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Why would the compressor be on when the inside temperature is lower than the thermostat setting?
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Your contactor in the outdoor unit is stuck closed.
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How do you turn down the thermostat on your hot water heater?
There are several ways to turn down the thermostat on a water heater. Unfortunately, many models have different ways of doing this. On top the side of the water heater should be a knob that can be turned to the desired temperature. If you don't see this device, check your owner's manual for more specific directions. <<>> Midway down the side of the tank there is a device called an aquastat. It has numbers progressively increasing from left to right. These are the settings that the aquastat's contacts will open when the water temperature is reached shutting the tank off. It is like a thermostat but the sensing element is inside the tank and is surrounded by water. Generally all operate on the same principal, turn the set-point knob clockwise increases the temperature setting and turning the set-point knob counter clockwise decreased the temperature setting.
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Why does LCD display on the thermostat AC in the house periodically shuts off happens more during the summer then after a few hours it turns back on and the AC kicks in?
Generally speaking, a thermostat should command an air conditioner (or a furnace) to turn off once the thermometer inside the thermostat senses that the a given temperature has been reached. For example, if you have manually set your thermostat at 75 degrees, the thermostat's job from that point on is to maintain that temperature, or a temperature within one or two degrees of that. If the thermostat didn't turn the air conditioner off periodically the house would get much cooler than desired; using up a large amount of (expensive) electricity, and over burdening the air conditioner compressor, prematurely wearing it out leading to a costly repair bill. You might look at as the thermostat giving the air conditioner a rest and your wallet a break. Many, if not most thermostats also serve another role which is to safeguard the electronic startup up equipment and motor of the air conditioning unit. You might experience this when attempting to turn the air conditioner back on within a few minutes of it having turned off. This is a built in safeguard feature which protects certain delicate components inside your air conditioner from premature burnout or an electrical overload. If you experience this it's best to wait ten minutes or so for the safety system to reset. Hope this answer was helpful. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the reply, but when I said it "Shuts Off" it means that the Thermostat LED goes blank, as if there is no power to the syste.
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What a thermostat does?
A thermostat in general, is an assembly that measures temperature (if it measures room temperature then we are talking about a room thermostat) and trips an electrical contact on and off comparing measured temperature to a temperature setpoint (the temperature setting we set on the thermostat by means of a rotating knob or a digital screen and buttons. In an hvac system, we install a thermostat inside the room in which we want to control temperature and we set the desired temperature. If current temperature is below setpoint, then the contact trips, and the heating system heats the room. When measured temperature reaches the desired setpoint, thermostat trips off and the heating system will stop giving energy to the room. By starting and stoping the heating system, we achieve to set room temperature within some limits.
Why does the inside temperature on your thermostat keep going up and the air conditioner will not shut off?
Recharge the coolant or replace faulty thermostat.
How do you adjust the temperature of water in hot water heater?
The thermostat setting on the water heater controls the temp.
Does the engine temperature control the heat in the car?
The engine's thermostat controls the engine coolant temperature. The temperature control inside for the heater controls the cabin heat.
Device for regulating furance heat?
A device for regulating furnace heat is the thermostat. A programmable thermostat can be set to control the temperature inside the home on a regular schedule. The thermostat is set to a desired temperature and then the furnace turns on and off to accomplish the desired heat level.
What happens when you turn up the temperature of your oven?
If you mean "How does the inside temperature increase and stay there when you turn up the temperature" it's because there is a thermostat inside the oven. When you set the temperature on the oven, the heat will keep increasing and would keep going higher and higher if it wasn't for the fact that there was a thermostat inside. The thermostat will 'click off" once the temperature inside the oven has reached the temperature that you set the dial at. Basically, the element will turn off once it has reached this temperature, and will turn on again when it has cooled the oven down by just a few degrees, then the heat will increase again until it has reached the set heat-level again etc, and so on and so forth. The temperature the hottest to the coolest as this goes on.
How do you replace the thermostat located on a 1996 VW Jetta?
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What is a nonliving example of a homeostatic system?
A thermostat controlling a heating/cooling system. The thermostat is set at a certain temperature. If the inside temperature drops below this setpoint, the heating system is signalled to raise it. If the inside temperature rises above the setpoint, the cooling system is signalled to lower it. Doing this maintains the temperature within a small band, keeping things relatively homeostatic. This is the best example I can think of.
Where is the location of the thermostat on a 1997 Saturn?
Front side of the block on the passenger side, below the AC compressor (if your car is so equipped). The lower radiator hose goes to it. It is held on with two bolts and the thermostat will come out with the housing. BE CAREFUL WHEN REMOVING THE THERMOSTAT FROM THE HOUSING! You can easily break the inside cast extention that holds the thermostat's end pin.
How is a bimetallic strip used in a thermostat?
A bimetallic strip is used in a thermostat, by concealing it inside. When the temperature goes up, the bimetallic strip expands, and turns on the circuit for the AC/compressor ,to make the temperature cooler inside wherever the thermostat is.Two metal strips of differing thermal expansion are bonded together. Because the expansion is different the metals expand by different amounts. When heated the strip therefore has to bend, the one with the greater expansion on the outside of the curvature. As the strip bends it can either make or break a circuit contact depending on the configuration of the circuit, switching on of off the current. The reverse is true when the strip cools again.
What does the thermostat on a car do?
The thermostat in a car regulates the coolant temperature inside the engine. When the engine is cold, the thermostat is closed, allowing the heat from the combustion chamber to heat the fluid (coolant) in the coolant galleys in the engine block. Once the engine reaches an optimal temperature, the thermostat opens, allowing coolant to flow through the radiator. The thermostat then controls the flow of coolant to hold the engine at its optimum operating temperature, irrespective of engine load and operating condtions.
How does a thermostat work in a jeep?
If you follow the upper radiator hose, you will find the thermostat housing, the thermostat is inside this. Please ignore the idiot who replied to this question earlier, he obviously has no idea what a thermostat is. The thermostat stays closed until the coolant inside the engine reaches what temperature the tstat is, at which point it opens and allows coolant to flow through the hoses and the radiator to cool it before returning to the engine to continue the cycle.
