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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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I think the mystery is in the first question; the senso...
By GutoFfowc , 18 minutes ago
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RE: Siting of the external sensor on a heatpump
My Octopus electrician (part of the installer team) not...
By Jancold , 1 hour ago
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RE: Recommendations in Ely (Cambs) area for Full setup checks on Nibe HP setup for House.
In fairness all heating has cost a lot to run in recent...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
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RE: Is it the house or the equipment?
@springswood We have two Daikin single split A2A syst...
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RE: Next steps on my ASHP journey: Radiators and Pipework
You should (almost) always reject having a buffer, by w...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Navigating the World of Refrigerants In Heat Pumps: A Guide for Homeowners
Indeed we are invvestigating AC at present and are havi...
By Toodles , 1 day ago
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No, but the heat pump must be capable of delivering a S...
By JamesPa , 1 day ago
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RE: Daikin ESPAltherma and Home Assistant installation
It's laziness lol The PV system is very chatty, meter...
By bobflux , 2 days ago
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RE: Problems with sizing a replacement for a Viessmann Vitocal 200-S
R (The R Project for Statistical Computing, I use it wi...
By cathodeRay , 2 days ago
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RE: Vaillant Arotherm Plus 7KW need a service on it
booked it with Vaillant. will use them until i can find...
By AdamK , 2 days ago
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RE: Adventures in heat loss calculations
I have seen it stated that the declared calorific value...
By JamesPa , 2 days ago
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RE: Two heating zones to one zone
@transparent Many thanks. The garage is fairly well ...
By Profzarkov , 3 days ago
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RE: Vaillant Aurotherm - Heater Wire Position
Ah, good point. I need to check if this was installed i...
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@batpred thanks for getting a copy. Appreciate the supp...
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