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RE: Tinkerer's corner

@majordennisbloodnok This is some really good stuff. I wasn't aware of these integrations and they look like being a bit more targeted than the Foreca...

6 days ago
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Safety, Regulations, Tools, Plumbing & DIY Installations
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RE: Tinkerer's corner

This thread looks fun, and I'm now wondering if changing how my extra system pump is used (currently controlled by home assistant to only turn on peri...

7 days ago
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Safety, Regulations, Tools, Plumbing & DIY Installations
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RE: What a Bad Heat Pump Installation Looks Like

My experience with 'strong consumer protection' is that in many cases it's worth nothing. We moved into a new build flat with a poorly installed and...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: What a Bad Heat Pump Installation Looks Like

That's pretty impressively incompetent. In our development, we were given an 'energy efficient' heating and hot water system that was the following:...

1 month ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Do Heat Pumps need to start up at Full Power?

@toodles That certainly doesn't look optimal, does it? It also looks worse than our unit. Our unit does have an initial spike, but seldom to more than...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Do Heat Pumps need to start up at Full Power?

I have noticed a similar behaviour in our Bosch unit. I don't know if it's a hardware-defined rule, or if it's a consequence of the controller on the ...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Bosch CS5800i 5kW - Experience So Far

@ectoplasmosis Buderus is a subsidiary of the Bosch Group, so I assume the different badges are just meant to capitalise on brand recognition in diffe...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Confused by Flow Rates

I see what you're saying, and I perhaps attributed a bit too much agency to the process of 'finding' the equilibrium point, but I think the gist of my...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Confused by Flow Rates

I'm no heating engineer, but I feel like there was something missing in the discussion. Flow Rate, dT, Heat Pump Power Output, and Emitter Output are ...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Bosch CS5800i 5kW - Experience So Far

I'm not all that worried about the talking to myself thing, but I know some forums frown on bumping your own posts repeatedly. In this case, though, I...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Bosch CS5800i 5kW - Experience So Far

At the risk of looking like I'm talking to myself, I wanted to record some of my more recent findings regarding this unit. There's not much easily fou...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Heat Loss v Outside Air Temperature

I did something similar when I was trying to get to grips with our old Frankensystem. I wasn't able to model it based on the actual heat delivered, ho...

2 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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