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Taco ZVC506 zone control

This may be an easy question to answer. Will a taco zone valve control operate both taco and honeywell zone valves on the same system? In other words four taco power heads and two honeywell power heads. A friend asked me this and honestly I don't recall. It's been a few years since I last installed a taco control.
Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager,teacher and dog walker

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  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 2,761
    It should be , Taco heat motor is a higher amp .9 than Honeywell .3 amp . Check the VA of the transformer in the control . Say you are using 6 Honeywell zone valves . 24V x.3amp =7.2 VA , 7.2 VA x 6 = 43.2 VA needed . I would like to see a 50VA or higher transformer in the 6 zone control .
    I have enough experience to know , that I dont know it all
    Grallert
  • Grallert
    Grallert Member Posts: 643
    Thanks Ed that was my thought .
    I'll make a visit and have a look. Seems that here should be enough to operate the power heads. Some has installed a new 506 and then later another 502 because they felt the 506 wasn't enough. Thank you for the reply
    Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager,teacher and dog walker
  • Dave H_2
    Dave H_2 Member Posts: 550
    The ZVC406 zone valve controller for all brand zonevalves has two 40 VA transformers in it = 80va

    The SR 506 switching relay for circulators only has a 20va transformer

    Dave H.
    Dave H
    ZmanGrallertSTEVEusaPA
  • Zman
    Zman Member Posts: 7,561
    Dave H_2 said:

    The ZVC406 zone valve controller for all brand zonevalves has two 40 VA transformers in it = 80va

    The SR 506 switching relay for circulators only has a 20va transformer

    Dave H.

    I find myself constantly recommending Taco products for this exact reason.

    "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
    Albert Einstein
    GrallertSTEVEusaPA
  • Grallert
    Grallert Member Posts: 643
    Dave H_2 said:

    The ZVC406 zone valve controller for all brand zonevalves has two 40 VA transformers in it = 80va

    The SR 506 switching relay for circulators only has a 20va transformer

    Dave H.

    Zman said:

    Dave H_2 said:

    The ZVC406 zone valve controller for all brand zonevalves has two 40 VA transformers in it = 80va

    The SR 506 switching relay for circulators only has a 20va transformer

    Dave H.

    I find myself constantly recommending Taco products for this exact reason.

    I couldn't agree more! Thanks Dave.
    Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager,teacher and dog walker
  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 2,761
    Reverse return and a auto circulator if your building that beast...

    I have enough experience to know , that I dont know it all