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Commission boiler before central heating finished
Oct 1st, 2014, 6:17am
 
Hello, just installing new greenstar 24i junior on a project build, just wanted to know if I can commission boiler without central heating being finished, not rushing the project but would like to get hot water on, got isolating  valves in flow and return.
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Re: Commission boiler before central heating finished
Reply #1 - Oct 1st, 2014, 10:01am
 
Wouldn't advise it unless you can put a couple of rads into circulation.

Had you installed an Intergas boiler you could have run it as a water heater or heating only
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Re: Commission boiler before central heating finished
Reply #2 - Oct 3rd, 2014, 10:20pm
 
As scruff says, rads are needed to "ditch" heat once your heat exchanger has finished heating your DHW.
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