Heatilator Eco-Cab50 and Lux Thermostat. "Heat Anticipator"?

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Dennis-Southern Maine

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Hello,
New member, and new to pellet stoves. I just installed a Heatilator Eco-Cab50 and wasn't thrilled with using a mercury switch thermostat. I bought a LUX TX9100U thermostat and got online to download the PDF for complete instructions.

To the point:
Heatilator says in the directions for the stove, when installing a digital thermostat, set Heat Anticipator to lowest setting.

That's it. Not a lot to go on.

The LUX uses different terms. Temp Swing and Offset. Does anybody know how these terms relate, so I can set up my thermostat properly? I'm not exactly sure what Heatilators goal is in their idea of a "Heat Anticipator" setting.

Thanks for your help!

Cheers,
Dennis
 
Dennis-Southern Maine said:
Hello,
New member, and new to pellet stoves. I just installed a Heatilator Eco-Cab50 and wasn't thrilled with using a mercury switch thermostat. I bought a LUX TX9100U thermostat and got online to download the PDF for complete instructions.

To the point:
Heatilator says in the directions for the stove, when installing a digital thermostat, set Heat Anticipator to lowest setting.

That's it. Not a lot to go on.

The LUX uses different terms. Temp Swing and Offset. Does anybody know how these terms relate, so I can set up my thermostat properly? I'm not exactly sure what Heatilators goal is in their idea of a "Heat Anticipator" setting.

Thanks for your help!

Cheers,
Dennis
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The temp swing is usually degree difference. Lowest temp swing will have your stove turning on and off more often. Highest swing will have it running for longer times and off for longer times.
It all depends on how your house is responding to the heat and what you want for a temperature difference.
 
Dennis-Southern Maine said:
Hello,
New member, and new to pellet stoves. I just installed a Heatilator Eco-Cab50 and wasn't thrilled with using a mercury switch thermostat. I bought a LUX TX9100U thermostat and got online to download the PDF for complete instructions.

To the point:
Heatilator says in the directions for the stove, when installing a digital thermostat, set Heat Anticipator to lowest setting.

That's it. Not a lot to go on.

The LUX uses different terms. Temp Swing and Offset. Does anybody know how these terms relate, so I can set up my thermostat properly? I'm not exactly sure what Heatilators goal is in their idea of a "Heat Anticipator" setting.

Thanks for your help!

Cheers,
Dennis
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By the way welcome to the jungle!!
 
Dennis-Southern Maine said:
The LUX uses different terms. Temp Swing and Offset. Does anybody know how these terms relate, so I can set up my thermostat properly? I'm not exactly sure what Heatilators goal is in their idea of a "Heat Anticipator" setting.
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I believe Offset is used for 2 stage heating. If you had a 2nd heat source you wanted to come on if the primary source wasn't able to keep up you would set this. Heat pumps often use this feature to kick on the fossil fuel boiler when it gets too cold for the heat pump to extract heat.
 
Ok, thanks guys. I guess I will just ignore the whole "Heat Anticipator" thing, and just watch how my stove responds to the heating demand as winter approaches. I'll adjust the swing as necessary when the time comes.

Thanks for the welcome aboard!

Cheers,
Dennis
 
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