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Rick Mayfield Posted on Oct 08, 2014

My thermostate will not shut off when the room temperature drops to 72 degrees in which my thermostat was set at on the auto cool setting. It even continues to run and drop below 72 to 68 degrees and never shuts off unless I switch it manually to the off position. Can anyone tell me what the problem is and how to fix it? Appreciate any help and advice on what to do or how to fix it. Thanks Rick

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What brand and installed in what? If a thermostat is installed on a wall that is heated by the sun it will give false temps. If it's mounted too low or high it will not be right either.

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Ken Bledsoe

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  • Posted on Dec 21, 2008

SOURCE: Furnace doesn't reach desired temperature

One of two things you can try. Do you own a volt ohm meter? Anytime your unit cycles short like it is doing the control circuit which on this one is 24 volts that engages relays and controls the gas valve to open and close. I am thinking the heat exchanger is getting so hot it is tripping the upper limit which for the most part is around 180 degrees. So next time it turns off take your ohm meter and with the power to the whole unit off. Either turn the breaker off or there is a light switch that is real close to unit turn it off. Undo the two wires to the gas valve and ohm them out. You should have continuity if you get nothing check each limit switch should have a couple. Undo wires to them and check. If you find one that is open more then likely the upper one. They are a safety device that keeps the unit from getting too hot.

There might be another option increase the speed of your fan motor to get the heat out of furnace quicker. Look at the circuit board notice the fan wiring going to it. The Red wire from fan is low speed look to see if it is on HEAT on the board. You should have 4 speeds to pick from you could take the black off of COOL and swap wires and test the unit by doing that. I'm going to put a solution on this so I can come back to it quicker. Even though we a just testing it for now. ken

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Perry Putnam

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  • Posted on Jan 20, 2009

SOURCE: Electric furnace runs but won't shut off on heat setting

I would insist that Sears either have a Senior tech come out and fix it or return it to the state it was prior to them touching. Then call some one else. Have them involve the Goodman rep in your area.

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Perry Putnam

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  • Posted on Jan 20, 2009

SOURCE: electric furnace won't shut off

It sounds like a bad or badly miswired T-stat

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 25, 2009

SOURCE: Honeywell T87f 3855 Doesn't Activate Heater

thats becaue you need more than this zone working like you said about the master/slave this zone is a slave.

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Gordon Meredith

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  • Posted on Mar 19, 2009

SOURCE: thermostat window ac turns unit on and off 8 degrees above se

the unit may be drawing the cool air it just released back into itself,plus the air close to the unit may be a little cooler than the air in the rest of the room.

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