User’s Information Manual Vitotronic 300, Model GW2 Outdoor-reset logic digital boiler and heating circuit control unit VITOTRONIC 300 IMPORTANT Read and save these instructions Certified as a component part for future reference. of Viessmann boilers only 5285 942 v1.4 05/2012...
General information Safety, Installation and Warranty Requirements Please ensure that this manual is read and understood before commencing installation. Failure to comply with the issues listed below and details printed in this manual can cause product/property damage, severe personal injury, and/or loss of life.
Ready for operation Ready for operation The main controls You can carry out all the settings on your heating system centrally on the control unit and on the built-in programming unit. If your system is equipped with remote controls, you can also use the remote controls for the settings.
Ready for operation Overview of controls and indicators Override switch (page 27) Heating circuit selector buttons (page 6) Display window Normal room temperature (page 8) Heating programs (page 7) Adjustable high limit Boiler temperature Fixed high limit Control Power (page 11) Fuses TÜV TEST button (for service purposes only)
Ready for operation Overview of controls and indicators (continued) Other display symbols Adjustment of the display window (These are not displayed continuously, contrast but appear according to system type Open the hinged cover on the and operating status) programming unit, press and, at e Risk of freezing the same time, adjust the contrast...
Page 7
Ready for operation Selecting the heating program (daylight saving time) 1. Press the heating circuit selector button; the button is illuminated. 2. Select the required heating program The selected heating program with the rw, w or 9 button. appears in the display window for a short time.
Page 8
Ready for operation Changing the room temperature In the ”Heating and domestic hot water” heating program, heating takes place with alternating ”normal room temperature” and ”reduced room temperature” according to the selected time program (see page 12). You can set the required room temperature as follows. To change the ”normal room temperature”...
Page 9
Using the comfort functions Setting the party mode Switch on the party mode when you require heating and domestic hot water (if a DHW tank is installed) for a short time independently of the preset heating and time program. To activate the party mode 1.
Using the comfort functions Activating the energy saving mode The energy saving mode is only possible in the ”rw“ heating program. Switch on the energy saving mode when you require particularly economic heating for a short time. In the energy saving mode the preset room temperature is automatically lowered.
Switching on and off Starting up the heating system The initial start-up and matching of the control unit to local conditions and the structural characteristics of the building must be carried out by your heating contractor. 1. Check the pressure of the heating system on the pressure gauge.
Settings Time programs You can select time programs for heating, domestic hot water (if a DHW tank is installed) and the DHW re-circulation pump (if installed). The DHW re-circulation pump ensures that hot water is available at the taps when required. A time program consists of 4 time cycles, i.e.
Page 13
Settings Time programs (continued) Changing and scanning the time program for heating 11. Open the hinged cover on the programming unit. 12. Press the heating circuit selector button; the button is illuminated. 13. ur Press ur; the ”Heating time If you wish to exit the time program”...
Page 14
Settings Time programs (continued) Changing and scanning the time program for heating (continued) To exit the setting mode at any time 1. ur Press ur; the display changes to ”Exit? Yes”. Press to confirm; the display changes and shows the boiler temperature. To scan the time cycles Follow the procedure described on page 13, but without using the...
Page 15
Settings Time programs (continued) Changing and scanning the time program for domestic hot water heating and the DHW re-circulation pump The automatic mode is selected in the time program for domestic hot water and the DHW re-circulation pump, i.e. domestic hot water heating takes place in parallel with the heating time program, but starts 30 minutes earlier.
Page 16
Settings Time programs (continued) Changing and scanning the time program for domestic hot water heating and the DHW re-circulation pump (continued) Press until one of Please note: the following displays If different time cycles are set for appears in the display individual days of the week and you DHW Time prog.
Page 17
Settings Time programs (continued) Changing and scanning the time program for domestic hot water heating and the DHW re-circulation pump (continued) To exit the setting mode at any time 1. uw Press uw; the display changes to ”Exit? Yes”. Press to confirm;...
Settings Time programs (continued) Changing and scanning the time program for domestic hot water heating and the DHW re-circulation pump (continued) Domestic hot water heating on a singular basis outside the programmed time cycle 1. Press the heating circuit selector button;...
Page 19
Settings Setting the energy saving mode for the holiday period (continued) When the ”w” heating program is set (see page 7), only freeze-up protection of the heating system takes place during the holiday program. Domestic hot water heating takes place according to the preset time program on the dates of your departure and return.
Settings Resetting the time and date The time and date are preset in the factory and can be changed manually. 1. Open the hinged cover on the programming unit. Time 2. uý Press uý; the ”Time” appears in the display window.
Settings Changing the heating pattern of the boiler The heating pattern of the boiler is influenced by the outdoor temperature and the settings of the ”shift” and ”slope” of the ”heating curve”. Heating curves represent the relationship between the outdoor temperature and the boiler water or supply temperature.
Page 22
Settings Changing the heating pattern of the boiler (continued) Changing the heating pattern by adjusting the heating curve 1. Open the hinged cover on the programming unit. 2. Press the heating circuit selector button; the button is illuminated. Slope 3. n Press n for ”Slope”...
Page 23
Settings Changing the heating pattern (continued) Change heating pattern if ... Action Example ... the boiler water temperature Adjust the slope of the heating is too low in the cold season curve upwards by one Slope increment ... the boiler water temperature Adjust the slope of the heating is too high in the cold season curve downwards by one...
Page 24
Settings Changing the heating pattern (continued) Change heating pattern if ... Action Example ... the boiler water temperature Adjust the slope of the heating is too high at transitionary curve upwards by one increment, Slope times of the year, but and the shift to a lower value adequate in the cold season (e.g.
Page 25
Scanning Scanning temperatures and operating status information You can scan various actual temperatures and operating status information depending on the system components connected and the settings made. User no. in conjunction with Vitotronic 050 heating circuit control unit Holiday program with dates of if entered departure and return Holiday program active...
Troubleshooting guide Special displays Please contact your heating contractor MService to arrange a service call. °C It is not possible to make settings on Example Remote control the control unit, only on the remote ”Normal room temperature” on control. the ”ts” selector knob can only be set on the remote control.
Troubleshooting guide Diagnosis and correction If a fault occurs on the heating system, it will be indicated in the display DFault window and by the flashing red fault indicator (see page 5). Using the scan facility, you can read off the fault code yourself and inform your °C heating contractor accordingly.
Troubleshooting guide Diagnosis and correction (continued) Fault Cause Remedy Heating system does not start up Heating system switch ”8” on the Switch on control unit turned to OFF Power supply disconnect switch, if Switch on power supply disconnect installed, is switched off switch Fuse in the domestic power circuit Inform heating contractor...
Page 29
Troubleshooting guide Diagnosis and correction (continued) Fault Cause Remedy Burner does not start; red fault Faulty start of burner Make a new attempt to start by indicator flashes on the control unit pressing the reset button on the (see page 5) and red fault lamp is front of the burner hood with illuminated on the burner pressure jet burners, on the front...
Servicing instructions Servicing/cleaning instructions and note on disposal of unwanted equipment Servicing Boiler Servicing of heating systems is All boilers have to be cleaned at certain required under current heating system intervals as the flue gas temperature regulations and standards (DIN 4755, and therefore the energy loss rise as DIN 4756 and DIN 1988-8).
Need help?
Do you have a question about the VITOTRONIC 300 GW2 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers