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E+ Unmet hours when delta temperature is below reporting tolerance?

I've got a VAV system with Reheat serving multiple zones: 4 offices and a corridor on the same floor. The corridor is producing unmet hours during nighttime operation.

  • My Tolerance for Time Heaitng Setpoint Not Met is 1K (1.8R).
  • The setpoint is 14.44°C // 58°F.
  • While the zone temperature is around 14°C, so that $\Delta T < ReportingTolerance$ I still get unmet hours.

See this graph, where:

  • Black is Zone Air Temperature
  • Light blue/turquoise is Zone Thermostat Heating Setpoint Temperature
  • Darker blue/marine is Zone Heating Setpoint Not Met

Unmet Hours while below reporting tolerance

What's going on?

Bit of context: this zone is served together with 4 others by a VAV system for which there's an AvailabilityManager:NightCycle (thermostat tolerance is 1°C) and Outdoor Air is turned off between D at 10pm and D+1 at 6am. Two zones out of 5 do produce more unmet hours than the others (one office and this one being a corridor).