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@derek-m Not at all Derek, I’m OK on first line trouble shooting but have little in-depth knowledge of the more technical matters really. No offence t...
@crimson Derek is far more knowledgeable on these matters than I so I will sit back and read only now. Regards, Toodles.
@editor Yes! A necessary evil I suppose. Regards, Toodles.
@crimson The temperature readings from the flow and return on the problem rads might throw some light on the situation! Regards, Toodles.
@leah-robson 😊 Toodles
@crimson Is that an Eskimo rad? I have it in mind that the upstairs ones in cold rooms are and that is what I was thinking about. Regards, Toodles
@leah-robson I hope you have come a long way since then Leah, I contacted you in 2022 and we got as far as discussing the access to fit the Sunamp uni...
I should stick to ‘radiator’ rather than muddy the waters calling them emitters the rest of the time! Apologetically, Toodles.
@crimson Sounds like the emitter is not emitting enough before the water exits to the return pipe to me. If the emitter is not ‘sucking’ enough energy...
And one more thought: if the radiator contains less water, then it would need to be able to extract more thermal energy from the smaller amount of wat...
@crimson There is a practice with valves being opened fully then cranked back a fraction to make it easier to free up if at some time in the future, t...
@crimson If “The issue seems to be as the ASHP runs, after not long the flow and return temps get close meaning then the ASHP turns off, not leaving e...
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