As a professional thermostat manufacturer, we've been working on developing smart thermostats that not only make your life easier, but also help you save money, using a variety of strategies, including turning off the heat when you're out and turning it off early Boiler so as not to overuse the set temperature. However, if you don't use OpenTherm, you may not get the full power savings you deserve.
Why should you (start to) use OpenTherm certified boilers and thermostats?
In traditional heating systems, a simple relay is used to turn the boiler on or off. When the boiler turns on, it heats the water to a preset temperature until the thermostat tells it to turn off.
But usually when your radiator is fully turned on to heat, it often exceeds the temperature you set. As a result, the thermostat waits until the temperature drops, then turns the boiler on to its maximum gear again. The average temperature you achieve may be correct, but you will end up over and under the levels you set, which is not ideal.
This cycle repeats. Efficiency and control are gone.
OpenTherm, as the name suggests, is an open standard digital interface for modern boilers. With OpenTherm, you get a digital interface to your boiler, allowing your smart thermostat to change the temperature of the water used for heating. This is called modulation.
Since most smart thermostats know how long it takes your home to heat up, they can measure the amount of heat needed to warm your home. From this, they can set the boiler to the most efficient water temperature to achieve their goals. In many cases, the thermostat may set your water temperature to a lower level, using a longer heating time to reach the set temperature. With modern condensing boilers, running longer at lower temperatures can be more efficient and save you more energy.
Once a certain temperature is reached, OpenTherm may lower the water temperature further to balance the natural heat loss through your home's walls, windows, doors and roof.
Importantly, using OpenTherm means the boiler uses only the energy it needs to provide the heat it needs at the time to save money.
About our OpenTherm products
This is a sophisticated room thermostat which provides modulating control of OpenTherm equipped condensing gas boilers. The thermostat is fully compliant with the OpenTherm communications protocol including low load regulation and domestic hot water keep hot feature now in common use in many combination boilers.
As updated products, we newly add wifi control functions, users will easily understand and control the room temperature & domestic hot water situation from APP. What’s more, when boiler not working, user can checking OpenTherm 127 items information from app list, or share the device with maintenance worker to find our issue without going to users home
In the filed of condensing boiler installation, the term 'Opentherm' is getting more trendy. Why opentherm takes an increasingly important role in a modern underfloor heating system?The following tips will help you understand the basics of Opentherm heating system and opentherm modulating heating control.
The opentherm way to control boiler , not cycling your boiler on and off periodically, it adjusts boiler heating water flow temperature precisely. So what benefits can we get if we are using opentherm thermostat?
1. Lower gas fuel bills
As russian-ukraine war, gas fuel price soars by 50% compared to the previous, saving more energy becomes more important mission in the room heating industry. A SmartTherm thermostat utilizes PI algorithm to calculate boiler water set point and adjusts the heating water temperature according to the desired set point. This not only keeps the rooms at the correct temperature, but it also increases the efficiency of the boiler by allowing it to run at lower flow temperatures for a longer period of time. As a result, the boiler stays condensing for longer.
2. Extend boiler lifespan
By allowing boilers to run at a slower rate for an extended period of time, they are less likely to damage the appliance than they would be if they were constantly turning on and off. This means boiler is able to work in optimal performance and reducing more wear and tear.
3. Enhance boiler troubleshooting
ETOP opentherm wifi thermostat offers direct visual displays about the boiler status and error codes, which helps boiler installers and repairers gain more information about the fault reason. Besides the thermostat screen, ETOP thermostat also can do phone app remote checking and remote control.
Opentherm provides more advanced boiler monitoring and efficiency control and improvement in the room underfloor heating system and smart thermostat manufacturing technology.