Search results

  1. J

    Vaillant Ecotec 838, VRC430 & Nest Thermostat

    Simon, you are right, the VRC470 with weather compensation is a better choice than the VRT350. Didn't know about it even though it's in the thread title (and it's not my day job). But when you say the 'boilers modulate anyway', if the vrc470 does not know both the room temperature or the desired...
  2. J

    Vaillant Ecotec 838, VRC430 & Nest Thermostat

    simond, Dan, thank for confirming the limitations of Nest and Vaillant together. Simond, the advantages of modulating the burner is that on mild days, e.g. today In London, the boiler can run constantly at a very low heat output (e.g. down to 6kw), with low water temperature and maintain room...
  3. J

    Vaillant Ecotec 838, VRC430 & Nest Thermostat

    A boiler installer has recommended to a friend that she install a Vaillant combi boiler (sorry , don't know which one) plus a Nest thermostat/controller. I cannot find any more recent threads that confirms whether the Nest controller is capable of modulating the boiler. I assume the answer was...
  4. J

    15mm OK for internal condensate piping?

    Many thanks for the comments. I'm going to go with 22mm. Can always replace it with 15mm in 2 or 3 years time if it turns out that this is fine.
  5. J

    15mm OK for internal condensate piping?

    Given the low flow rate is it OK to use 15mm for a 3m internal condensate plastic pipe run from the boiler (condensing replacement, to be installed) to the kitchen sink. It has to go through one brick wall and and behind a free standing fridge which is why I'd like it to be fairly thin and...
Back
Top