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So now you have a continuous flow through the bypass, even if it is limited to 0.2m3/hr.I decided to replace the Honeywell DU144 pressure-driven ABV by a Caleffi Autoflow 127 from Altecnic that limits bypass flow to 0.2m3/hr (the boiler’s recommended minimum).
Re John.g's reply: spot on!
I was writing identical comments but was beaten to the draw.
The underlying problem is that a pump such as any in the Grundfos domestic range running in proportional-pressure mode has its lowest pressure at lowest flow (or no flow) - typically when all the TRVs shut on a hot day or when there the CH + DHW demand ceases and the boiler tells the pump to overrun for a few minutes. A pressure-driven ABV set to this pressure will simply open all the time.
And when I looked at the Tacosetter's tech spec, it appeared to operate as a fixed valve with a flow meter. Perhaps the flow set-point is resilient to pressure changes but this wasn't obvious from the spec: perhaps someone more familiar with them can correct me.
Could this be Honeywell's answer to the Caleffi?.
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