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Indirect DHW Tank Boiler Wiring - DHW pump active when zones call for heat

platcham
platcham Member Posts: 1

Hi all, we recently had our boiler replaced. We're having some weird behavior with the DHW tank, so I have some questions about the wiring. We have an Alta boiler and a Honeywell AQ250 hydronic controller with 3 heating zones and an indirect tank for DHW.

I have a question about how this is all wired up. The boiler has an integrated pump which it controls. The zones and DHW thermostat are wired into the Honeywell controller. The heating zones are valve controlled, with a single system pump. The DHW Indirect tank has it's own pump. I've included an image below of how it's currently wired:

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Currently I'm running into an issue where the DHW pump is being powered when the zones are calling for heat, even when there is no DHW demand from the aquastat. Is this due to how the controller is wired? I'm unsure how the ZR/ZC being jumpered plays into this (if at all).

So really, I have a few questions:
1. Is this currently wired correctly? Should I be seeing the DHW pump run when there is zone demand no DHW demand?
2. Should I move the Aquastat to the boiler Aux Tstat and the DHW pump to the boiler aux pump to eliminate this issue? Or is it better being controlled by the Honeywell controller?
3. Or should I move the System pump from the boiler connections on the honeywell controller to the Aux terminals, instead of running it from the boiler terminals?
4. Are the ZC/ZR OK to be jumpered like they are? The boiler manual shows removing the jumper and connecting the system pump load line to ZC, is this something I need to do?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Comments

  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,712

    The indirect’s aquastat and pump need to be wired directly into the boiler, otherwise the SWT to the indirect will be governed by the ODR curve and the output of the indirect will be lowered.

    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.