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Outdoor Temperature Reset Operation
Outdoor Temperature Reset is available by setting the
Application Mode in the Setup Menu to RSET.
In a heating system, the rate of heat supplied to the building
must equal the rate at which heat is lost. If the two rates are
not equal, the building will either cool off or over heat.
The rate of building heat loss depends mostly on the outdoor
temperature. Outdoor Reset allows a hot water heating
system to increase the water temperature, adding heat to the
building, as the outdoor temperature drops. The rate at which
the water temperature is changed as a function of outdoor
temperature is defined by the characterized heating curve.
Indirect Domestic Hot Water (IDHW) & setpoint operation
are both available during outdoor temperature reset
operation.
Heat Call
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A Heat Call is required in order for the control to provide target
water temperature for the space heating system. Once the
control registers a Heat Call, it will display the “Heat” icon
under the Calls in the display. A heat call can be provided
in two ways:
Contact Closure
A dry contact or 24 V (ac) signal is applied across the Heat
Call terminals 5 & 6.
tekmarNet
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Device
A tN4 thermostat wired to one of the tN4 Bus terminals.
Characterized Heating Curve
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A characterized heating curve determines the amount the
target water temperature is raised for every 1° drop in outdoor
air temperature.
The characterized heating curve takes into account the
type of terminal unit that the system is using. Since different
types of heating terminal units transfer heat to a space using
different proportions of radiation, convection & conduction,
the supply water temperature must be controlled differently.
The control uses the terminal unit setting to vary the supply
water temperature to suit the terminal unit being used. This
improves the control of the air temperature in the building.
Boiler Characterized Heating Curve
Terminal
Unit
Boiler
Design
Boiler
Indoor
Outdoor
Design
Decreasing Outdoor Temperatures
Increasing Water Temperatures
Terminal Unit
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Select the appropriate terminal unit in the Setup Menu. This
will change the shape of the characterized heating curve
to better match the heat transfer properties of that specific
terminal unit.
Hydronic Radiant Floor (HRF1)
A heavy or high mass, hydronic radiant floor system. This type
of a hydronic radiant floor is embedded in either a thick concrete
or gypsum pour. This heating system has a large thermal mass
& is slow acting.
Hydronic Radiant Floor (HRF2)
A light or low mass, hydronic radiant floor system. Most
commonly, this type of radiant heating system is attached to
the bottom of a wood sub floor, suspended in the joist space,
or sandwiched between the subfloor & the surface. This type
of radiant system has a relatively low thermal mass & responds
faster than a high mass system.
Fancoil (COIL)
A fancoil terminal unit or air handling unit (AHU) consisting of
a hydronic heating coil & either a fan or blower. Air is forced
across the coil at a constant velocity by the fan or blower & is
then delivered into the building space.
Fin–tube Convector (CONV)
A convector terminal unit is made up of a heating element
with fins on it. This type of terminal unit relies on the natural
convection of air across the heating element to deliver heated air
into the space. The amount of natural convection is dependant
on the supply water temperature to the heating element & the
room air temperature.
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