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US 2013/0277440 A1Published application
Modulating boiler system
AssigneeWestcast, Inc.
InventorKENNETH W. COHEN
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Abstract
A modulating boiler system for heating a structure including a controller, a boiler operatively connected to the controller, and a thermostat operatively connected to the controller and boiler. The controller assesses a level of thermostat activity over a predetermined measuring period and adjusts the boiler in response to the level of activity to increase the boiler's efficiency.
Claims7
A method of increasing boiler efficiency comprising the steps of:
- assessing an activity level of at least one thermostat over a predetermined time period, said at least one thermostat being in operative connection with a boiler;
- and
- adjusting said boiler in response to said activity level of said thermostat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.