Carrier Access Thermidistat ÐDehumidification Selections, Vacation Set Points

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Table 5ÐDehumidification Selections

SELECTION

MODE DISPLAY

FAN DISPLAY

DEHUMIDIFY SET POINT

DISPLAY

 

 

 

Normal Dehumidify

Blank

Blank

Dehumidify Set Point Value

Cool to Dehumidify

COOL

Blank

Dehumidify Set Point Value

Dehumidify OFF

Blank

Blank

OF

humidity removal is desired, this should be done, if possible. Fan coils have the capability of removing this off delay, furnaces do not. On FK or FV Fan Coils, set delay tap to 0/0. On standard fan coils, a jumper can be cut to disable off delay. Refer to fan coil Installation Instructions for details. If FAN is set for continuous operation (fan ON icon displayed), G output is turned off for 5 minutes at the end of each cooling cycle as long as dehumidify demand exists.

Like humidify, dehumidify actions are initiated when humidity is 2 percent above set point and are terminated when humidity drops to 2 percent below set point. This prevents unnecessary toggling of dehumidify actions when humidity is near set point.

The vacation mode contains additional dehumidify features de- signed to protect an unoccupied home. Refer to the "Vacation" section for additional information.

With any dehumidify selection, if the system has a 2-speed compressor (DIP switch No. 2 is ON) and does NOT have a variable-speed blower (Configuration Option No. 5 set to OFF), all cooling will be done at high speed while dehumidify demand exists. This is because the combination of 2-speed compressor without variable-speed blower generally has poor water removal on low speed.

Dehumidify Output and Equipment Connections

When there is a dehumidify demand, dehumidify output is activated, which means that a 24-vac signal is removed from the DHUM output terminal. In other words, dehumidify output logic is reversed Ð output is turned ON when no dehumidify demand exists and is turned OFF when demand exists. This logic reversal has come about from historical use of a standard humidistat to do dehumidification. The humidistat contacts open on high humidity, thus removing a 24-vac signal to initiate dehumidification. Equip- ment has been designed to operate in this manner, so the Thermidistat Control must now accommodate the existing equip- ment.

Carrier FK and FV Series Variable-Speed Fan Coils, all 58UHV and 58UXV 80% Variable-Speed Furnaces, and 58MVP 90% Variable-Speed Furnaces with the DE connection have dehumidify inputs which connect directly to Thermidistat Control DHUM output. They are compatible with the reverse logic output and will reduce their cooling CFM by approximately 20 percent when a dehumidify demand is present.

The FK and FV Series Fan Coils have a terminal marked DH which should be connected to the Thermidistat Control DHUM output. Jumper J1 on fan coil MUST be removed. It is located behind the DH terminal. Additionally blower delay tap on fan coil should be set to 0/0 (no ON delay and no OFF delay) when using cool to dehumidify. With this selection, the blower stops when G signal is removed, preventing re-evaporation of water from the coil which would occur during the normal 90 sec blower off delay. (See Wiring Diagram Reference Chart and Fig. 5 through 8 in Wiring Diagram literature).

On 58UHV and 58UXV Furnaces, a green wire marked DHUM is connected to a spade lug which is connected to the G input terminal. Unplug spade lug, cut off spade receptacle from wire end, and splice a wire between green DEHUM wire and Thermi- distat Control DHUM terminal. (See Wiring Diagram Reference Chart and Fig. 17 through 20 in Wiring Diagram literature).

Carrier 58MVP Furnaces also have a DEHUM input. The DE- HUM input acts differently depending on which style of variable- speed furnace control you have. The older style variable-speed furnace control DOES NOT have a DE connection while the newer style variable-speed furnace control has a DE connection. Both of these variable-speed furnace controls function the same except the DEHUM logic is reversed.

On the older style variable-speed furnace controls, a field- supplied relay is required between the Thermidistat Control

and furnace. The relay coil is connected between DHUM output on the Thermidistat Control and COM terminal on the furnace control. Its normally closed contact is connected between R and DEHUM terminals on the furnace control, where the DEHUM terminal is a spade lug located next to the transformer secondary connections. (See Wiring Diagram Reference Chart and Fig. 21 through 24 in Wiring Diagram literature). When a dehumidify demand exists, relay is de-energized, and normally closed contacts supply 24vac to the furnace DEHUM terminal. As a result the furnace control reduces the blower airflow by 15 percent.

On newer style variable-speed furnace controls, a field-

supplied relay IS NOT required. The DHUM output on the Thermidistat Control is instead connected directly to the DEHUM terminal on the furnace control, where the DEHUM terminal is a spade lug located next to the transformer secondary connections. In addition the DE jumper located next to the DEHUM terminal must be removed to enable the DEHUM input. (See Wiring Diagram Reference Chart and Fig. 25 through 28 in Wiring Diagram literature). When a dehumidify demand exists the furnace control reduces the blower airflow by 21 percent.

VACATION

A vacation selection is available specifically for times where the home will not be occupied for an extended period. For conve- nience, 1 button selects vacation mode which is indicated by OUT icon on display. Vacation mode also has an automatic hold, meaning that set points are not affected by the programmed schedule. While in vacation mode, the system provides tempera- ture and humidity protection for the home in all seasons, but not comfort.

Vacation Set Points

A special set of temperature and humidity set points exists which are active in vacation mode. They are adjustable by the home- owner, are exclusively for vacation mode, and are remembered from 1 vacation selection to the next. These set points will be higher for cool and dehumidify and lower for heat and humidify than those of occupied mode.

Vacation Humidification

Normal humidify is available, using vacation set points. Humidi- fication by fan only is not available as vacation selection. Auto humidification is available, adjusting its set point with outdoor temperature the same as when occupied. The maximum humidity set point can be adjusted separately from the occupied value, but it must always be less than occupied value. This allows humidi- fication to track outdoor temperature identically, whether occupied or vacation, but allows maximum humidification to be less when unoccupied. Vacation humidification can be turned off indepen- dently of occupied humidification.

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Contents Index Safety ConsiderationsInstallation Considerations IntroductionÐInstall Thermidistat Control InstallationÐSet DIP Switches ÐThermidistat Control LocationOption 2ÐClean Filter Timer ÐSet Thermidistat Control ConfigurationOption 1ÐAnticipator Adjustment Option 3ÐEnglish/MetricOption 5ÐVariable-Speed ICM Blower Option 8ÐAuxiliary Heat Lockout SettingOption 4ÐFan G On With W Option 6ÐCooling Lockout Below 55FOption 10ÐDual Fuel Equipment Option 11ÐBalance Point SettingÐW1 / W2 Outputs Option 12ÐDefrost Heat SelectOption 15ÐEnable Auto Mode Option 13ÐRoom Temperature Offset AdjustOption 14ÐHeat/Cool Dead Band Adjustment Option 16ÐEnable Super Comfort Heat ModeÐSystem Start-Up and Checkout Option 17ÐEnable Non-Programmable OperationRedefinition of Buttons To Test FANHumidity Control Features ÐEnergy Star Default ScheduleÐFinal Settings ÐEquipment OutputsTo Select Dehumidification Between NORMAL, Cool TO, and OFF ÐHumidification SelectionsAdditional Humidify Comments Superdehumidify With Cool to DehumidifyVacation ÐDehumidification SelectionsDehumidify Output and Equipment Connections Vacation Set PointsVacation Dehumidification Thermidistat Control TroubleshootingOperational Information Wakeday Thermidistat Control Configuration RecordEvesleep

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