One embodiment relates to a method for temperature regulation of a medium to be circulated through a plurality of zones of a facility. In this method, a call for heat is received. The method identifies a zone within the plurality of zones from which the call for heat originated. The medium is then h
One embodiment relates to a method for temperature regulation of a medium to be circulated through a plurality of zones of a facility. In this method, a call for heat is received. The method identifies a zone within the plurality of zones from which the call for heat originated. The medium is then heated to a first temperature range if the identified zone is a first zone within the facility and is heated to a second temperature range if the identified zone is a second zone within the facility. The first and second temperature ranges differ from one another. Other methods and systems are also disclosed.
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1. A controller for temperature regulation the controller comprising: an input interface configured to receive a first call for heat from a first thermostat arranged to measure ambient temperature in a first zone of a facility, receive a second call for heat from a second thermostat arranged to meas
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A controller for temperature regulation the controller comprising: an input interface configured to receive a first call for heat from a first thermostat arranged to measure ambient temperature in a first zone of a facility, receive a second call for heat from a second thermostat arranged to measure ambient temperature in a second zone of the facility, and receive a third call from a third zone, wherein the first and second thermostats are different and the first and second zones of the facility are different; andan output interface, coupled to a medium heating element, configured to provide control signals that instruct the medium heating element to heat a liquid medium residing within a heating chamber to different temperatures based on a medium application, a medium delivery destination, a zone priority, and at least one of a duty cycle of a cooling rate associated with the zone destination or an outdoor temperature of a zone comprising an outdoor area, and enable delivery of the liquid medium to the first zone, the second zone, and the third zone at the different temperatures within the heating chamber. 2. The controller of claim 1, where the input interface is configured to receive at least one additional call for heat from at least one additional zone of the facility; wherein the one or more control signals vary among a first state, a second state, and at least one additional state, the at least one additional state indicating the liquid medium is to be heated to the third temperature range. 3. The controller of claim 1, where the first zone, the second zone or the third zone comprises an outdoor area of the facility, and the medium heating element is configured to selectively heat the liquid medium in the heating chamber based on the medium application, the medium delivery destination, the zone priority, the duty cycle of the cooling rate associated with the zone destination and the outdoor temperature of the outdoor area. 4. The controller of claim 3, where the medium heating element is configured to selectively heat the medium in the heating chamber to different temperature ranges as a function of different states of the one or more control signals. 5. The controller of claim 1, where the output interface is further configured to provide another control signal to a circulator, the another control signal facilitating the circulator to circulate the medium through at least a portion of the facility. 6. The controller of claim 1, where the medium heating element, in response to the one or more controls signals, is configured to heat the liquid medium in the heating chamber to two different temperatures corresponding to two different rooms of the first zone and the second zone, a third different temperature corresponding to an outdoor area, and a fourth different temperature corresponding to an appliance. 7. The controller of claim 1, wherein the input interface comprises a first terminal coupled to a zone manager, the zone manager coupled to a multiple wired or wireless call for heat generators located at multiple respective zones in the facility and to assign different priorities to the first zone, the second zone and the third zone to facilitate delivery of the medium to the first zone, the second zone and the third zone based on the different priorities. 8. The controller of claim 1, wherein the heating element is a natural gas burner or an oil burner that provides a flame to heat the medium in the heating chamber. 9. The controller of claim 1, wherein the zone manager is further configured to assign the different priorities to the first zone and the second zone based on the medium application of the liquid medium that is delivered to the first zone or the second zone. 10. A temperature regulation system for a facility, comprising: a controller configured to receive calls for heat from thermostats within zones of the facility, and provide a control signal that selectively varies between states depending upon a medium application, a medium delivery destination, a zone priority, and at least one of a duty cycle of a cooling rate associated with the zone destination or an outdoor temperature of an outdoor area as one of the zones; anda medium heating element configured to heat a liquid medium residing within a storage tank, before being delivered and in response to the states of the control signal, to different temperatures based on a zone application, a zone delivery destination, a zone priority, and at least one of a duty cycle of a cooling rate associated with the zone destination or an outdoor temperature at an outdoor area, and enable delivery of the liquid medium to the zones at the different temperatures within the heating chamber. 11. The temperature regulation system of claim 10, further comprising: a circulator coupled to the controller and configured to selectively circulate the liquid medium through at least a portion of the facility. 12. The temperature regulation system of claim 10, where a first temperature range of the different temperatures is suitable for direct contact with human skin and where a second temperature range of the different temperatures is suitable for facilitating radiative heating of a zone of the facility. 13. A method for temperature regulation of a medium initially residing within a storage tank and to be circulated through a plurality of zones of a facility, comprising: receiving, via a controller, calls from the plurality of zones;generating, via the controller in response to the calls, control signals that instruct a medium heating element to heat a liquid medium within a heating chamber to different temperatures based on a medium application, a medium delivery destination, a zone priority, and at least one of a duty cycle of a cooling rate associated with the zone destination or an outdoor temperature of a zone comprising an outdoor area;heating the medium residing within the storage tank to a first temperature range, and a third temperature range in response to the control signals; anddelivering the medium to the plurality of zones comprising a first zone, a second zone and a third zone with different temperature ranges based on a first priority, a second priority, and a third priority. 14. The method of claim 13, where the medium is heated by the medium heating element shared by the first and second zones. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: monitoring a temperature of the medium while the medium is heated by the medium heating element to determine whether the temperature of the medium is at the first temperature range or the second temperature range. 16. The method of claim 13, where the second temperature range is suitable for direct contact with human skin and where the first temperature range is suitable for facilitating radiative heating of the first zone of the facility. 17. The method of claim 13, further comprising: temporarily suspending a minimum temperature associated with the medium in response to a call for heat. 18. The method of claim 13, where heating the medium to the first and second temperature ranges is carried out using hysteresis. 19. The method of claim 13, where at least one of the first and second temperature ranges is a variable temperature range. 20. The method of claim 13, where at least one of the first and second temperature ranges is a single temperature setpoint.
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