Capt_Maloche wrote:J
in fact it is only at low temperature that the boiler allows optimal performance, there is still recovery with water at 60 ° C, it is important that the burner air inlet is connected to a suction cup which allows the exchange, and ideally, it is necessary to oversize the flue (the famous suction cup)
but relativisons, if the radios are intended to be fed at max to the 60 ° C, it is still a strong annual savings to predict
I do not share your optimism.
There are two things, not to be confused:
1) In the suction cup, combustion air and flue gases intersect, which slightly "preheats" the combustion air.
2) The heat released by the condensation of the water vapor produced by the condensation. I no longer have the data in mind, but the latter is considerable! Whereas the specific heat of the air is peanuts (that "recovered" by the combustion air by heating on contact with the smoke).
And sorry, but at 60 ° C I even wonder if it condenses. If so, at best a few drops ... At 40 ° C, yes, of course ... And the gains of "up to 25% ..." announced in the documentation, it is with low temperature circuits (floors heated - with departures at 28/30 ° and returns at 23/24!).
3) And there is the problem of taxation, mentioned by someone. So you can install a condesnation for the tax credit. Without large yield gains. But beware, the gas, it will pay for it anyway!
Finally, der der, we can have this tax strategy and then see if we can not reduce the circuit temperatures by changing the radiators. Strategies are not incompatible ...