Heat Anticipator-Heat Pump

Posted by on November 29, 2006, 10:00 pm

I do not have a gas pack heat pump but have a t-stat with a heat
anticipator. I know that the anticipator is adjusted for the amperage flow
to the gas valve on gas packs but how is it adjusted for a heat pump unit
with electric resistance heat? Does my system have the wrong t-stat?

Thanks for any help...

RTB PHX

Posted by Bubba on November 29, 2006, 10:52 pm

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:00:58 GMT, "<Richard Berenson>"

>I do not have a gas pack heat pump but have a t-stat with a heat
>anticipator.

A thermostat with a heat anticipator?? Oh my no. Thats all wrong.
Where did you find something like that?

> I know that the anticipator is adjusted for the amperage flow
>to the gas valve on gas packs but how is it adjusted for a heat pump unit
>with electric resistance heat?

The molecular ions get excited and run around the nucleas of the heat
strips. This high kinetic energy causes heat.

> Does my system have the wrong t-stat?

Yes, definately the wrong stat. Get a new one.
Bubba

>Thanks for any help...
>RTB PHX

Posted by udarrell on November 30, 2006, 12:36 am

<Richard Berenson> wrote:

>I do not have a gas pack heat pump but have a t-stat with a heat
>anticipator. I know that the anticipator is adjusted for the amperage flow
>to the gas valve on gas packs but how is it adjusted for a heat pump unit
>with electric resistance heat? Does my system have the wrong t-stat?
>Thanks for any help... RTB PHX
>

Yes, Heat pump THs can have both cooling & heating anticipators.
The cooling mode anticipator is fixed, the heating mode may have both
stages using adjustable heat anticipators.
Adjustable settings are specific to the specific equipment's components,
leave those settings to the service tech!
- udarrell

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Posted by daytona° on November 30, 2006, 9:25 am

Not only to gas valves...it is to what ever the heat anticipator circuit is
controlling....be it the 1st stage or 2nd stage and so on
Which is characteristic to analog t-stats....digital have set adjust heat
anticipation (that can also manually adjusted)

Posted by udarrell on November 30, 2006, 10:17 am

<Richard Berenson> wrote:

Yes, Heat pump THs can have both cooling & heating anticipators.
The cooling mode anticipator is fixed, the heating mode may have both
stages using an adjustable or fixed heat anticipator.
Adjustable settings are specific to the specific equipment's components,
leave those settings to the service tech!
- udarrell

--
PROPER A/C UNIT & DUCTWORK Sizing is over 70% of Operating Efficiency
http://www.udarrell.com/proper_cfm_btuh_duct_sizing_air_conditioning_systems.html

Air Conditioning Installations Now Produce 95% Failure Rate
http://www.eeba.org/conference/2004/presentations/Proctor1.pdf

Solving - External Static Pressure (ESP)
http://www.udarrell.com/udarrell-air-conditioning.html

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