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Comparison Westen Quasar D 24Fi 24 kW
230 V
vs Westen Pulsar D 24 24 kW
230 V

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Westen Quasar D 24Fi 24 kW 230 V
Westen Pulsar D 24 24 kW 230 V
Westen Quasar D 24Fi 24 kW
230 V
Westen Pulsar D 24 24 kW
230 V
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Energy sourcegasgas
Installationwallwall
Typedual-circuit (heating and DHW)dual-circuit (heating and DHW)
Heating area180 m²180 m²
Technical specs
Heat output24 kW24 kW
Min. heat output10.6 kW
Power supply230 V230 V
Power consumption130 W80 W
Coolant min. T30 °С30 °С
Coolant max. T76 °С85 °С
Heating circuit max. pressure3 bar3 bar
DHW circuit max. pressure8 bar8 bar
Consumer specs
DHW min. T35 °С35 °С
DHW max. T55 °С60 °С
Performance (ΔT=25°C)13.7 L/min13.7 L/min
Performance (ΔT ~30 °C)9.8 L/min9.8 L/min
"Summer" mode
Heated floor mode
Circulation pump
Boiler specs
Efficiency90.6 %91.2 %
Combustion chamberclosed (turbocharged)open (atmospheric)
Flue diameter
60/100 mm /80/80 for split flue/
120 mm
Inlet gas pressure20 mbar20 mbar
Max. gas consumption2.78 m³/h
Expansion vessel capacity6 L6 L
Expansion vessel pressure1 bar0.5 bar
Heat exchangercopper
Connections
Mains water intake1/2"1/2"
DHW flow1/2"1/2"
Gas supply3/4"3/4"
Central heating flow3/4"3/4"
Central heating return3/4"3/4"
Safety
Safety systems
gas pressure drop
water overheating
flame loss
draft control
 
frost protection
gas pressure drop
water overheating
flame loss
draft control
water circulation failure
frost protection
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Dimensions (HxWxD)730x400x299 mm730x400x299 mm
Weight31 kg29 kg
Added to E-Catalogaugust 2012march 2012

Min. heat output

The minimum heat output at which the heating boiler can operate in constant mode. Operation at minimum power allows you to reduce the number of on-and-off cycles that adversely affect the durability of heating boilers.

Power consumption

The maximum electrical power consumed by the boiler during operation. For non-electric models (see Energy source), this power is usually low, as it is required mainly for control circuits and it can be ignored. Regarding electric boilers, it is worth noting that the power consumption in them is most often somewhat higher than the useful one since part of the energy is inevitably dissipated and not used for heating. Accordingly, the ratio of useful and consumed power can be used to evaluate the efficiency of such a boiler.

Coolant max. T

The maximum operating temperature of the heat medium in the boiler system when operating in heating mode.

DHW max. T

The maximum temperature of domestic hot water supplied by a dual-circuit boiler. For comparison, we note that water begins to be perceived as warm, starting from 40 °C, and in centralized hot water supply systems, the temperature of hot water is usually about 60 °C (and should not exceed 75 °C). Accordingly, even in the most modest models, this figure is about 45 °C, in the vast majority of modern boilers, it is not lower than 50 °C, and in some models, it can even exceed 90 °C.

Also when heated to a given temperature, the temperature difference ("ΔT") may be different — depending on the initial temperature of the cold water. And the performance of the boiler in the DHW mode directly depends on ΔT; see below for performance details.

"Summer" mode

It is an operating mode designed for the warm season. In this mode, it works only to provide domestic hot water, and the heating is turned off. If the boiler is equipped with an outside temperature sensor, this sensor is also switched off in summer mode so that the heating does not turn on at night when the outside temperature drops.

Heated floor mode

The boiler has a special mode for underfloor heating systems.

Underfloor heating differs from conventional heating systems primarily by a lower coolant temperature — otherwise the floor could be too hot for comfortable use (plus, high temperatures are also undesirable for flooring and furniture installed on it). In addition, boilers with this function are distinguished by increased pump power. In order to ensure efficient circulation of the coolant through branched heating circuits that have rather high resistance.

Efficiency

The efficiency of the boiler.

For electric models (see "Energy source"), this parameter is calculated as the ratio of net power to consumed; in such models, indicators of 98 – 99% are not uncommon. For other boilers, the efficiency is the ratio of the amount of heat directly transferred to the water to the total heat amount released during combustion. In such devices, the efficiency is lower than in electric ones; for them, a parameter of more than 90% is considered good. An exception is gas condensing boilers (see the relevant paragraph), where the efficiency can even be higher than 100%. There is no violation of the laws of physics here. It is a kind of advertising trick: when calculating the efficiency, an inaccurate method is used that does not take into account the energy spent on the formation of water vapour. Nevertheless, formally everything is correct: the boiler gives out more thermal energy to the water than is released during the combustion of fuel since condensation energy is added to the combustion energy.

Combustion chamber

The type of combustion chamber provided in the boiler.

Open(atmospheric). Combustion chambers of this type consume air from the room in which the boiler is installed, and the combustion products are naturally removed through the flue. Boilers of this design are simple and inexpensive but have specific installation requirements: the room must be well-ventilated, and the height of the chimney must be at least 4 m to ensure sufficient draft.

Closed(turbocharged). Closed combustion chambers are isolated from the room in which the boiler is installed: combustion air is taken from the street, and combustion products are removed there. For this, a coaxial flue is usually used — in the form of two pipes nested one inside the other: combustion products are removed through the inner one, and the outer one is responsible for the air supply. Turbocharged combustion chambers are more complicated and expensive than open ones, and the maximum length of the chimney is limited. On the other hand, such a boiler does not burn the air in the room, and it can be installed anywhere, regardless of the ventilation efficiency.

— Is absent. Boilers powered by electricity do not have combustion chambers (see "Source of Energy").

Flue diameter

The diameter of the pipe through which combustion products are discharged from the combustion chamber.

In boilers with a closed combustion chamber often used the coaxial flue, consisting of two pipes nested one inside the other. At the same time, products of combustion are discharged from the combustion chamber through the inner pipe, and the air is supplied through the gap between the inner and outer ones. For such flues, the diameter is usually shown in the form of two numbers — the diameter of the inner and outer pipes, respectively. The most popular values are 60/100, 80/80 and 80/125. Non-coaxial flues can be 100, 110, 125, 130, 140, 150, 160, 180 and 200 mm.
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