Automatic Monitoring Functions - homexpert evohome Installation & User Manual

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Automatic monitoring functions

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The heating system
must be switched
on for the frost
protection function
to operate.
Using your Radiator Controller
Window open function
In order to save energy, if a window or
door gets opened and causes a sudden
temperature drop in the room, the Radiator
Controller closes the radiator valve.
window is displayed on the Radiator Controller
and the symbol
evohome Controller for that room.
When the temperature begins to rise again
the Radiator Controller will reopen the
radiator valve after 30 minutes (default).
valve protection
To prevent the radiator valve from seizing, if
the valve has not been fully opened within a
period of two weeks the Radiator Controller
will cycle the valve open and closed. This
will happen on the Monday after the two
week period has been detected.
cycl is displayed on the Radiator
Controller during the valve cycle.
Frost protection
To prevent the water in the heating pipes from
freezing, if the room temperature drops below 5°C
the Radiator Controller opens the radiator valve
and closes it again when the temperature rises
to 6°C. It will maintain this cycle until the room
temperature rises above the frost protect level.
frost is displayed on the Radiator Controller
during the frost protection period.
is displayed on the