Comments on: What should be my oil fired boiler temperature settings be? http://www.boilershq.com/peerless-boiler/what-should-be-my-oil-fired-boiler-temperature-settings-be All About Boilers Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Obsean http://www.boilershq.com/peerless-boiler/what-should-be-my-oil-fired-boiler-temperature-settings-be/comment-page-1#comment-1945 Obsean Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:55:59 +0000 http://www.boilershq.com/peerless-boiler/what-should-be-my-oil-fired-boiler-temperature-settings-be#comment-1945 It depends on how the control is being used and how it is wired. Sometimes they don't work like you may think they do. Go to this page: http://customer.honeywell.com/Business/Cultures/en-US/Default.htm On the bottom right of page, plug in the model # of the control (I'm assuming it is a L6081A) and hit search. You should find a PDF with instructions on your control. It may not be wired as a low limit circ control. It can be wired multiple ways. Also, the circulator may be dirty and not moving the flow it should and causing the short cycling. An incorrect setting on your wall thermostat heat anticipator will also cause short cycling (usually on mercury type)<br><b>References : </b><br>31 years HVAC/Mechanical contracting Maryland State HVAC Master It depends on how the control is being used and how it is wired. Sometimes they don’t work like you may think they do.
Go to this page: http://customer.honeywell.com/Business/Cultures/en-US/Default.htm

On the bottom right of page, plug in the model # of the control (I’m assuming it is a L6081A) and hit search. You should find a PDF with instructions on your control. It may not be wired as a low limit circ control. It can be wired multiple ways.

Also, the circulator may be dirty and not moving the flow it should and causing the short cycling.
An incorrect setting on your wall thermostat heat anticipator will also cause short cycling (usually on mercury type)
References :
31 years HVAC/Mechanical contracting
Maryland State HVAC Master

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