Weather compensation, low boiler flow temp & bacteria Discussion Thread
Hi all,
I've been adjusting our combi boilers flow temperature based on outside temperature. A sort of manual weather compensation. The weather compensation curves you find go through the whole flow temp range e.g. 30-60C+ what are the risks of bacterial growth below 60C? How are people with low temp heating systems & weather compensating systems mitigating the risks of bacterial growth? Does inhibitor & magnetic filters help? I'm just wondering if it's all a bit pointless, you may reduce gas use but could be costly down the line if bacteria do invade and cause problems expensive to fix.
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Hi all,
I've been adjusting our combi boilers flow temperature based on outside temperature. A sort of manual weather compensation. The weather compensation curves you find go through the whole flow temp range e.g. 30-60C+ what are the risks of bacterial growth below 60C? How are people with low temp heating systems & weather compensating systems mitigating the risks of bacterial growth? Does inhibitor & magnetic filters help? I'm just wondering if it's all a bit pointless, you may reduce gas use but could be costly down the line if bacteria do invade and cause problems expensive to fix.
Weather compensation, low boiler flow temp & bacteria for the original thread on Plumbers Forums
