BDR91 instead of HCC80 for Underfloor heating

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  • RickyL
    Automated Home Lurker
    • Jan 2017
    • 3

    BDR91 instead of HCC80 for Underfloor heating

    Hello,

    I'm fairly new here.

    I am renovating (slowly) an old property and have Evohome.

    The heating is a system boiler, 50kw approx. Unvented cylinder and radiators over 3 floors with 5 zones and HW controlled at the moment.

    I have electric UFH in 3 room's which I plan to "trigger" using BDR91's, all circuits are under 1kw, so no need for a contactor. I would then use a room stat in that room, I trust this is a sound plan?

    I am just doing the next 2 rooms which will be wet UFH, I purchased 2 x Y87RF2024 kits, to get the above room stats, so have 2 x BDR91 relays surplus to requirements.

    Do I need to use the HCC80R? Or can I just use the BDR relays, connected to MT4/8 valves?

    Does anybody have a good link for wet UFH manifolds?

    Many thanks for any help.

    Regards
    Ricky
  • bruce_miranda
    Automated Home Legend
    • Jul 2014
    • 2307

    #2
    You only need the HCC80R is you are using a single manifold and trying to create zones. Even there you can be clever and use BDR91s with wired acutators if you just need a couple of zones.

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    • RickyL
      Automated Home Lurker
      • Jan 2017
      • 3

      #3
      Originally posted by bruce_miranda View Post
      You only need the HCC80R is you are using a single manifold and trying to create zones. Even there you can be clever and use BDR91s with wired acutators if you just need a couple of zones.
      Thanks a lot for your reply. I think this is the route I'll go, I will have one manifold for the 2 or 3 zones, but it'll be cheaper and better to use a couple of these kits,


      I have the BDR and stat included.

      I'll let you know how I get on.

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      • bruce_miranda
        Automated Home Legend
        • Jul 2014
        • 2307

        #4
        But you still need to add the price of the wired actuators

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        • RickyL
          Automated Home Lurker
          • Jan 2017
          • 3

          #5
          Originally posted by bruce_miranda View Post
          But you still need to add the price of the wired actuators
          Yes of course, They're not that expensive though.

          Not sure if I need 4mm or 8mm actuators yet.

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          • bruce_miranda
            Automated Home Legend
            • Jul 2014
            • 2307

            #6
            But come to think of this. How would the bdr91 supply power to the wired actuators and the actuators need a way to sense partial open and close too, not just on and off. So I don't think connecting them to a BDR91 will work.

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