The following graphs are real-life examples of HeatingSave saving fuel and money. The graphs are taken from the PC software you will receive with your HeatingSave system.
Before Algorithm – This graph shows a simple system with just one inside zone, plus hot water, before HeatingSave’s algorithm is being used. You can see the hot water in green, gets to temperature far too early, as does the main room (dark purple). The thicker lines are the temperatures requested as set-points and the zigzag topped lines are the boiler, pump etc. turning on and off.
With Algorithm - The next graph shows the same system, with the same set-points but a week later. This has given the algorithm time to populate with data and HeatingSave is now using that to determine when to switch the heating on, rather than ‘best guess’ times. As you can see, the boiler came on at the right time to heat the zone, and the hot water valve (shown on the graph as a purple line with a zigzag top) opened at the right time to get the water up to temperature. You can also see the flow and return temperatures being dropped after the zones have reached temperature, maintaining the required set-point using the correct flow temperature depending on the outside temperature.
Example 2 - This shows a system with 3 zones, running off the HeatingSave algorithm. You can see the hot water in purple, the downstairs sensor (named ‘Room 8, Ops’) in pink and the ‘Room 11, training’ in brown all hitting the set-point temperatures at the right time. This demonstrates the algorithm working with different times, specific to each zone.
Again you can see the outside temperature compensation kicking in towards the end of the graph, where all zones are up to temperature. A lower flow temperature here is more efficient to maintain the required temperature.
Example 3 - Further savings in energy are made by using PIR (Passive Infra Red) occupancy detectors to heat to a ‘background’ temperature whilst the zone is unoccupied, then heating to the main set-point temperature when enough movement is detected. This is all taken care of automatically by the system. The graph below shows the set-point temperature being altered as there is PIR occupancy around 10am. Note that after the occupancy ended, the boiler was no longer required and stayed off (in fact it was off for the rest of that day).

