Timpex ECO 10+ User manual

USER MANUAL
Automatic Regulation of burning
for fireplace stoves
ECO 10+

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CONTENT
1 DEVICE DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Basic Description ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 General Information................................................................................................................ 2
1.3 Advantages of Automatic regulation of burning..................................................................... 3
2 MOBILE APP REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Android Devices....................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Apple iOS Devices.................................................................................................................... 4
3 INSTALLING THE MOBILE APP ......................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Downloading the Mobile App ................................................................................................. 5
3.2 Pairing the App with the ECO 10+ Control Unit ...................................................................... 5
4 MOBILE APP DOCUMENTATION...................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Hlavní obrazovka..................................................................Chyba! Záložka není definována.
4.2 Menu ....................................................................................................................................... 8
5 CONTROL UNIT SOUND ALERTS .................................................................................................... 11
6 USING AUTOMATIC REGULATION OF BURNING ........................................................................... 11
6.1 Start....................................................................................................................................... 11
6.2 Refueling................................................................................................................................ 11
7 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................................................................................................................. 12
7.1 What to Do in Case of Power Outage.................................................................................... 12
7.1.1 Manually opening the EAI shutter................................................................................. 12
8HEATING WITH AUTOMATIC REGULATION ................................................................................. 13
8.1 Starting Fire and Refueling.................................................................................................... 13
8.2 Automatic Regulation Mode ................................................................................................. 13
8.3 Residual Heat......................................................................................................................... 13
8.4 Program End.......................................................................................................................... 13
9 COMMON ERRORS AND SOLUTIONS ............................................................................................ 14
10 GENERAL NOTICES......................................................................................................................... 15
11 TECHNICAL DATA........................................................................................................................... 15
12 RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ..................................................................................................... 15
12.1 External LED Indicator ........................................................................................................... 15
12.2 START Button......................................................................................................................... 15
12.3 Magnetic Door Sensor........................................................................................................... 15

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1DEVICE DESCRIPTION
1.1 Basic Description
The ECO 10+ is an automatic burn control device for fireplace stoves. It is not suitable for burn
control in fireplace inserts or accumulation stoves.
This product offers unique features representing the cutting edge in burn control technology for an
enhanced user experience.
•Overheating indication
•App color indicates optimal fuel quantity
•Can control 1 external device
•Control through mobile app
The ECO 10+ is a fully autonomous control system. It is not necessary to connect the control unit to
the mobile app. Not connecting will, however, make it impossible to adjust settings and / or receive
information about the combustion process and overheat warnings.
The ECO 10+ Puts an End to Overheating
Overheating is possibly the most wasteful home heating practice. It is very common to introduce more
fuel than necessary for your heating needs; this results in most of the “extra” energy from the fuel
escaping uselessly through the chimney. Aside from wasting fuel, this also significantly increases wear
on the heating system, including the chimney.
The ECO 10+ can detect overheating and inform the user to add less fuel in the next refueling.
The mobile app informs the user about the current status throughout the entire burn process. Based
on the current firebox temperature, the app displays 3 color indicators (yellow, green, red).
The user should adjust the fuel amount so that when the firebox is at maximum temperature, the
app shows the green indicator. Once the current burn has progressed sufficiently, the app evaluates
the adequacy of the fuel load used by displaying a colored dot in the top left corner of the app
screen:
-yellow: fuel load was less than optimal
-green: fuel load was optimal
-red: fuel load was more than optimal (overheating)
1.2 General Information
Most fireplace stove manufacturers recommend using the air intake shutter to control the amount of
air in the firebox, using the 100% –50% –0% positions. Start the fire with the shutter fully open,
close it to one half when the firebox reaches maximum burn, and close it completely when only coals
are left. This improves both the environmental and economic performance of the heating system: A
fuel load lasts longer, heating is more efficient, and the energy left in hot coals is not lost through the
chimney.
This approach does have an obvious problem: The user would have to continually mind the stove to
keep adjusting the shutter at the right times. Automatic regulation systems address this problem, as
they monitor the exhaust temperature and automatically adjust the shutter position in response.

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The automatic regulation system has its own shutter mounted on the external air intake (EAI) flange
or inside the flexible air intake hose. All modern stoves have a compatible EAI flange, usually with
diameter 100 mm or 120 mm.
The automatic regulation then serves as the “brains” of your heating system, managing airflow to the
firebox to maximize burn efficiency and extract as much useful thermal energy from your fuel as
possible.
The Timpex system for automatic regulation of burning has a microprocessor-based control unit,
which compares the current situation in the firebox with a “Combustion Optimization” program;
depending on the results, the system adjusts the airflow to the firebox using an electronically-
controlled motorized shutter in the external air intake.
1.3 Advantages of Automatic regulation of burning
•Increases burn time and refueling interval
•Improves fuel economy by up to 30%
•Prevents overheating
•Improves burning and heating efficiency
•Increases thermal comfort
•Enhances safety of heating
•Improves heating system longevity
•Can control additional external components (depending on device type)
•Signals when refueling is needed
•Provides information on heating system performance

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2MOBILE APP REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Android Devices
•Android 5 “Lollipop“ or newer Android OS
•Bluetooth LE
•GPS module
The app is available on Google Play under the name Timpex ECO.
QR Code for download:
2.2 Apple iOS Devices
•Apple iOS 11 or newer
•Bluetooth LE
•GPS module
The app is available on the App Store under the name Timpex ECO.
QR Code for download:
The app communicates with the control unit using your phone’s Bluetooth connection.
The app syncs data with the control unit every 10 seconds.

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3INSTALLING THE MOBILE APP
3.1 Downloading the Mobile App
The mobile app is available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store; the app name is
Timpex ECO. Open the app details in the store and tap “Install”; the app will then be automatically
installed on your phone.
3.2 Pairing the App with the ECO 10+ Control Unit
1. Turn on Bluetooth and GPS positioning on your device.
2. Launch the mobile app.
3. The app will need permission to access your device’s location. This is necessary because the
app searches for your specific ECO 10+ control unit only near your position.
4. Once launched, the app starts an automatic search for nearby ECO 10+ devices. Once the
search completes, the app will show a list of units found. Select the one called Timpex_ECO.
5. The app will then request a pairing password. Enter the default password 123456 and press
OK to confirm.
Note: If the app failed to request a pairing password, check your phone’s notification bar.
Some Android devices move the password request and entry to a notification item.
6. The mobile app is now paired with the ECO 10+ device.
Note: The ECO 10+ can only be paired with a single mobile device at a time. If you wish to connect
another mobile device, you will need to disconnect the current one first.

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4MOBILE APP DOCUMENTATION
4.1 Main Screen
Background color
The app background alternates between four colors based on current firebox temperature:
•yellow - firebox temperature below optimum
- should only show when starting a fire or when down to hot coals
•green - firebox at optimum temperature
- best fuel efficiency –shows a green leaf icon
•red - firebox overheated
- excess energy lost via chimney –shows a chimney icon
Grey colour means cold firebox (firebox at room temperature, no fire).

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Indication amount of refueled wood
Shows the adequacy of the current fuel load.
Only shows once the “Burning phase” circle reaches position A.
Sound signalization
Turns the control unit’s sound alerts on or off – see “Control Unit Sound Alerts” below.
If you turn the alerts off, the unit will no longer use sounds to notify you of important situations.
Relay status
Shows the status of devices controlled by Relay (R1).
•White symbol –connected device is active
•Grey symbol –connected device is inactive
•R1 symbol not shown –no function was assigned to the relay in question
Menu
Open burn regulation settings, see “Menu” below.
“Burning phase“ circle
•Maximum burn point –A.
•Refueling point (with sound alert) –B
START button
Press to start a new automatic burn control cycle. Details see “Start Burn Control” below.
SDS activity
The SDS label indicates activity of the Software Door Sensor. When the SDS label shows, the unit
is checking exhaust temperature for changes. When an exhaust temperature change occurs
(indicating open door / refueling), the SDS starts a new burn cycle.
If the SDS isn’t performing properly (a new burn cycle does not start when refueling, or new
burn cycles spontaneously start even though you haven’t refueled), try adjusting SDS sensitivity
in Settings.
Shutter position
The current position of the external air intake (EAI) shutter
•100% = EAI shutter fully open
•0% = EAI shutter fully closed
Status bar
Shows whether the app is connected to a control unit.

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4.2 Menu
Open the menu by tapping at top right of the screen.
Regulation mode
Turn the automatic burn control process on or off.
When set to off, automatic burning regulation is inactive. The EAI shutter can then be moved
manually using its attached handle, or the stove’s own shutter handle can be used.
When automatic control is off, the Main Screen shows MAN,for “manual mode”.
Current flue gas temperature
Current temperature of flue gas exiting the firebox, as read by the exhaust temperature sensor.
The temperature readout stops showing when exhaust temperature drops to room temperature.

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Connected unit
Shows the type of control unit the app is currently connected to.
Tap this item to disconnect the app from the current control unit.
This is useful when you want to connect your mobile device to a different Timpex control unit.
Firmware version
Shows the firmware version of the control unit connected to the app.
A text notification is shown by this item when a new firmware version is available for your
control unit. We recommend updating the firmware whenever available to ensure your control
unit remains up to date.
Application version
Displays the software version number of the mobile app.
We recommend checking for app updates regularly through Google Play (Android) or the App
Store (Apple), or setting the app to auto-update.
Unit Settings
Here you can configure the control unit for your firebox and perform some maintenance tasks.
The Settings menu is password-protected; the default password is 1234.
Contents
•Program setting
-Allows you to select one of a number of pre-set control curves, each of which
maps exhaust temperature to shutter position in a different way. The factory
setting is no. 3, which should work well with most fireboxes.
-If your firebox generally burns too hot using program 3, step down to program 2 or
further down to 1.
-If the firebox generally burns too cool, raise the setting to program 4 or 5.
•Software door sensor /SDS/
-The SDS bypasses the need to push START in the app when beginning a new burn
cycle.
-The SDS is a software algorithm that monitors the changes of current exhaust
temperature, from which it can infer that fuel was added and / or the firebox door
was opened, and start a new burn control cycle accordingly.
-When using the SDS feature to auto-start the burn cycle, keep the firebox door
slightly open after refueling until the control unit sounds an alert (3 short beeps).
-The sensitivity of the SDS algorithm to temperature changes can be calibrated in
steps from 1 to 5.
oThe factory default setting is 3.
oIf you would like the SDS to be more sensitive to temperature changes,
increase the value to 2 or further up to 1.
oIf you want the SDS to be less sensitive, lower the value to 4 or 5.
•Test
-Test the functionality of the automatic regulation system. Click an item to test EAI
shutter open / close, sound alerts, relay contacts on / off, and (when installed)
color LED function.