Zoning different areas

[mcniven]

Just a quick one as if never been asked to install such..

- installing new combi boiler in office
- customer wants to be able to control radiators in 3 different areas simply heating on / off 3 different switches for each room

What's most practical way


Should I kno this ? Lol

 

[leethegasman]

Install zone valves or programable Trv s

 

[plumber0808]

Zone valves, single channel programmers & r/stats or programmable stats.

or a 3 channel programmer with 3 r/stats in the seperate areas.

 

[TBServices]

3 (4) channel programmer, 3x zone valves and and 3x room stats

 

[AWheating]

stick a gate valve in and tell then to turn them on and off!

 

[mcniven]

Thanks lads,

Would it just be a case of installing a zone valve, to a switch that's labeled say room 2, on turning on switch it open zone valves? I've never done zone wiring, would a good spark be able to do this?

 

[lame plumber]

needs a plumber to intall the pipework and valves first before the sparks comes in, just valve the flow to each area and dont forget a auto bypass

 

[mcniven]

Ok we'll I'm doing all the plumbing obv

What would be the easiest zoneys to use and what switch would be used to control zone valve???? Thanks lads

 

[AWheating]

you need to have a room stat and timer control for each zone, either hard wire room stats to controls/clock or fit programable room stats. the clock will switch on, the stat will call, the zone valve will open and call the boiler on.

does the customer want the controls in one place or are they happy to have 3 programble stats?

 

[mcniven]

Thanks for all input im just a wee bit confused re it

3 different rooms with rads customer wants to be able to control each room simply with a room thermostat

What would be most basic and easy way to install? Thanks lads

 

[mcniven]

Any1? Trying not to be walked through here just never seen a diagram or wired this type

Do i need
3 two port valves?
3 stats?

Could i use 3 wireless stats? That would give me 3 receivers? What would open the valve then?

 

[plumber0808]

Thanks for all input im just a wee bit confused re it

3 different rooms with rads customer wants to be able to control each room simply with a room thermostat

What would be most basic and easy way to install? Thanks lads

Tell them to stop being silly, fit 3 trvs and they can turn them up and down.

you can get programmable trvs, I've never fitted them myself.

if they wanted to control them via room stats it would cost a bit

 

[plumber0808]

This is handy

http://www.honeywelluk.com/documents/all/pdf/wiring guide issue 16.pdf

 

[mcniven]

Theres loads of rads per room, i was just simplyfying things

 

[mcniven]

Anyone even got like a quick example of how 3 or 2 stats are wired with a zoney?

 

[buckley plumb]

as far as I was aware all houses must be slit zone heating even 2 up 2 down now - not that anyone does

 

[armourer]

Try this mate?

[DLMURL]http://www.horstmann.co.uk/downloads/ElectronicDocuments/Packs/MasterpackwithH37XL.pdf[/DLMURL]

 

[buckley plumb]

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_PTL_DOMHEAT.pdf page 15 confirms this

 

[mfgs]

You need a live neutral and earth to the two port. Then when the programmable stat makes the switch, that wire then needs to power the brown wire on a Honeywell two port which will open the valve and liven up the orange wire which needs to be the switch to the boiler.