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Just how much modulation on Vaillant?
On 22 Feb, 17:14, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article , geoff wrote: In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes In article , geoff wrote: In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes In article , Vet Tech wrote: Modern condensing boilers are supposedly designed to modulate the heat output. Am I correct in thinking that this modulation depends on the temperature of the return water temperature and/or the setting on the cylinder thermostat. My query is just how accurate and efficient is this control process? Is it a stepped process or truly linear.? For example, say its a summer's day and the CH is not on so all the boiler has to do is keep the hot water cylinder at the right temperature. You are all out that day so there's no real demand for hot water. When the timer swithes it on, the boiler presumably fires up and gradually brings the water temperature back up to the temperature of the thermo stat on the cylinder. Can it modulate the gas consumption down progressivley within fine limits eg 5% or is it a fairly rough comprimise eg down to 25% until switching off when the thermostat limit is reached. Incidentally, I have a Vaillant EcoMax Pro. It should keep the boiler running at its highest efficiency until the desired temperature is achieved then switch off. Well, no Think of the hysteresis Modulation is primarily to keep the hot water constant. Being now "office bound" and not actually doing any testing myself anymore - I don't know Vaillant have used both methods in the past, I think the EcoMax is stepped (crudely so, IIRC) I didn't think we were talking about a combi. http://www.wholesaleheating.co.uk/vaillant-boilers.html The OP seems convinced he has a storage cylinder. -- *If you can't see my mirrors, I'm doing my hair* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. The ecomax pro is a regular boiler, the ecoTEC pro is a basic combi boiler. |
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Just how much modulation on Vaillant?
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, David writes On 22 Feb, 17:14, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: In article , geoff wrote: In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes In article , geoff wrote: In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes In article , Vet Tech wrote: Modern condensing boilers are supposedly designed to modulate the heat output. Am I correct in thinking that this modulation depends on the temperature of the return water temperature and/or the setting on the cylinder thermostat. My query is just how accurate and efficient is this control process? Is it a stepped process or truly linear.? For example, say its a summer's day and the CH is not on so all the boiler has to do is keep the hot water cylinder at the right temperature. You are all out that day so there's no real demand for hot water. When the timer swithes it on, the boiler presumably fires up and gradually brings the water temperature back up to the temperature of the thermo stat on the cylinder. Can it modulate the gas consumption down progressivley within fine limits eg 5% or is it a fairly rough comprimise eg down to 25% until switching off when the thermostat limit is reached. Incidentally, I have a Vaillant EcoMax Pro. It should keep the boiler running at its highest efficiency until the desired temperature is achieved then switch off. Well, no Think of the hysteresis Modulation is primarily to keep the hot water constant. Being now "office bound" and not actually doing any testing myself anymore - I don't know Vaillant have used both methods in the past, I think the EcoMax is stepped (crudely so, IIRC) I didn't think we were talking about a combi. http://www.wholesaleheating.co.uk/vaillant-boilers.html The OP seems convinced he has a storage cylinder. -- *If you can't see my mirrors, I'm doing my hair* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. The ecomax pro is a regular boiler, the ecoTEC pro is a basic combi boiler. From the link "Vaillant ecoMAX combi boiler The ecoMAX range of condensing boilers ..." I thought it was a combi too -- geoff |
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