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Posted by KJPRO on January 3, 2009, 6:01 pm
> Ok. I've got a York Affinity series heat pump (2 stage) with a York NG
> furnace as a backup. Here's the question:
> Should it , or should it not 'automatically' go on to the gas furnace when
> the heat pump is not satisfying the thermostat? I'm in a house that's not
> insulated, (soon to be, problem will probably go away) and with the
> thermostat on 76 and the outside temp at about 40, it was not able to
> bring the room above 72. I kept thinking it should kick in the furnace. I
> have a call in to my installer, and he was going to investigate it a bit.
> He was on a ladder at the time and not sure of the answer. I'm thinking
> this would almost have to be a function of the thermostat, as the heat
> pump logic would not know the room temperature. OR does it? The
> thermostat is the WR comfort set 90 model 1F95-377 . thanks for any
> input..
> steve barker
Sorry to hear you have a W/R stat...
Install a Honeywell touchscreen and use it's dual fuel controls. Then you'll
know what outdoor temp it's set at to change to the furnace.
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>do what it's supposed to.