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Posted by Gary Stone on February 7, 2005, 3:41 am
>
>> Hi, I'm new here. Please excuse my ignorance as most of my adult life I
> have
>> lived in apartments and assisted living centers due to MS. Well, I was
> able
>> to get out of my wheelchair and got a grant to buy a house. Wow! what a
>> health benefit that has been. Question, My thermostat is a Honeywell
> (round,
>> heat only) 2 wire 24 volt, there is a sticker in there that says T87F1818
> 2
>> 7921 and the furnace is a Luxaire model GSU082MF series NAGOE,(that could
> be
>> a Q) It's set up for propane. If I set the thermostat to say, 62º the
>> furnace will come on at 66º and shut off at 70º. Is this normal, or is it
>> time for a new thermostat. If time for a stat, are the programmable ones
> any
>> good?
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Stone
>> It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffeemaker.
>>
>>
>
> The T87F is the most popular and some argue, the best thermostat put out
> by
> Honeywell, and with the right sub-base, can run a heat pump, electric
> heat,
> oil..etc..
> There is a normal 4F dead band in the stat, so your on at 66 and off at 70
> is normal when set to 68F
> you have one of two problems with the stat...one you can do, and one you
> cant do...unless you have the right tool.
>
> One, its not level. 99.9% of the time, thats the problem. level it and the
> unit will work fine.
> if its working as well in the dead band as you state, do NOT adjust the
> heat
> anticipator unless after you level it, its overshooting by more than 2
> degrees. then, the anticipator setting will be located on the gas valve on
> the unit you have.
>
>
> The second and least likely issue is that its out of calibration, and
> should
> that be the case, you can buy a new one for less than what most will
> charge
> for a calibration.
>
> Digital stats are fine, as long as they dont say Lux, or Hunter on them.
> Programmable....on a unit with no AC...up to you, but a waste really.
>
> As far as that furnace goes, IF its the one that I find in my YorkNet
> program, have it serviced by a licenced york, luxaire or coleman dealer
> and
> it should go till it quits. Good units.
>
I had it checked out last fall, the guy doing the roof called the guy he
uses and he (heating contractor) said it was in great shape and had a newer
"Regulator?" in it. He didn't have to do much to it, just cleaned it up a
bit and only charged me $30.00. Question on leveling, I just took the
housing ring off it (stat) and the only way I see to check level is the top
2 (of 3) mounts for the housing ring, or is there a base plate I have to get
at behind there? If not, then it's slightly off level.
Stone
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