Why a condensing boiler needs return water below about 55 °C, what keeps the return too hot, and how weather compensation helps.
A condensing boiler only condenses when its heat exchanger is cooler than the flue-gas dew point, about 55 °C for natural gas. The return water is what keeps it that cool, so the return temperature decides whether you get the extra efficiency.
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