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  • Feb 3, 2010, 08:26 PM
    Sherryb51
    Old thermostat had 3 degree before heat would come on this one is .5 degree
    The old thermostat would drop 3 degrees before firing up the furnace to heat. This Noma model 52-2570-6 drops .5 degree and it comes on to heat. I want to have the 3 degrees, because the furnace is coming on every 10 minutes
  • Feb 3, 2010, 11:17 PM
    hvac1000
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Sherryb51 View Post
    The old thermostat would drop 3 degrees before firing up the furnace to heat. This Noma model 52-2570-6 drops .5 degree and it comes on to heat. I want to have the 3 degrees, because the furnace is coming on every 10 minutes


    Read your manual that came with your thermostat and if available change the anticipation setting. Newer thermostats are more accurate than old. Good luck.
  • Feb 4, 2010, 11:04 AM
    Sherryb51
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hvac1000 View Post
    Read your manual that came with your thermostat and if available change the anticipation setting. Newer thermostats are more accurate than old. Good luck.

    Read the manual until I am blue in the face. You can't adjust the variance. I can't live with my furnace kicking on very 10 minutes. Hopefully some will have a solution other than throughing this thermostat out.
  • Feb 4, 2010, 12:51 PM
    hvac1000
    If it is not adjustable did you program the thermostat for the correct type? Usually there is a selection for electric,gas,hot water etc. Those settings can also make a difference.
  • Feb 4, 2010, 01:33 PM
    Sherryb51

    Thank you for response. We have set to gas which we have. So it is not that. We have read the manual from to back. I have looked on line with no luck. I am to the point there is only one solution. The Garbage!
  • Feb 4, 2010, 01:40 PM
    hvac1000
    I run a 6 cycle setup at my home. That means my system under ideal circumstances will turn off and then back on 6 times per hour. I hate large temperature swings.

    One tip you might try. Seal the opening where the wires come through the wall behind the thermostat. This can make a substantial difference in some installs since it prevents the air in the wall from telling the thermostat what to do instead of the air in the room.
  • Feb 4, 2010, 01:45 PM
    Sherryb51

    Thank you we will give that a try.
  • Feb 4, 2010, 02:17 PM
    hvac1000
    Good luck

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