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Yes, your interpretation is correct, and those flow meters are indicating a zero or close to zero flow. Assuming you have a buffer or low-loss heade...
@majordennisbloodnok While getting Home Assistant running has been a fun little project (and also gave me the impetus to do things like set up home VP...
December/January Update Things have settled down now, and I haven't had to make any substantial changes to the system in the last couple of months, ...
I don't know if this is a heat pump installer-specific issue, to be honest, as my experience with a lot of the skilled trades is that they will quite ...
@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...
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...
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...
That's pretty impressively incompetent. In our development, we were given an 'energy efficient' heating and hot water system that was the following:...
@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...
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 ...
@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...
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...
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