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Connecting Vaillant VC 194/3-C to Homematic IP HmIP-WHS2 for Room Control

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  • #1 18951469
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Hello, I am looking for information on how to connect the above mentioned cooker to the Homematic system.

    The current controller is a vrc410 connected to sockets 7-8-9 (24V), however this one is defective (it heats only on "Full"), moreover, I want to make a separate control for each room + additionally I have underfloor heating in a part of the flat, therefore the circulating pump comes into play, which also has to be controlled in a different way than "manually" (I bought the flat in such a state, I do not know who made the current system).
    From all the information I have read elsewhere, I understand that the vrc410 in such a constellation has to be on full for this to work, however, you have to block the heating in the furnace in some other way as the Homematic thermostats will give the signal that heating is not needed.

    And here is my question, the furnace has an output still on 230V (3-4-5, 3 and 4 are bridged normally) and according to the diagram I see that 3 is 230V, 4 Control, 5 Neutral/0

    According to the diagram in the HmIP-WHS2 manual:
    Connecting Vaillant VC 194/3-C to Homematic IP HmIP-WHS2 for Room Control .

    So here, as I see it, you need to connect the 230V supply from the outside to the L and N on the left, then you take the "section 1" (the first block of 2 sockets on the right from the PE ground):
    - L with the up arrow goes to the second L in the block quite on the left
    - 1 with the down arrow to input 4 on the cooker (Control)
    - output 5 on the furnace goes to the second N on the left
    - output 3 on the cooker remains vacant

    That is, when the HmIP-WHS2 gives the "Heat" signal, it closes the circuit and current flows from the outside, via L with arrow up, 1 with arrow down, to the furnace on port 4 and from the furnace port 5 to Neutral on the "outside" (roughly speaking, but you know what I mean, I know it's variable)

    Up to this point understandable, the doubts start however if I want to connect a pump to the second channel:
    Connecting Vaillant VC 194/3-C to Homematic IP HmIP-WHS2 for Room Control .

    We already have L2 and N2 draped (to the left of the Earthing) and would now need in "Section 2" quite to the right:
    - from L2 to L with an upward arrow
    - 2 with down arrow to L from Pump
    - N from pump to N2

    In this case, won't there be a conflict/short-circuit somewhere if, for example, only the Pump or only the Stove is switched on ?
    Generally, if the cooker is on and the heating is to go to underfloor heating, the pump must be on, but it does not have to be on if it is going to "normal" radiators (because then the internal pump from the cooker works), at the same time there is a possibility that only the floor pump will be on (because the cooker has finished heating, but we want the circuit to continue, or even in a situation where we want the cold water circuit to work).

    At present, there is no other way to control the cooker; if I had a newer one, I would connect via eBus to another thermostat and control via IFTTT when the heating of the cooker should be switched on.

    Any suggestions welcome
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    #2 18952978
    Anonymous
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  • #3 18953037
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    Show this schematic because, according to me, neither pin 4 nor pin 3 have 230V.


    Sorry, I didn't specify, you mean the diagram of the gas cooker:
    Connecting Vaillant VC 194/3-C to Homematic IP HmIP-WHS2 for Room Control .

    Contact 3 is described as 230v, 4 as signal and both are bridged currently.

    I thought something else in general - WHS2 just has an interrupter there, so maybe just without so many connections:
    - L external to 1st L left
    - N external to 1st N left
    This would embrace the power supply to the WHS2 controller.

    Then Section 1 (1st block from contacts to the right of earth) simply as an interrupter between pins 3 and 4 from the boiler
    - L "Input" from furnace contact 3 (230V)
    - 1 "Output" to furnace contact no. 4 (Signal)

    Pump then normally according to the drawing.
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    Anonymous
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  • #5 18953042
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    Before I write how to connect it, tell me if you have two circulating pumps or one and if you want the pump to be able to run only when the boiler is heating or if you want it to be able to run also when the boiler is not heating?
    .

    In addition to the pump in the furnace, which turns on with the furnace, I also have an external pump for the underfloor.
    The underfloor pump should also run when the cooker is not heating - the control of the circuits is another topic, however, for the time being they are manual.

    However, it is important that sometimes the cooker needs to heat without switching on the pump (I have 2 rooms on another circuit where radiators are normal).

    I am aware that I have to connect the furnace contacts to a NO relay
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  • #7 18953062
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    Do you have a buffer in the CO system (large water container)?
    Do you have a CCU2/3 or just a HAP ?
    .

    No, just an expansion tank for the underfloor, no additional buffer.

    HAP only
  • #8 18953110
    Anonymous
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  • #9 18953146
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    Pin L of the second relay WHS2 (first from the right) should be connected to the L output of the circulating pump from the boiler (find it and connect there via a WAGO connector, for example). Connect the second pump to pin 1 and connect the second wire of this pump via a WAGO connector to the N wire of the output of the first circulating pump.
    .

    But I have this pump from the underfloor completely on external power currently, I would prefer not to take power from the furnace if not needed.
    contact 1 in the right block is not by any chance NC ?

    Connecting Vaillant VC 194/3-C to Homematic IP HmIP-WHS2 for Room Control

    Added after 6 [minutes]:

    Erbit wrote:
    What HM elements do you have in rooms with radiators?
    What HM elements do you have in rooms with underfloor heating?


    In rooms with radiators I only have HmIP-eTRV-B (Thermostat on radiator Basic), I don't care about precise control there because these are loft rooms (laundry and drying room)
    Where there is underfloor heating, there are HmIP-STH wall-mounted thermostats everywhere (the ones without a display so as not to tempt the child).

    Ultimately, I still want to add a HmIP-FALMOT-C12 to control underfloor circuits (7 circuits), but this will be added at a later date, if at all.
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  • #11 18953181
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Thanks a lot, I understand everything now, when I asked a question on the German forum I was rubbished....

    I have to think about this "idling" of the pump, I have quite a long one of the circuits and it seems to me that the pump has to run independently of the furnace pump in order to reach everywhere, but I can change this at any time, it's actually not a problem
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  • #13 18953268
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    In this arrangement, it is bound to happen that the HmIP-eTRV-B, due to the temperature measurement at the radiator, will turn off too soon only to reopen and then close again after several minutes.... This happens especially in large rooms.


    No harm done, I am able to set a tolerance, as I wrote, these are 3 rooms in the loft used as laundry, dryer and storage mainly, also it is supposed to be warm but not necessarily comfortable (although I want to give one wall-mounted one there anyway because of the humidity measurement)

    Erbit wrote:
    in total, it would be useful to have a HmIP-FALMOT to reduce the flow / cut off one of the loops but you will judge this yourself after one / two winters. Maybe it is not worth complicating the system.
    .
    Here I am still hesitating between the FALMOT and the HmIP-FAL230-C10, on the one hand the FAL230 could immediately control the pump on one of the channels, on the other hand there are only controllers connected to it, which are either open or closed, there is no way to set the "screwing" of the circuit.

    For the time being I want to get this running "somehow" as long as it works, the expense of further control needs to be negotiated ;) .
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  • #14 18953275
    Anonymous
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  • #15 18953286
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    Jasseji wrote:
    .... expense of further control needs to be negotiated ;)
    .

    Negotiations are best carried out just before bedtime or in the morning ;) , possibly during the day abruptly ;) .

    On a more serious note, check my comment about the WHS2 switching on/off by the heads. This may need to be scripted and then only the CCU.

    Good luck.
    .

    Teś there is such an option, unfortunately I originally bought the HMAP along with the switches for the light and didn't read exactly (although de facto it was free because the price with some discounted switches "covered" the switchboard supposedly)

    If we hook it up on Saturday I'll let you know how it works
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    Anonymous
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  • #17 18986770
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Sorry, we plugged it in but it didn't work as I imagined, so we unplugged it back.

    I thought the wall thermostats themselves would be able to tell the WHS2 when to heat, unfortunately there has to be a drive in each room with a thermostat as well, a radiator thermostat or drives from the underfloor.

    When we hooked this up I only had a choice of rooms in the loft where I have normal radiators with actuators, also it appeared that only if the loft gave the command to heat would it fire.

    For now I'm waiting until I have this floor module
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  • #19 18986821
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    I go into the settings of the WHS2 - I have assigned the boiler room as "Control without leading room"
    I have the option "Select rooms" and there I see a list of all rooms but I can only select the attic room where I have 2x HmIP-eTRV-B installed

    The rooms in which there are only HmIP-STH are grey.

    The second channel is configured as "underfloor heating pump" but I cannot switch it on either, even though it has been configured - the description in the application says "Pump control in connection with underfloor heating actuators" (i.e. I could switch it on via the actomatics options, it is available for selection as an action)

    In the same way as I would like to select the first channel as "heating system control for underfloor heating" it says "in combination with drive".

    Also, I have changed the concept a bit, the thermostats in the loft do not have to be able to switch on the furnace independently, it is enough that the heating in the loft is active when it is active in the flat downstairs.
  • #20 18986838
    Anonymous
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  • #21 18986863
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    Why? I don't know - perhaps "that's the way it's supposed to be".
    .
    I guess that's the way it's supposed to be, HAP is quite limited, isn't it.

    Erbit wrote:
    Why should the upstairs not heat when the downstairs is off ?
    .
    Because the attic is currently only used as a storage room, gym and laundry room and I don't care about maintaining a "habitable" temperature there as long as it is heated.

    From the German description, I read that the boiler and pump control via WHS2 is supposed to work as soon as "ANY" motor or radiator thermostat gives the demand. I haven't tested it because I'm waiting for the Plumber to replace my radiator because it's in an agonising state and I'm afraid it will fall apart if I try to remove the current manual thermostat.

    I have another idea, in total I could configure both channels of the WHS2: 1. as "Boiler control to sub floor", 2. as "Pump to floor" and then via Automation in the App:
    - If the current temperature is below 21st
    - And the target Temp is greater than or equal to 21st
    - And the time is between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
    - Perform the action "switch on channel 1" and "switch on channel 2"

    Except that this would then 100% conflict with each other
  • #22 18986916
    Anonymous
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  • #23 18986932
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    And well. So it should be possible to choose these wall thermostats. Maybe they have outdated software? Have you checked the versions?
    .

    It literally says "Fussbodenheizungsaktor oder Heizkörperthermostat" which means strictly there are mentioned Floor motors and radiator thermostats (so generally only something that has a motor can give heating demand based on % opening).

    I am slowly leaning towards buying a CCU3 in particular as "remote" control can be done via AIO Creator Neo in addition to the local control unit
  • #24 18986936
    Anonymous
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  • #25 18986959
    Jasseji
    Level 11  
    Erbit wrote:
    For remote control, all you need is a VPN (or TeamViewer on some computer at home), while Mediola is an extra hassle.


    I don't know, I'm playing around with it on a trial basis now (it supports HAP too) and it's even pretty cool.

    Anyway, at the moment the heating project is put on hold, in the current situation I have Homeoffice all the time anyway and I'm at home all day and it's not likely to go to Poland for Christmas either looking at the situation

    + Spouse has decided on the need for a laundry dryer :P .
  • #26 18987042
    Anonymous
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Topic summary

The discussion revolves around connecting a Vaillant VC 194/3-C gas cooker to the Homematic IP HmIP-WHS2 for room control. The user seeks to replace a defective VRC410 controller and implement separate heating controls for different rooms, including underfloor heating. Key points include the need to manage the boiler's ON/OFF state, the wiring of relays, and the integration of various Homematic thermostats (HmIP-eTRV-B and HmIP-STH). The conversation highlights the limitations of the Homematic Access Point (HAP) and suggests investing in a CCU2/3 for better control and automation capabilities. The user also discusses the challenges of managing multiple heating circuits and the inertia of underfloor heating systems.
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