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@westkent hi i can see now that at zero OAT these charts are showing defrosting. There seems to be a consistent deltaT. Does you house get up to the...
Was this chart taken when the house was cold? I think it would help others to interpret this if you can give OAT outside ambient temperature and insi...
From an experience point of view I have been watching our fixed flow rate Ecodan operate for a few years now and have seen how versatile its modulatio...
Here might be a case in point James. Here are 2 hourly charts showing flow and return. These are supposed to be operating at fixed flow 34C and...
@heacol I’ve also herd that a volumiser can help with short cycling. I wondered if short cycling would be reduced if it was caused by mild outdoor a...
Just to confirm… our system does not have a volumiser, buffer tank or LLH. Here is a chart showing how our defrosts occur. There is a 2 or 3 minute...
I didn’t see your earlier reply to @old_scientist which goes a lot further in detail. Which is pretty convincing. ive copied it here for a reminder....
There are some compelling arguments for putting the volume on the flow side and I’m almost persuaded. However the emphasis appears more weighted on de...
@jamespa thanks for the thoughtful reply. Would be interesting how the replies pan out.
Great answers @old_scientist. One other query I have with position G is - the location is on the return side…. after the DHW cycle the system feeds 50...
So... where would you install the volimiser? See choices in the attached sketch. I think this will help to resolve some nagging inconsistencies in pre...
If your UFH is a high mass construction you may be able to store quite a bit of heat so you can run the heating above the cycling temperature or to a ...
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