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Check thermostat operation, Troubleshooting, Lockout bypass option – White Rodgers 1F91-71 User Manual

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CHECK THERMOSTAT OPERATION

FAN OPERATION

1.

Turn on power to the system. If the heat source has
a standing pilot, be sure to light it.

2.

Press

FAN

SWITCH

until FAN

is displayed. The blower

should begin to operate.

3.

Press

FAN

SWITCH

until FAN is displayed. The blower

should stop operating within approximately one
minute.

HEATING SYSTEM

When checking thermostat, option switch #4 (for auto-
matic changeover) must be in the OFF position, to allow
temporary setting of heat setpoints above cool settings.
After system checkout, reset option switch #4 to the ON
position if automatic changeover is desired (see SYS-
TEM CONFIGURATION
).

1.

Press

SYSTEM

SWITCH

until HEAT is displayed (it may al-

ready be displayed).

2.

Press

to adjust thermostat to 99

°

F. All stages

of the heating system should begin to operate within
five minutes (if the compressor is not operating, it may
be locked out. See LOCKOUT BYPASS OPTION).

COOLING SYSTEM

To prevent compressor and/or property damage,
if power to the compressor has been off or
interrupted for more than 1 hour and the outdoor
temperature is below 50

°

F, DO NOT operate the

system for at least the amount of time the com-
pressor was off! This will allow the compressor
heaters to warm the compressor oils to avoid
damage due to slugging.

1.

Press

SYSTEM

SWITCH

until COOL is displayed.

2.

Press

to adjust the thermostat to 40

°

F. All

stages of the cooling system should come on within
five minutes (if the compressor is not operating, it may
be locked out. See LOCKOUT BYPASS OPTION).

After heating and cooling system have been checked and
are running properly, determine if automatic changeover
is desired (see SYSTEM CONFIGURATION).

Refer to the OPERATION GUIDE if you need additional
information on thermostat operation.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Refer to the Question & Answer section of the OPERA-
TION GUIDE
for information on troubleshooting the ther-
mostat.

NOTE

CAUTION

!

LOCKOUT BYPASS OPTION

FOR QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIANS’ USE
ONLY. OPERATORS SHOULD NOT USE THIS
FEATURE DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF EQUIPMENT
OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR PERSONAL INJURY.

DO NOT USE THE LOCKOUT BYPASS OPTION
UNLESS THE COMPRESSOR OIL HEATERS HAVE
BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR 6 HOURS AND THE
SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR AT
LEAST 5 MINUTES.

COMPRESSOR SHORT TERM CYCLE

PROTECTION

This thermostat has a built-in short term (5-minute)
time delay. During this 5-minute period, the thermo-
stat will lock out the compressor to allow head pres-
sure to stabilize. If you want to override this feature

while testing thermostat operation, simply press

ADV

PRGM

and

HOLD
TEMP

buttons at the same time at initial startup.

CAUTION

!