Vaillant VRT 230 Operating and Specification sheet

For the owner and the heating engineer
Operating and Installation Manual
VRT 230
Programmable room thermostat
GB

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Contents
VRT 230 Operating and Installation Manual
Contents
Notes on the documentation . . . . . 4
Symbols used........................................... 4
Storage of the documents.................... 4
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1 Room thermostat overview . . . 6
2 Display overview. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Description of the appliance . . 8
4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.1 Setting the operating modes ...... 9
4.2 Setting the current day and
time ................................................... 10
4.3 Setting the heating times ............ 11
4.4 Setting the room temperature ... 14
4.5 Activating special functions........ 15
4.6 Info level........................................... 17
5 Vaillant warranty . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6 Recycling and disposal. . . . . . . 18

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Contents
Installation manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7 Information on installation
and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.1 CE label............................................. 19
7.2 Intended use.................................... 19
8 Safety instructions and
regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.1 Safety instructions ........................ 21
8.2 Regulations...................................... 21
9 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9.1 Place of installation....................... 22
9.2 Mounting the room thermostat.. 22
10 Electrical installation. . . . . . . . 24
10.1 Connecting the room
thermostat....................................... 24
10.2 Connecting the teleSWITCH
(if available)..................................... 25
11 Start-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
11.1 Installer level................................... 26
11.2 Service/diagnostic level................ 28
11.3 Handing over to the owner.......... 29
12 Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
13 Vaillant customer service . . . . 30

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Notes on the documentation
The following information is intended to
help you throughout the entire docu-
mentation.
Other documents apply in combination
with this installation and operation man-
ual.
We accept no liability for any damage
caused by failure to observe these
instructions.
Symbols used
Please observe the safety instructions in
this manual for the installation of the
appliance.
Danger!
Immediate risk of serious injury
or death
• Symbol for a necessary task
Storage of the documents
Please pass on this operating and instal-
lation manual to the owner of the system
in order for him/her to store it so that it
is available whenever it is required.
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Safety
The room thermostat must be installed
by an approved company specialised in
heating engineering, which is responsible
for the observance of the following
standards and regulations.
We accept no liability for any damage
caused by non-observance of these
instructions.
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Operating manual
1 Room thermostat over-
view
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2
Fig. 1.1 Room thermostat overview
Key
1 Display
2 Dial (turn and click)
I Info button
F Special functions button
P Programming button/installer level
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2 Display overview
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2
3
5
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7
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Fig. 2.1 Overview of display
Key
1 Installer level and
service/diagnosis level
2 Info level
3 Heating circuit symbol
4 Time / temperature display
5 Days of the week
6 Actual temperature
7 Operating modes
8 Special functions
9 Timer programming
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3 Description of the
appliance
The VRT 230 is a programmable room
thermostat with weekly heating program
for connecting to Vaillant boilers.
The VRT 230 enables you to specify the
room temperature using heating pro-
grams. You can also use special func-
tions such as the party function.
4 Operation
The operating principle uses three but-
tons and an dial (Vaillant “Turn and
Click” operating concept).
The display normally shows the current
operating mode (e.g. ), or, if activat-
ed, the respective special function and
the current room temperature, the day
of the week, the time and the heating
circuit symbol, if heating is required.
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4.1 Setting the operating modes
Table 4.1 contains an overview of the
operating modes you can select.
• When the room thermostat is in nor-
mal display mode, press the dial once –
the symbol for the selected mode
flashes in the display.
• Turn the dial until the display shows
the operating mode you want.
The display switches back to normal
mode after five seconds.
Symbol Meaning
Automatic:
According to the timer programmes
set in the room thermostat, the
heating circuit switches between
heating mode and set-back mode
.
Heating:
The heating circuit is operated
according to the room temperature,
regardless of the programme set on
the room thermostat.
Set-back:
The heating circuit is operated
according to the set-back tem-
perature “ECO”, regardless of the
programme set on the room ther-
mostat.
Table 4.1 Operating modes
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Symbol Meaning
Off:
The heating circuit is off, provided
the frost protection function (if the-
room temperature is below 5 °C) is
not activated.
Table 4.1 Operating modes (contd.)
4.2 Setting the current day and
time
To set the current day and time with the
display in normal mode, you must per-
form the following steps:
• Press the dial until a day of the week
starts flashing.
• Turn the dial until the current day of
the week flashes.
MO = Monday
TU = Tuesday
WE = Wednesday
TH = Thursday
FR = Friday,
SA = Saturday
SU = Sunday
• Press the dial. The hours start flashing.
• Turn the dial until you see the current
hour.
• Press the dial. The minutes start flash-
ing.
• Turn the dial until you see the current
minute.
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The display switches back to normal
mode after five seconds.
If the calendar is activated on the install-
er level, you can set the day, month and
year in the same way after you set the
time. This allows automatic switching
from winter to summer time.
4.3 Setting the heating times
The room thermostat is equipped with a
basic program (see table 4.2)
Time
window Day / Block of days Start time End time
H 1 M0-FR 6:00 22:00
H 2 — — —
H 3 — — —
H 1 SA 7:30 23:30
H 2 — — —
H 3 — — —
H 1 SU 7:30 22:00
H 2 — — —
H 3 — — —
Table 4.2 Default basic programme
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You can adapt the default basic pro-
gramme to suit your needs. There are
five steps to setting the times you want.
1. Press the programming button P
2.Select the time window
3.Select the day or block of days
4.Set the start time
5.Set the end time
You can define three time windows for
each day.
For clarification, the individual steps are
shown in the following table:
Display Required steps
Press the programming
button P - the cursor (black
triangle) marks the value
which can be changed (H1),
which also blinks.
Select the time window by
turning the dial.
Settings: H1, H2, H3
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Display Required steps
Press the dial – the cursor
marks the days of week,
which also flashes.
Select a block of days or a
single day of the week by
turning the dial.
Settings:
MO - SU
MO - FR
SA - SU
MO = Monday
TU = Tuesday
WE = Wednesday
TH = Thursday
FR = Friday
SA = Saturday
SU = Sunday
Display Required steps
Press the dial – the cursor
marks the start time and the
hour display flashes.
Select the start time by
turning the dial. Press the
dial again to set the min-
utes.
Press the dial – the cursor
marks the end time and the
hour display flashes.
Select the end time by turn-
ing the dial. Press the dial
again to set the minutes.
Table 4.3 Setting time windows
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If necessary, you can switch the room
thermostat from the week programme to
a daily programme.
• With the display in normal mode, press
the F button for 10 seconds. When you
programme time windows, days of the
week will no longer be displayed.
4.4 Setting the room temperature
The basic display shows the current
room temperature.
You can set the required room tempera-
ture directly from the basic display. You
can also set or change the set-back tem-
perature “ECO” in the basic display.
Setting the required room temperature
directly
• Turn the dial (with the display in basic
mode).
The current temperature display disap-
pears, the sun symbol is displayed on
the mode level and the required room
temperature is shown (e.g. TEMP
20.0 °C).
• By turning the dial you can set the
required room temperature directly
(after 1 second).
The display switches back to normal
mode after five seconds.
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Setting the set-back temperature
“ECO”
• Press the dial several times until ECO
appears in the display. The set-back
temperature is displayed and starts
flashing.
• Turn the dial until the required set-
back temperature is displayed (e.g.
ECO 15.0 °C).
The display switches back to normal
mode after five seconds.
4.5 Activating special functions
Press the F button to access the special
functions. You can activate the following
functions:
Display Required steps
Quick veto
The quick veto function
allows you to adjust the
room temperature for a
short time (until the next
time window). Press the spe-
cial function button F - the
quick veto symbol appears
in the display along with the
quick veto room tempera-
ture.
Turn the dial until the
required quick veto room
temperature appears in the
display. The display switches
back to basic mode after 10
seconds and the function is
activated. To deactivate the
function, all you need to do
is press the F button.
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Display Required steps
Party function
When you activate the party
function the heating phase
is continued beyond the
next set-back phase. Press
the special function key two
times - the party symbol
flashes in the display for ten
seconds and the function is
activated.
The function is deactivated
automatically on reaching
the next heating phase.
If you want to deactivate the
function before, just press
the F button. This function
can only be activated in
automatic mode .
Display Required steps
Holiday function
The holiday function deacti-
vated the room thermostat,
but not the frost protection
function. Press the spe-
cial function button three
times - the holiday function
symbol flashes in the dis-
play. Turn the dial until the
required number of days for
holiday appears. After 10
seconds the function is acti-
vated and the mode is set to
OFF for the selected period
(see 4.1).
If you want to deactivate the
function before, just press
the F button.
Table 4.4 Special functions
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4.6 Info level
Press the info button to access the info
level. The info symbol appears in the dis-
play as soon as you open the info level.
Each time you press the button, different
information is displayed:
- The name of the room thermostat
(VRT 230)
- The quick veto room temperature (if
active)
- The set room temperature
(e.g. TEMP 21.5 °C)
- The current set-back temperature
(e.g. ECO 15.0 °C)
- The day/month/year (if the calendar is
activated)
- The timer programmes set for heating
(every single time window per day)
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5 Vaillant warranty
We only grant a Vaillant manufacturers
warranty if a suitably qualified engineer
has installed the system in accordance
with Vaillant instructions.
The system owner will be granted a war-
ranty in accordance with the Vaillant
terms and conditions. All requests for
work during the guarantee period must
be made to Vaillant service (0870 6060
777).
6 Recycling and disposal
Neither your room thermostat or any of
its accessories belong in the household
waste. Make sure the old room thermo-
stat and any accessories are disposed of
properly.
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Installation manual
7 Information on installa-
tion and operation
The assembly, electrical connection,
room thermostat settings and commis-
sioning may only be carried out by an
approved company specialising in heat-
ing engineering.
7.1 CE label
The CE label shows that the VRT 230
room thermostat, when connected to
Vaillant boilers, meets the basic require-
ments of the Council of Europe‘s direc-
tive 89/336/EEC on electromagnetic
compatibility and the low voltage direc-
tive 73/23/EEC.
7.2 Intended use
The VRT 230 room thermostat is a state-
of-the-art room thermostat which has
been constructed in accordance with rec-
ognised safety regulations. Nevertheless,
there is a risk of death or serious injury
to the user or others, and the room ther-
mostat or other property may be dam-
aged in the event of improper use or use
for which it is not intended.
The VRT 230 room thermostat is
designed to control a heating system
according to time and location.
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Any other use or extended use is consid-
ered to be improper use. The manufac-
turer or supplier is not liable for any
resulting damage. The user alone bears
any risk.
Intended use includes the observance of
the operating and installation manual.
8 Safety instructions and
regulations
The room thermostat must be installed
by an approved company specialised in
heating engineering, which is responsible
for compliance with applicable standards
and regulations. We accept no liability
for any damage caused by failure to
observe these instructions.
7 Information on installation and operation, 8 Safety instructions and regulations