Hydronic boilers consume a tremendous amount of energy and add significantly to a businesses carbon footprint. They are intentionally over-engineered to meet the needs of the single coldest day of the year thereby increasing their already large consumption of energy and carbon emissions profile.  Boiler controls systems are seldom integrated in older facilities.  

Once buildings reach their desired temperature, boilers stop firing. When they resume firing before the building requires additional heat, it is known as “dry cycling.”  It shortens the lifespan of the boiler. It wastes a significant amount of energy. And the increase in natural gas consumption increases carbon emissions. 

The solution to dry cycling is the boiler microprocessor.  One boiler microprocessor per unit eliminates dry cycling by analyzing flow and return water temperatures every 10 seconds. It determines when boilers need to fire, and when they do not.  This reduces the daily number of boiler firings by up to 70% creating annual utility bill savings of up to 25%.  The energy savings and natural gas reduction have a 1:1 relationship making the boiler microprocessor a significant decarbonization tool in reducing Scope I emissions.