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The boiler can display, via the menu, the actual flow and return temperatures. It can also plot a graph of flow, return. and flow and return together using the display. The lower the return the better. At around 55c gives an efficiency of around 88%. At the moment my return is around 35C on a...

My understanding after reviewing many sites is that on a combi the DHW and CH are both independently controlled and actually even have different maximum Kw outputs. When the hot tap is turned on the CH turns off. For DHW the boiler needs a high output to produce sufficient hot water so should...

I meant Hive, sorry This is worth a watch and will give you a good understanding.

For starters the Logic has just been updated so check out the Ideal YouTube channel for details. If you went for the Logic make sure you get the version you want, as both will be kicking around for a while. The Vogue is physically a bigger boiler. Both can use the Halo so I would stick with...

I got rid of the hot water tank years ago. The down side is the 15 second wait for hot water to appear at the tap. The advantage is that it creates more space by removing the tank from the airing cupboard, which can be replaced by a very small radiator and the fact that I am not constantly...

I have just had installed a top of the range Ideal Vogue. One of the reasons I went for that model and not a Worcester was that the Vogue had a stainless steel heat exchanger and not the cheaper aluminium. I had it installed with a Wi-Fi enabled Ideal Halo that will modulate the boiler...

But isn’t the limiting of the maximum power is what modulation is also doing?

Range rating a boiler means adjusting its output to more closely match the heat requirements of a property, while on the other hand boiler modulation also reduces the output of the boiler to match the heat requirement of the property, as it gets close to its desired temperature. Range rating...

I prefer to leave it at 1 bar. Around 12 years ago I had a nightly pressure drop to zero. No leaks could be found so a bottle of leak sealer was allowed to work its magic. Since then I have always kept the pressure low so not to strain the hidden repair. It might be nonsense but it makes me...

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Owner of a new Ideal Vogue. Central heating still turned off. I have noticed when drawing hot water that the pressure gauge jumps from 1.1 bar to just over 1.2 bar before slowly descending over a period of time. The boiler was set to 1 bar when fitted 3 weeks ago but has slowly crept up to...

My new combi boiler is set for a hot water flow rate of 42C to avoid paying for HW only to add cold. 42C is a good compromise. For years now I have suffered from a variable shower temperature with the HW set at 60C so I have decided to bite the bullet and change the shower mixer bar. Looking...

I had a leak 12 years ago that could not be found. This fixed it...

I have been thinking about this answer for a few days. If the boiler is modulating, as it doesn’t need full power isn’t it already easing off the pedal, as you have put it? Also I have assumed the Ideal Vogue can be range rated but there is nothing about this in the installation manual. Can...

Excuse my ignorance but to avoid cycling on a boiler without sufficient modulation could the boiler not just be turned down to say 50C to 55C via its dial so it operates for longer with a background heat or am I missing something?

So if my new boiler can modulate for load compensation why can it be range rated as well? As the boiler has an CH output of between 4.6Kw to 26kW, if the boiler was range rated would the minimum output also drop to mantain the ratio? I have worked out that my rads have an output of around 12Kw.

l believe while the Hive might be smart but it doesn’t allow for load compensation.

Just like Worcester Bosch that model has an aluminium heat exchange. The next model up (vouge) has stainless steel.

I received an email from Planning Enforcement informing me that they will contact the property owners within the next 10 days. This is after I received an email telling me how busy they were and that they were restricting site visits due to Covid. I then threatened them with starting the...

That’s what I am thinking. Where I live many town centre properties have illegal accommodation at the bottom of the garden. The owners of this house don’t have English as their first language so I have my suspicions.