Vaillant boiler - Online/remote control

[EddyP]

HI Guys,
I've got an Ecotec 837 being controlled by a VRC430, which is ok, but there's times when I go away for a day or two when it would be really useful to turn the heating off/on remotely.
Do Vaillant do any sort of system that allows for internet control yet? Or is there a better sort of controller I could retrofit to enable remote control?

Thanks

Ed.

 

[RickyLee53]

I'm pretty sure they don't. But this would do the trick.

http://www.salus-tech.com/products/thermostat/it500/

Around £200.

 

[Agile]

The VRC430 is normally used as a weather compensated system and directly controls the boiler's flow temperature.

I am not sure but expect that the Salus will only give an on/off control.

But it can still be used together with the VRC430 just to turn heating on/off.

Tony

 

[David937]

HI Guys,
I've got an Ecotec 837 being controlled by a VRC430, which is ok, but there's times when I go away for a day or two when it would be really useful to turn the heating off/on remotely.
Do Vaillant do any sort of system that allows for internet control yet? Or is there a better sort of controller I could retrofit to enable remote control?

Thanks

Ed.

Hi Ed,

You might find this information useful:

http://www.vaillant.com/innovation/intelligent-service/

 

[EddyP]

The VRC430 is normally used as a weather compensated system and directly controls the boiler's flow temperature.

I am not sure but expect that the Salus will only give an on/off control.

But it can still be used together with the VRC430 just to turn heating on/off.

Tony

Thanks for the replies guys, i've emailed Vaillant about their intelligent control as the information about is pretty poor.

How would you use the Salus with the vrc430, i thought when using the 430 it took over all control of the boiler.

Thanks

 

[ALEC1]

why not use the holiday function and day away function?