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Importance of multizone valve

  • 14-11-2016 9:19am
    #1
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,088 ✭✭✭


    Quick question for you knowledgeable chaps.

    We have an Ideal Logik 15 boiler, about 3 years old that has a multizone valve.

    We can have Heat & Water or just water.

    I've been looking at a wifi enabled thermostat for the house (currently no thermostat at all) & it seems that most of them are only set up for single zone or can do multi with some difficulty.

    Is the multilane valve important? Can I have it removed & then get (for example) two netatamo thermostats in, one for the water, one for the heating that would work independently & is this likely to cost much ?

    It seems inefficient heating water at the same time as having the heating on - or is it ?

    Appreciate any advice.


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  • #2
    whizbang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭whizbang


    I'll bump this one for you, would like to hear any advice too...

    I don't see the difficulty in using 2 thermostats with the existing system.

    But 'Smart' thermostats are never as quite as smart as you can be... Dont expect any savings, unless you all regularly leave the house with the heating on full blast for days at a time.

    Pal of mine regularly settles into his trip home on the Dart, turn on the heating, Cool gadget. But maybe stop for a pint on the way... Cue 2am nice toasty house.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    They are just a switch.

    For a switch to work it must control something hence the motorised valve, the more switchs(zones) you have the more controllability but to answer one of your questions yes the valve is important.

    Your hot water cylinder should have a thermostat switch which then controls the temperature of the hot water separately to your heating, not all funky switches bother with the hot water as the timing for hot water tends to be quite regimented as opposed to heating where demands can be more fluid.


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