WI-FI GEOTHERMAL CONTROL ECO-0600 by HBX

The ECO-0600 is designed to be a stand –alone outdoor reset control device. The purpose and function of the ECO-0600 is to provide control for geothermal applications with the ability control equipment in a 2 pipe, single or dual tank, hydronic heating or cooling system.

The ECO-0600 can control up to four (4) heat pump stages (air-to-water or water-water) or chillers and a reversing valve with outdoor temperature reset control.

This powerful control can control a backup heat source (boiler) while operating three (4) heat pump stages. The backup heat source can be brought on with a few different options based on outdoor or tank temperatures. The control can manage single tank or dual tank applications with separate hot and cold tanks. The control also features DHW (domestic hot water) control with any application.

Remote Access Anytime, Anywhere. 

Used in conjunction with the free HBX Sensorlinx™ mobile app, users can control their geothermal system remotely from there smartphone or tablet devices with the ability to adjust heat pump and backup parameters, monitor tank temperatures, equipment operation status and receive alarm notifications. 

ECO-0600 Features 

Control up to 4 heat pump stages 

Backup boiler control Single or dual tank modes 

DHW control 

Runs reversing valve or 3 way mixing valves 

Lead lag on heat pumps 

Heat pump rotation on time or cycles 

Alarm notification on tank temperature via the Sensorlinx™ app 

Outdoor temperature reset 

System and hot/cold tank pumps with exercising and post purge

TECHNICAL DATA AND DIMENSIONS 

ECO-0600 TECHNICAL DATA

Specifications: 

4 x thermistor Input (10k Ohm) 4 x Stage Relays 24VAC 2A Max 3 x AUX Relays

• 120VAC 1/6hp FLA or LRA 5A Max (Pump) 

• 240VAC 1/2hp FLA or LRA 5A Max (Pump) 

• 120VAC/240VAC 5A Max (Other) 1x Input 120VAC +/- 10% 50/60Hz 250mA Max

Combined relay power should not exceed 15A

Weight: 0.750Kg Dimensions: 131mm W x 246mm H x 66.71mm 5.16in W x 9.83in H x 2.64in

ETL Listings: 

Meets CSA C22.2 No. 24 Meets UL Standard 873 ETL Control No. 3068143 

Storage: 50°F to 104°F (10ºC to 40ºC) 

ECO-0600 

WiFi: 2.4GHz Network Only FCC ID: 2AHMRESP125

ECO-0600 MAIN SCREEN

HOT TANK/COLD TANK – The ECO-0600 features a full LCD screen that will display the hot and cold tank temperatures along with the outdoor temperature. If there is a demand for heating or cooling the corresponding tank zone will be bordered with a green box, and the staging output(s) in the lower wiring chamber will be closed 

Wi-Fi – Indicates that the control is connected to a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network

PRIORITY – Indicates if there is a priority for heating or cooling

HEAT PUMPS – Indicates how many heat pumps are being utilized in your system setup. When a heat pump is activated by a call the heat pump will light up in respect to their classification 

REV VALVE – When a cooling demand is activated the Rev Valve will light up to indicated it is on 

BACKUP – The Backup will activate based on the parameters under the Backup Setup. When the symbol is lit up this indicates that the Backup contacts are closed. If there is no Backup icon on the Main Screen then the Backup Setup as not been configured and is set to 

Off PUMPS – When a pump is activated by a call you will see the first pump (P1) and or second pump (P2) light up in respect to their classification, their associated contacts PUMP 1 and/or PUMP 2 can be found in the lower wiring chamber will be closed 

DEMANDS - When the delegated demand is active it will be lit up thus in turn the associated demand in the upper wiring chamber will be closed as well (tt1, tt2) DEMANDS - The outdoor temperature will be displayed. This option will also display if the control is in WWSD (Warm Weather Shutdown) or CWSD (Cold Weather Shutdown) 

DHW TANK - If DHW is set to on. It will display the DHW temperature. If there is a demand for DHW the zone will be bordered with a green box

STAGE SEQUENCE SETUP 

The ECO-0600 allows for expandability for more staging between controllers. A maximum of four (4) controllers can be utilized for a maximum of 16 heat pump stages. When using more than one ECO-0600, to allow them to communicate wirelessly between each other, they will need to follow a sequential order. 

STAGE SEQUENCE SETUP: 

This setting will allow you to select the stage sequence in your systems setup. The first sequence is labelled Primary and represents sequence 1-4.

• Primary (Stages 1-4) 

• Secondary (Stages 5-8) *ECO-0600 #2 

• Secondary (Stages 9-12) *ECO-0600 #3 

• Secondary (Stage 13-16) *ECO-0600 #4 

CONTROL ID: If the Sequence was set to the Primary then the number under Control ID will represent this ECO-0600’s ID. If the CPU Sequence was set to any sequence other than Primary, that ECO-0600’s Control ID can be set to match the value of the Primary ECO0600 Control ID and the ECO-0600’s will then LINK automatically. The ECO-0600’s will be LINKED when the Sequence Link symbol appears on the top left of the Main Screen for both controllers

CONTROL STATUS 

Sync Code - Sync Code of the ECO-0600 

Wi-Fi Network – displays current SSID network connected to 

Wi-Fi Password – displays password of current network connected to 

Wi-Fi Strength – displays Signal strength of the network connected to

HEAT PUMP SETUP

Number of Stages – This setting will allow you to select the number of heat pump stages that are attached to the control. If Backup is being used, you can only have a maximum of 3 stages. If Backup is being used with 4 stages of heat pumps then Pump Output 1 will be used for the Backup. (1 to 4) Default: 1 

Stage ON Lagtime – When the heat pump is set for more than 1 stage, this setting will be set for the minimum lagtime between heat pump stages. This is a time delay between stages. Even if the differential has been exceeded this time must elapse before that stage can come on. (1-240 Min) 

Stage Off Lagtime – This feature is used to set how you would like to stage the heat pumps off When the heat pump is set for more than 1 stage, this setting will be set for the minimum OFF lagtime between heat pump stages Rotate Time – 

Rotate Time The time of rotation between heat pumps. This setting is in hours of run time. This means that the heat pumps are going to rotate when the first heat pump exceeds the second by the rotate time. (OFF/1H to 240H) Default: OFF 

Rotate Cycles – Set the number of cycles at which you would like to rotate the heat pumps. One cycle is described as the heat pump going on and then off. (OFF/1 to 240) Default: OFF 

Off Staging – This feature is used to set how you would like to stage the heat pumps off. If set to OFF the heat pumps will stage off normally based off of tank temperature and differential settings or STAGE OFF Lagtime settings. If set to ON the heat pumps will all stage off at the same time, based off of tank temperature and differential settings. (OFF/ON) Default: OFF 

2 Stage Heat Pumps – This setting will appear when the Number of Stages is set to an even value. This setting can be utilized when using dual stage heat pumps or pumps with 2 compressors per unit. (OFF/ON) Default: OFF

LoLo Hi Hi Rotation – This option is only selectable when 2 Stage Heat Pumps is set to On. This setting will enable for heat pumps with low fire and high fire compressors to engage the low stage first prior to the high. This is accounted for in rotation of heat pump stages as well so that the low fire stages still goes first when multiple 2 stage compressor heat pumps are used. (OFF/ON) Default: OFF

HOT TANK SETUP WITH OUTDOOR RESET WWSD - 

This setting is used to set the temperature in which the ECO-0600 will go into WWSD. If the system rises above this temperature, the system will be shut off. In WWSD the heat pumps and backup boiler will shut off. (OFF/34°F to 180°F) Default: 65°F 

Outdoor Reset (Design) – This is used in the outdoor reset design calculation. This option should be set to reflect your specific city or region. This option needs to be set OFF if you are not using outdoor reset. *With this option enabled, the Tank Temperature setting will be replaced by Min Tank and Max Tank Temperature settings. (OFF/-40°F to 127°F) Default: OFF 

Differential – Set this temperature to be the desired hot tank differential. *A differential of 4°F will allow for 2 degrees above and/or 2 degrees below the desired temperature before a demand is present. (2°F to 100°F) Default: 6°F 

Min Tank Temp - This setting is the bottom of the heat curve. The target will hit this temperature as the Outdoor Temperature approaches the WWSD. (35°F to 200°F) Default: 80°F 

Max Tank Temp - This setting is the top of the heat curve. The target will hit this temperature as the Outdoor Temperature approaches the Design Outdoor Temperature. (35°F to 200°F) Default: 115°F

HOT TANK SETUP WITHOUT OUTDOOR RESET WWSD -

This setting is used to set the temperature in which the ECO-0600 will go into WWSD. If the system rises above this temperature, the system will be shut off. In WWSD the heat pumps and backup boiler will shut off. (OFF/34°F to 180°F) Default: 65°F 

Outdoor Reset (Design) – This is used in the outdoor reset design calculation. This option should be set to reflect your specific city or region. This option needs to be set OFF if you are not using outdoor reset. *With this option enabled, the Tank Temperature setting will be replaced by Min Tank and Max Tank Temperature settings. (OFF/-40°F to 127°F) Default: OFF 

Differential – Set this temperature to be the desired hot tank differential. *A differential of 4°F will allow for 2 degrees above and/or 2 degrees below the desired temperature before a demand is present. (2°F to 100°F) Default: 6°F 

Tank Target Temperature - When a heat demand is present and the control is not in WWSD, the control will target this temperature for heating. (35°F to 200°F) Default: 115°F If there is no thermistor attached to pins 14 and 15, the control assumes single tank operation.

COLD TANK SETUP WITHOUT OUTDOOR RESET CWSD - 

This setting is used to set the temperature in which the ECO-0600 will go into CWSD. If the system goes below this temperature, the system will be shut off. In CWSD the heat pumps will shut off. (OFF/32°F to 119°F) Default: 75°F 

Outdoor Reset (Design) – This is used in the outdoor reset design calculation. This option should be set to reflect your specific city or region. This option needs to setup as OFF if you are not using outdoor reset. With this option enabled, the Tank Temperature setting will be replaced by Min Tank and Max Tank Temperature settings. (OFF/0°F to 119°F) Default: OFF 

Differential – Set this temperature to be the desired cold tank differential. A differential of 4°F will allow for 2 degrees above and/or 2 degrees below the desired temperature before a demand is present. (2°F to 100°F) Default: 8°F 

Min Tank Temp - This setting is the bottom of the cooling curve. The target will hit this temperature as the outdoor temperature approaches the Outdoor Design Temperature. (30°F to 200°F) Default: 45°F 

Max Tank Temp - This setting is the top of the cooling curve. The target will hit this temperature as the Outdoor Temperature approaches the CWSD. (30°F to 200°F) Default: 60°F

COLD TANK SETUP WITHOUT OUTDOOR RESET CWSD - 

This setting is used to set the temperature in which the ECO-0600 will go into CWSD. If the system goes below this temperature, the system will be shut off. In CWSD the heat pumps will shut off. (OFF/32°F to 119°F) Default: 75°F 

Outdoor Reset (Design) – This is used in the outdoor reset design calculation. This option should be set to reflect your specific city or region. This option needs to setup as OFF if you are not using outdoor reset. With this option enabled, the Tank Temperature setting will be replaced by Min Tank and Max Tank Temperature settings. (OFF/0°F to 119°F) Default: OFF 

Differential – Set this temperature to be the desired cold tank differential. A differential of 4°F will allow for 2 degrees above and/or 2 degrees below the desired temperature before a demand is present. (2°F to 100°F) Default: 8°F 

Tank Target Temperature - When a cooling demand is present and the control is not in CWSD, the control will target this temperature for cooling. (30°F to 200°F) Default: 45°F *If there is no thermistor attached to pins 14 and 15, the control assumes single tank operation.

DHW TANK SETUP 

Use DHW Tank - Once this option is enabled you will be able to program the remaining options for your DHW setup. (OFF/ON) Default: OFF DHW Target – This option allows you to select your DHW target temperature in the tank. (35°F to 180°F) Default: 130°F 

Differential – This is the differential for the DHW tank. Set this parameter to the desired differential for the DHW tank. (2°F to 100°F) Default: 8°F Differential DHW Target Use DHW Tank 

WWSD/CWSD Time - This setting is used as a lagtime for CWSD and WWSD. This will hold the control from entering CWSD or WWSD until this time has elapsed. The timer starts when the outdoor temperature hits the CWSD or WWSD. This setting is useful in the shoulder seasons when there are large outdoor temperature swings. (0H to 240H) Default: 0H 

Use Web Outdoor - This setting can be used for outdoor temperature reading via the web instead of installing an outdoor sensor. The control must be connected to a Wi-Fi network and the user must set the controller to a building via the Sensorlinx mobile app for this setting to work. (ON/OFF) 

Heat/Cool Switch Delay - This will act as a delay between the control switching between Heat and cool calls and vise versa. (30s to 600s) 

Wide Priority Diff - This will create a differential based on the differential set in the Hot and Cold tank setups when switching between heat and cool demands. If set to Off and there is both a Heat and Cool Demand present the Tank target will switch between demands once the target has been satisfied. If set to On and there is both a Heat and Cool Demand present the Tank target will go past the target based on the differential value entered before switching to the other demand. This setting should not be used in single tank operations. (ON/OFF)

Backup Time - This setting will be set for the minimum lag time between heat pump stages and the backup boiler. This is a time delay between the heat pump stages and the backup boiler. The backup time can bring on the backup even if differential and temperature are not in their range so long as the backup time has elapsed. (OFF/1m to 240m) Default: OFF 

Backup Temp – Set this temperature to the desired outdoor temperature that will allow the backup to come on. When the temperature resides above this value, the backup will not be allowed to come on. Only when the Outdoor Temperature falls below this value can the backup come on. This setting will override the backup time settings and bring the backup on instantaneously if the target is within its range to come on. (OFF/2°F to 100°F) Default: OFF 

Backup Diff – This setting can be used with the backup temperature and backup time or on its own to bring the backup on. This setting is used to set a differential on the tank at which you would like the backup to come on. This setting will override the backup time settings and bring the backup on instantaneously if the target is at or below the differential. (eg. Tank temperature of 115°F and a backup differential of 10°F. The backup boiler will come on at 105°F providing all of the heat pumps are already on.) (OFF/2°F to 100°F) Default: OFF

Backup Only Outdoor – This option allows you to set a temperature at which the backup will run at all times in favour of the heat pumps, the heat pumps will not run until the outside temperature rises above this setting. This will turn on the Backup for a Hot Tank or DHW call. 

Backup Only Tank – Set this to the maximum tank temperature for the heat pumps to run at. Once this temperature has been exceeded, only the backup will heat the tank to the target temperature. To function properly, this temperature should be set lower than the hot tank target temperature. The tank temperature will be based on the Hot Tank during a heat call and the DHW during a DHW call.

Pump 1 - The chosen pump type will close the lower contact at 1-2 (PUMP1)when a demand is in place. Pump choice options : System, Heating, Cooling, DHW, App, None 

Pump 1 Post Purge – the amount of time if necessary for Pump 1 to run after the call associated with it has been removed. Allowed Values: 0-240 Seconds 

Pump 1 Start Delay – the amount of time if necessary for Pump 1 be delayed to run after the call associated with it has been activated Allowed Values: 0-240 Seconds 

Pump 2 - The chosen pump type will close the lower contact at 1-2 (PUMP1)when a demand is in place. Pump choice options : System, Heating, Cooling, DHW, App, None 

Pump 2 Post Purge – the amount of time if necessary for Pump 1 to run after the call associated with it has been removed. Allowed Values: 0-240 Seconds 

Pump 2 Start Delay – the amount of time if necessary for Pump 1 be delayed to run after the call associated with it has been activated Allowed Values: 0-240 Seconds 

Pump Exercise Time – The amount of time to exercise the pumps. The pump will run for the amount of time that is set in post purge for pump 1 and 2. Allowed Values: 0-240 Seconds 

PUMP OPTIONS 

System – If there are any heating or cooling calls the pump contact will close 

Heating – If there are any heating call and the heating target is above the actual temperature the pump contact will close 

Cooling – if there are any cooling calls the pump contact will close 

DHW – if there is a DHW call the pump contact will close

App – if the virtual app switch is activated this pump contact will close 

None – No pumps are being utilized in your system setup

Heat - The control will prioritize a heating demand over a cooling demand. 

Cooling – The control will prioritize a cooling demand over a heating demand. Auto – The control will automatically set the priority based off how close the outdoor temperature is to the WWSD/CWSD setpoint setting.