I have to work it manually. I can hear the thermostat click if I turn
it up or down, but the compressor just runs the whole time.
The room will get too cold if I leave it run. I can have it on fan
only, and turn the thermostat all the way down and hear it click, but
if I turn it to A/C
the compressor kicks in right away.
Could there be a relay in there stuck or burnt together?
Thanks, Tony

On Jul 10, 7:53*am, " wrote:
I have to work it manually. I can hear the thermostat click if I turn
it up or down, but the compressor just runs the whole time.
The room will get too cold if I leave it run. I can have it on fan
only, and turn the thermostat all the way down and hear it click, but
if I turn it to A/C
the compressor kicks in right away.
Could there be a relay in there stuck or burnt together?
Thanks, Tony

I had a bad double capacitor do that to me once on a full size split
system. The power for the fan was backfeeding through the capacitor
to the compressor.

Need to look at the circuit and start checking things out with a
meter. Often the circuit diagram is inside the housing somewhere.

Sounds like the thermostat is stuck. Or, more correctly, the
electrical contacts within the thermostat.

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I have to work it manually. I can hear the thermostat click if I turn
it up or down, but the compressor just runs the whole time.
The room will get too cold if I leave it run. I can have it on fan
only, and turn the thermostat all the way down and hear it click, but
if I turn it to A/C
the compressor kicks in right away.
Could there be a relay in there stuck or burnt together?
Thanks, Tony

On Jul 10, 10:09*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Sounds like the thermostat is stuck. Or, more correctly, the
electrical contacts within the thermostat.

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I have to work it manually. I can hear the thermostat click if I turn
it up or down, but the compressor just runs the whole time.
The room will get too cold if I leave it run. I can have it on fan
only, and turn the thermostat all the way down and hear it click, but
if I turn it to A/C
the compressor kicks in right away.
Could there be a relay in there stuck or burnt together?
Thanks, Tony

OK thanks, But would I still hear a "click" when I turn it (the
thermostat) from low to high?
Thanks, Tony

On Jul 10, 10:11*am, " wrote:

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OK thanks, But would I still hear a "click" when I turn it (the
thermostat) from low to high?

Yes. The click is the coil pulling the relay armature down, but the
contacts could still be stuck solid. Try a new relay, and odds are
your problem could be gone.

Joe

On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:17:16 -0700, Joe wrote:

On Jul 10, 10:11Â*am, " wrote:

snip

OK thanks, But would I still hear a "click" when I turn it (the
thermostat) from low to high?

Yes. The click is the coil pulling the relay armature down, but the
contacts could still be stuck solid. Try a new relay, and odds are your
problem could be gone.

Joe

I cant recall seeing a thermostat labeled Low and High. Usually those are
fan speed settings. Does the low and high knob you are turning have some
extra travel in between the low and high or does it just click from low
to high?

On Jul 10, 11:46*am, Jeff The Drunk wrote:
snip

I cant recall seeing a thermostat labeled Low and High. Usually those are
fan speed settings. Does the low and high knob you are turning have some
extra travel in between the low and high or does it just click from low
to high?
No sorry, it don't really say High and low, It is actually labeled
1-10.

Thanks, Tony

OK, so your saying a relay and not the thermostat itself?
I will have to get some help removing this unit, as it's pretty big
and heavy.
I am assuming I have to remove the outer cover/shell.
Will there be just 1 relay in there?
I should be able to open the relay and see if it's stuck or burnt
together.
Thanks, Tony

On Jul 10, 11:17*am, Joe wrote:
On Jul 10, 10:11*am, " wrote:

snip
OK thanks, But would I still hear a "click" when I turn it (the
thermostat) from low to high?

Yes. The click is the coil pulling the relay armature down, but the
contacts could still be stuck solid. Try a new relay, and odds are
your problem could be gone.

Joe

Stat itself; no relay.
Access from front.

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OK, so your saying a relay and not the thermostat itself?
I will have to get some help removing this unit, as it's pretty big
and heavy.
I am assuming I have to remove the outer cover/shell.
Will there be just 1 relay in there?
I should be able to open the relay and see if it's stuck or burnt
together.
Thanks, Tony

On Jul 10, 11:17 am, Joe wrote:
On Jul 10, 10:11 am, "
wrote:

snip
OK thanks, But would I still hear a "click" when I turn it (the
thermostat) from low to high?

Yes. The click is the coil pulling the relay armature down, but the
contacts could still be stuck solid. Try a new relay, and odds are
your problem could be gone.

Joe

Yes, very possible. You could dissemble, and check for continuity at
the stat, and then rotate the knob. See if continuity makes and
breaks.

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OK thanks, But would I still hear a "click" when I turn it (the
thermostat) from low to high?
Thanks, Tony

On Jul 10, 7:31*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Yes, very possible. You could dissemble, and check for continuity at
the stat, and then rotate the knob. See if continuity makes and
breaks.

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OK thanks, But would I still hear a "click" when I turn it (the
thermostat) from low to high?
Thanks, Tony

Yeah Good call Christopher, looks like thats what it is, see my post
above with the pictures.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=htt...qSmnJaq beoeA
http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=htt...osZE618_O-zBpQ
Thanks, Tony

Thanks. Nice to hear a kind word, once in a while. I got your picture,
but not sure what it was, or what was going on, in the pic. No big
loss.

Glad it worked out well, for you.

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Yeah Good call Christopher, looks like thats what it is, see my post
above with the pictures.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=htt...qSmnJaq beoeA
http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=htt...osZE618_O-zBpQ
Thanks, Tony