Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Put a cap on your heating costs

Controls help cap heating costs

Honeywell RF2 Wireless ControllerThis is the wireless option to the Honeywell Controls selection. It does not matter what the energy source is wither it be gas, oil or electric, by having the correct controls could keep a cap on heating costs by ensuring efficiency. It is the duty of the installer to ensure best practice when specifying, installing and maintaining a boiler. By overlooking the controls package could lead to a costly error. Common issues that occur are homes complaining of large oil bills due to a thirsty boiler install problem and small controls system component which can greatly affect energy efficiency. There is a grey area when it comes to oil boiler installs as boilers generally over specified sometimes a 40kw boiler being installed where a 20kw boiler would have been better suited to the job. There also seems to be confusion over control wiring and the controls.

Controls common Issues

A common controls issue is a single wired controller being incorrectly wired, this is why we would suggest that installers fit a twin channel programmer, separate room thermostat and TVR’s on all radiators and if required a smaller boiler that does the job better. A common misconception with oil boilers is that people presume they modulate like gas boilers however they do not they are simply either on or off. By fitting a lower output boiler but keep it running for longer periods means that the boiler is running at greater efficiency than a larger one which is on/off all the time. With advances in controls technology there is more flexibility for customers when it comes to picking the right controls to suit their needs. There are now wireless controls and programmable controls which give the homeowner more control over their heating and hot water needs.

Buy Heating Controls

You can buy your energy and money saving controls directly from the Trade Heating Direct Heating Controls section. The controls are available for next day delivery and have a warranty to cover you for any equipment failures.

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