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| You can raise and lower the temperature a few degrees above and below the room tempera- |
16. What is the thermostat |
| ture and each time expect to hear the thermostat click on and off within a few seconds. If it |
Click Test? |
| clicks, it is operating properly. |
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17. What do AUX, |
| Aux. = Auxiliary Heat or the second stage of heat in the Heat mode. This is energized |
EMER, and MALF |
| when the Heat Pump is not keeping up with the thermostat setting. It is normal operation |
indicators mean on a |
| with most pumps for the thermostat to call for auxiliary heat. |
heat pump thermostat? |
| Emer. = Emergency Heat. When switched to Emergency the thermostat bypasses the pump |
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| temperature outside is so cold that the pump is not economical to run. |
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| Malf. = Malfunction. Malfunction indicates the heat pump system is sending a signal to the |
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| Malfunction Light on the thermostat terminal marked “L”. It does not indicate a malfunc- |
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| tion in the thermostat. The manufacturer of the Heat Pump system can determine the likely |
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| cause of malfunction indication on the thermostat. |
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| In many heat pump systems Emergency and Auxiliary heat are the same source. If you |
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| switch the thermostat to Emergency it will bypass the heat pump and bring on the |
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| heat. If you leave the thermostat in the Heat mode it will call for Auxiliary when the pump |
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| is not keeping up with your setpoint temperature. Emergency is energized on a call for heat |
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