
Regulations and guidelines
The following regulations and guidelines must
beobserved:
– Hoval technical information and installation
instructions
– RelevantBritishStandardsandGuidelines
– Hydraulic and technical control regulations
– Local Building regulations
Water quality
Heating water:
EuropeanstandardBSEN14868:2005
and VDI guideline 2035 must be observed.
Particularnotemustbetakenofthe
followingregulations:
- Hoval boilers and water heaters are suitable
for heating systems without significant
oxygenation(systemtype1inaccordance
belowwithBSEN14868:2005)
- Systemswith
- Continuous oxygenation (e.g. floor
heating without diffusion-proof plastic
pipes) or
- Intermittent oxygenation(e.g.frequent
toppinguprequired)mustbefittedwitha
system separator
- Treated heating water must be checked at
leastonceperyearormorefrequentlyas
specified by the inhibitor manufacturer.
- If,inthecaseofexistingsystems(e.g.
boilerreplacement),thewaterqualityofthe
existingheatingwatercomplieswithVDI
2035, it is not recommended that the system
be refilled. VDI 2035 also applies to top-up
water.
- Before filling new systems, or, if applicable,
existingsystems,theheatingsystemmust
be professionally cleaned and flushed. The
heating system must be flushed before the
boiler is filled.
- Componentsoftheboiler/heatexchanger
that come into contact with water are made
of ferrous materials and stainless steel.
- The combined chloride, nitrate and sulphate
content of the heating water must not
exceedatotalof50mg/l.
- Once the heating has been in operation for
6 – 12 weeks, the pH value of the heating
water should be between 8.3 and 9.5.
Water for filling and topping up the system:
- Untreated drinking water is generally most
suitable for filling and topping up a system
with a Hoval boiler. However, the water
qualityoftheuntreateddrinkingwatermust
always comply with VDI 2035 or must be
demineralisedand/ortreatedwithinhibitors.
ThespecificationsofBSEN14868:2005
must be observed.
- In order to maintain the boiler’s high
efficiency level and to avoid overheating of
the heating surfaces, the values in the table
belowmustnotbeexceeded.Thesevalues
are calculated in relation to the boiler output
(the smallest individual boiler in the case
of multiple boiler systems) and the water
content of the system.
- Thetotalquantityofwaterusedtofilland
top up the system during the boiler’s life
mustnotexceedavalueequivalenttothree
times the water content of the system.
Heating System
- The boilers must not be installed in areas
where halogen compounds occur and could
enter the combustible air (e.g. washing,
drying, workshop areas, hairdressing salons
etc).
- Halogen compounds can be caused by
cleaning, degreasing and solvent agents,
adhesivesandbleachingliquids.
- A suitable supply of combustion air must be
guaranteed. It must not be possible to close
theairsupplyapertures.Minimumfreearea
for the air supply aperture is 13cm2per 1kW
boiler output at a flow of 4.2m3/hrper1kW
boiler output.
- High and low level ventilation should be
provided (1/3high level and 2/3low level
split).
Space requirements
see separate dimensional information on
pages 9 & 10.
Use of Buffer Vessel
TheBioLytWoodPelletboilerisdesigned
Engineering
to be fully automatic and is supplied with an
automaticfiringorignitionsequencethatwill
bring the boiler on from cold without manual
intervention and has a timed automatic burnout
once the boiler has satisfied its set point
temperature returning the boiler to an ‘out’
condition.Fromcoldtheboilerwouldtypically
reachitsmodulatingmodeafterapprox20
minutesandsimilarlyittakesapprox20
minutes for the burnout to bring the boiler from
the modulating mode to out. Once the burnout
process is initiated it has to take the boiler
out. It is therefore strongly recommended
that a load balancing buffer or accumulator
vessel is included in the primary boiler circuit
to ensure that any sudden or variable system
requirementscanbemetpromptly.Please
contact Hoval Technical Department for advice
on sizing.
Heating Installation
Low return temperature protection
A boiler low return temperature protection kit is
supplied with all BioLyt boilers to ensure that
theminimumreturntemperaturerequirement
of 45ºC is met. Details of this kit are shown on
page12ofthisleaetandalsoshownonthe
typical hydraulic schematics.
Hydraulic system Design
The boiler hydraulic system design must
complywithanofcialHovalschematic.
Variousexamplesareincludedinthisleaet
and a range of schematics can be downloaded
from www.hoval.co.uk, or can be supplied on
request.PleasecontactHovalTechnicalfor
further advice.
Noise Attenuation
The following steps can be taken to reduce
noise:
- Makethewalls,ceilingandflooroftheboiler
plant room as solid as possible, fit sound
absorbers in the air supply ducting, provide
conduit supports and brackets with sound
dampening fittings.
- Iftherearelivingquarterseitherabove
or below the boiler plant room, fit rubber
vibration dampers underneath the base
channels of the boiler and connect pipework
withflexibleconnections.
- Connect circulating pumps to the system
withflexibleconnections.
Expansion vessel / expansion
- It is recommended that the system
expansionvesselisconnectedtothe
heating system with a cold fill loop. This
means that the entire system will not need to
be emptied in order to carry out work on the
vessel.
- In the case of open vented, the system
heightmustbesuchthattherequired
minimum operating pressure is maintained.
Safety valve & automatic air vent
- A safety valve and automatic air vent must
be fitted to all boilers.
- A Hoval safety valve and automatic air vent
set(c/wpressuregauge)isincludedwiththe
boilerasanaccessory.Pleaseseepage11.
Maximum filling quantity based on VDI 2035
Total hardness of lling water up to…
[mol/m3] 1<0.1 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 >3.0
f°H <1 5 10 15 20 25 30 >30
d°H <0.56 2.8 5.6 8.4 11.2 14.0 16.8 >16.8
e°H <0.71 3.6 7.1 10.7 14.2 17.8 21.3 >21.3
~mg/l <10 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 >300
Conductivity <20 100.0 200.0 300.0 400.0 500.0 600.0 >600
Boiler size of
individual boiler maximum lling quantity without demineralisation
up to 50 kW NOREQUIREMENT 20l/kW
50 to 200 kW 50l/kW 20l/kW 20l/kW always demineralise
1 Total of alkaline earths
2 IftheconductivityinµS/cmexceedsthevaluespeciedinthetableawateranalysismustbecarried
out
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Hoval BioLyt (50-160)