Samsung DHW, what have I missed?

Hi @JPB,

I’m not sure TBH and you don’t say whether this is a one-off event or happens a lot. (Also, I don’t monitor, so I’m not sure of your colour scheme - I assume red is LWT, green is RWT), but for background information…

  1. The controller runs a wintersation cycle if the circulating pump hasn’t run for a while (per Samsung R32 ASHPs - when is a defrost not a defrost?) but this takes heat from the DHW tank, it doesn’t inject it.
  2. The controller exercises the circulating pump every so often if it hasn’t been used (I think it’s once per day, but this was discussed in a recent thread). This is most unlikely at this time of year of course, but if it does run it will move move a little heat around, possibly via the DHW tank if your 3-way valve is set up with DHW as default.
  3. On which subject, it may be possible that if you have FSV#3071 set to “DHW” the 3-way sits in that position until the controller demands space heating. You could always reset #3071 as a trial.
  4. The event at 04.50 looks like a classic defrost cycle.