Hydraulic balancing

Hydraulic balancing

Hydraulic balancing

What is hydraulic balancing?

Hydraulic balancing of a heating system ensures even distribution of heating water in the house. This avoids the phenomenon that the radiator furthest away from the heating system remains cold, while the radiator closest to the heating system becomes very hot.


In order to be able to adjust the hydraulic balancing, presettable valves must be available on the radiators or retrofitted. In the case of underfloor heating, the heating circuit distributors must have adjustable control valves or must be retrofitted. If necessary, the heating circuit distributor must also be replaced.

After performing hydraulic balancing (calculation + adjustment on site), every room should be able to be heated without any problems. In addition, a hydraulically balanced system usually saves 5-15% on heating costs.

What is hydraulic balancing needed for?

If the flow temperature is to be optimally adjusted to the heating system, individual radiators may have to be replaced. As part of the calculation for hydraulic balancing, it is checked whether or which radiators need to be replaced.

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