms are cont...

2 years ago
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RE: Controlling dumb thermostat in a smart way?

Does it? Eek! Only one pump in my UFH system ... is that bad? Actually, that leads me on to another question. My Vaillant system feeds a manifold wi...

2 years ago
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RE: Slow to heat room

I think the best way to focus on the customer (as you rightly suggest) would be to raise the standard of installers. I'm quite enjoying the journey of...

2 years ago
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RE: Slow to heat room

This is the Vaillant recommended config: System Adaptive heat. curve - No Configure heat. circ. - Zone1 Hybrid manager - Bivalence point ...

2 years ago
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RE: Slow to heat room

@alec-morrow I've got the heat curve set to 1.0, was thinking of working down from there rather than up. My thinking was to reduce the flow temps as m...

2 years ago
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RE: Slow to heat room

@alec-morrow Just a basic system, standard Vaillant controller plus a SensoComfort panel. UFH throughout with a thermostat in each room.

2 years ago
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