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Posted by Giles Harney on February 11, 2008, 10:38 pm
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>>I have a heat pump that is controlled by a Honeywell CT3611 thermostat.
>>Previously the thermostat use to be one of those "analog" type tstats. The
>>"problem" I have with the Honeywell tstat is that it likes to kick on the
>>aux heat (resistance) frequently which really causes the electric meter to
>>spin. The previous thermostat would only use aux heat if I selected it. If
>>I raise the temp by just one degree on the Honeywell tstat it turns on the
>>aux heat. Is there a way to raise the trigger limit on the thermostat to
>>tell it not to call for aux heat for temperature differences less than 5
>>degrees? Could I just disconnect the aux wire (and cap it) so as to
>>prevent the aux / resistance heat from switching on?
>> Thanks,
>> -Giles
> Did you go through the setup program after you installed it???
> http://www.gogeisel.com/geiselonline/support/Honeywell/CT3611.pdf
Of course. There are no parameters to adjust the deadbands mentioned in the
manual / instructions.
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>Previously the thermostat use to be one of those "analog" type tstats. The
>"problem" I have with the Honeywell tstat is that it likes to kick on the
>aux heat (resistance) frequently which really causes the electric meter to
>spin. The previous thermostat would only use aux heat if I selected it. If
>I raise the temp by just one degree on the Honeywell tstat it turns on the
>aux heat. Is there a way to raise the trigger limit on the thermostat to
>tell it not to call for aux heat for temperature differences less than 5
>degrees? Could I just disconnect the aux wire (and cap it) so as to prevent
>the aux / resistance heat from switching on?
> Thanks,
> -Giles