I have an EK Accel system connected to Nest thermostats.
Nest has a feature called "True Radiant" that seems to conflict with "Smart Boost" feature. As I understand it:
* Smart Boost on the EK will crank up the furnace if boiler isn't able to satisfy the demand after a set time (either 20 minutes or 45 minutes). Don't understand all the terminology regarding reset curve, but from what I gather the furnace is less efficient after this mode kicks on with the benefit of it preventing the system from taking forever to bring the house back to temp.
* Nest has a feature called "True Radiant" that basically says "I know newer radiator systems can take a long time to heat up; tell me when you want it to be 72 and I'll tell the thermostat to come on X hours earlier in order to satisfy that", learning as it goes.
If you have a Nest, wouldn't it be more efficient to turn the "True Radiant" on and have the boiler run longer in the more efficient mode vs use Smart Boost?
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