Table of contents
6 720 646 864 (12/2010) – Technical guide Logano GE315, GE515 and GE615
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Table of contents
1 Buderus Ecostream cast iron boiler Logano 4
1.1 Types and output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 Possible applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Benefits of the Ecostream cast iron boilers
Logano GE315, GE515 and GE615 . . . . 4
2 Technical description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Equipment level of the Ecostream cast iron
boilers Logano GE315, GE515 and
GE615 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Thermostream technology of the
Ecostream cast iron boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2.1 Function principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2.2 Structural features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 Dimensions and specification of the
Ecostream cast iron boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3.1 Dimensions of the Logano GE315 cast
iron boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3.2 Dimensions of the Logano GE515 cast
iron boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3.3 Specification of the Ecostream cast iron
boilers Logano GE315 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3.4 Specification of the Logano GE515 cast
iron boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3.5 Dimensions and specification of the
Logano GE615 cast iron boilers . . . . . . . . 12
2.4 Parameters of the Ecostream cast iron
boilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4.1 Pressure drop on the water side . . . . . . . . 13
2.4.2 Boiler efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.4.3 Flue gas temperature and boiler efficiency 16
2.4.4 Standby loss and flue gas temperature . . 17
3 Burner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.1 Matching pressure-jet oil or gas burners
for cast iron boiler units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.2 General requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3 Information on burner selection . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4 Available drilled burner plates . . . . . . . . . . 19
4 Regulations and operating conditions . . . . . 21
4.1 Extracts from the regulations . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
and Health & Safety at Work Act . . . . . . . 22
4.2.1 Application area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2.2 Boiler classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2.3 Initial and repeat inspections . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2.4 Boiler category classification according to
Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC 22
4.2.5 Health & Safety at Work Act regarding
steam and hot water boilers . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2.6 Overview of the Health & Safety at Work
Act [Germany] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.4 Operating requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.4.1 Operating conditions for Ecostream cast
iron boiler Logano GE315 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.4.2 Operating conditions for Ecostream cast
iron boilers Logano GE515 and GE615 24
4.5 Additional operating conditions for
operation with biogas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.6 Corrosion protection in heating systems 25
4.6.1 Combustion air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.6.2 Corrosion protection on the boiler water
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.6.3 Prevention of corrosion damage . . . . . . . . 25
4.7 Chemical additives in the heating water . . 26
4.7.1 Using antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.8 Guidelines for water quality . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.8.1 Validity and purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.8.2 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.8.3 Scaling in hot water heating systems . . . . 27
4.8.4 Requirements of the fill, top-up and
heating water for boilers made of
ferrous materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.8.5 System design of hot water heating
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.8.6 Measures on the water side for hot
water heating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.8.7 Operating measures for hot water
heating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.8.8 Softening and desalination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.8.9 Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.8.10Establishing the volumes of fill and
top-up water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.8.11Operating log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.8.12Correction factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5 Heating circuit control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.1 Control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.1.1 Logamatic 4212 control unit . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.1.2 Logamatic 4311 und 4312 control units 31
5.2 Logamatic telecontrol system . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.2.2 Telecontrol modem for optimum service
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.2.3 Logamatic Easycom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.2.4 Logamatic Easycom PRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.2.5 Logamatic Service Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34