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Posted by Steve@carolinabreezehvac on February 7, 2005, 11:27 am
> What is the particular problem with the Hunter T-stats? I've had a couple
of
> them now. (one in each house I've owned) never seemed to be a problem. But
I
> am not a furnace/heating guy either.
>
> Duane
>
Hunter and Lux, both made in China, along with the new line found at Home
Depot, that appears to be a Lux sub, historically have been crap in the
sense that they work fine, and then one day, they either go into a runaway
heating cycle that never quits, or fail completely.
I have had customers that had one or both in the homes and they worked fine.
With any brand, you will get a few bad ones...but, the two mentioned here
have a much higher failure rate than the larger name brands such as
Honeywell, or Robershaw...and as someone that gets to go diagnose and repair
problems ona daily basis, I can tell you that we pull these unit off the
wall, more than we would like.
I know and have customers that have Goodman units that are 15 years old and
still running, but I damn sure wont have one on my home either.
>
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> >
>
>
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