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RE: Ecodan 6kW - is it "cycling", or normal operation?

@clockworks Meanwhile … you may be able to exercise that sticking thermostat pin. Place a coin on the top of the pin and press down - release - press ...

6 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Solar Performance

@ianmk13 It wouldn’t be fair to start another thread on the theme of actual solar production as such so, with apologies, I’ll append my mini-rant / be...

6 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@alfapat Yes, bind all four probes in a bunch, perhaps with a rubber band around them all so they are in close contact to ensure they are all seeing t...

6 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@alfapat It looks to me as though there is either a lot of mixing of flow and return going on in the LLH or the sensors are all over the place. Have y...

6 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@alfapat Sorry, I am a little confused as to which is what here. Might you possibly express the temperatures as flow from HP, flow out of LLH, return ...

6 months ago
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RE: Say hello and introduce yourself

@jamespa You wouldm’t be suggesting that we are just a tad obsessive would you?😉 Toodles.

6 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@alfapat LLH (Low Loss Header) or you may have a similar device (a buffer tank) basically has the same ports and is in line with the flow from your he...

6 months ago
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Thermostats, Volumisers, Buffer Tanks, TRVs, Pumps, Piping, Valves, Radiators & Controls
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@alfapat Not at all dumb, much better to ask before jumping to conclusions. The primary pump will be the one in or attached directly to the output of ...

6 months ago
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RE: alternative to Homely - HavenWise. Anyone used it?

@alfapat My only experience is with Homely. Regards, Toodles.

6 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@jamespa Sounds to me as though the secondary pump may be running too fast and causing mixing in the LLH. You might care to try lowering the speed of ...

6 months ago
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RE: How To Balance Radiators & the Role of the Lockshield Valve: A Homeowner's Guide

@alfapat Your aim (when the system is running and has settled down after a few minutes) should be to match the temperature feeding out of the LLH to t...

6 months ago
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation

@burtis Perhaps you meant to write - Stilson-thing else? (Sorry😉) Toodles.

6 months ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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