Boiler Automation Device

What it does

The boiler automation device sits in the boiler room of a centrally heated building and lets the boiler be monitored remotely and, when needed, controlled remotely. It runs the boiler according to how much heat the building needs at that moment and makes its operating status visible over the web, with no trip to the boiler room.

A boiler running on a fixed setting burns regardless of the weather outside or the demand inside. The building either overheats and residents open their windows, or some flats never get warm enough. Either way, part of the fuel never does the building any good. Automation closes that gap: when demand drops, firing is turned down; when demand rises, the boiler comes back on.

The device's second job is monitoring. Faults show up remotely, and where an issue can be handled from a distance, it is dealt with without waiting for a site visit. When a "the building is cold" call comes in mid-winter, it is clear straight away whether the boiler is the cause.

How it works

A practical way to read a building's heat demand is the temperature of the water returning from the radiators to the boiler. When residents turn their valves down, less heat is used and the return water comes back warmer. The control logic watches that difference, works out how much heat the building is asking for and adjusts the boiler accordingly.

Every installation starts with a site survey, because no two boiler rooms are alike. The existing control panel, boiler and burner type, power supply and communication options are checked on site to choose the connection method. During commissioning, it is defined who can access the system and which actions they may take remotely. Since the boiler is shared building equipment, these permissions are granted with the knowledge and approval of the building management.

Mechanical maintenance of the boiler, the burner and the shared heating installation remains the job of the building's own plumbing and heating contractor. The device works on the measurement, monitoring and control side.

Technology

The device also doubles as a meter reading point. Heat meters and radiator heat allocators in the building can be read remotely through it over the M-Bus line. There is no need for one box for automation and another for meter reading in the boiler room, and both jobs follow a single installation schedule.

The connection method depends on where the building is. In Istanbul, remote boiler automation runs over a LoRaWAN network that we operate. Because LoRaWAN carries data over long distances at low power without new cabling, it is a practical choice where buildings are spread out. Coverage and connection suitability are assessed separately for every project.

Metering and automation reinforce each other. A heat sharing system based on individual metering shows each resident their own consumption and gives them a reason to stop overheating; automation passes that lower demand on to the boiler. Without automation, the boiler keeps firing at the same setting even after residents cut back.

Where it is used

Boiler automation is a system working in the field: it is currently active in around 700 buildings. Typical sites are centrally heated apartment blocks and residential complexes, and the users are building managements and the teams that run the system on their behalf.

Notable sites:

• Sivas Cumhuriyet Technopark — in 2025, boiler automation was installed at the technopark where our offices are located. Addressable RF fire detection and server room temperature/humidity monitoring were commissioned there in the same period.
• Istanbul — remote boiler automation over a LoRaWAN network.

The device is not only used in our own projects: we also design and manufacture a boiler automation device for one of the property management platforms, under that platform's own brand. Because board design and manufacturing are done in-house, the device can go into the field together with the partner's own system.

If you would like an assessment for a building, send us the number of flats, the make and model of the boiler and burner, whether there is an existing automation panel in the boiler room and whether the building already shares heating bills by metering. The survey and installation plan are prepared from that information.