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Programmable controls for economy

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What are they?
Programmable controls provide a comfortable living environment within your home and help to minimize domestic heating bills. Temperature data from thermostats and sensors is fed back to the boiler maximizing operating economy. These controls also give you a wide choice of control options to further optimize heating efficiency and fuel economy. Many of these functions can be set up by the installer and left alone. Those requiring homeowner inputs are very easy to operate.

 

How do they work?
Programmable controls are either fitted into the fascia of the boiler or wall mounted in a convenient location within the home. The thermostats in the heating zones and outside sensors are then linked to the boiler.

 

 

There are three areas of control that greatly improve the economy of your boiler:


- Load compensation

This reduces the temperature of hot water going to radiators as the target room temperature is approached, cutting back energy consumption.


- Advanced timing control

Offers different settings for groups of days of the week and three switching periods per day. Summer and winter settings, holiday mode, hot water advance and temporary over-ride options all further help to optimize boiler use, maximize your home comfort and reduce energy consumption.


- Weather compensation

With this option, outside sensors measure temperature changes and adjust the boiler performance to maintain the desired inside temperature, allowing your boiler to operate with maximum efficiency.

 


How energy efficient are they?
Correctly setting up controls of any type will help you to reduce your energy consumption. With daily switching period settings, seasonal settings, load compensation and weather compensation all maximizing efficiency, Vaillant estimates that a further 5%-10% saving on energy bills can be achieved with the use of programmable controls.

 

Are they suitable for your home?
All of these control options are available for use with all Vaillant high efficiency boilers in houses with one heating zone. Some controls are suitable for houses with two heating zones – for example independently controlled upstairs and downstairs areas. With an additional accessory, programmable controls can also be used with sealed system boilers and open vented boilers with hot water cylinders.

 

Controls

Please click here for more information on the latest performance heating controls from Vaillant 

VRC 430

Digital weather compensator

VRC 400 Weather Compensator

Digital weather compensator

VRT 360f

Wireless programmable room thermostat.

VRT 360 Programmable Thermostat

Programmable room thermostat

VRT 230 Programmable Thermostat

Programmable room thermostat

VR 110

Annual service timer.

VR 65 Control Centre

The VR 65 control centre is the heart of the Vaillant Total System Solution.

VR 61 Mixer Module

The VR 61 mixer module for use with the VRC 430.

VR 81 Remote Control Unit

VR 81 remote control unit for use with the VRC 430.

VRT 50

A digital room thermostat.

VRT 30 Room Thermostat

A compact analogue room thermostat

timeSWITCH 140

A plug-in 7 day or 24 hour digital programmer for ecoTEC boilers.

timeSWITCH 130

A 24 hour analogue central heating timer

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