3-way mixing valve with outdoor reset trouble

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stefan66

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Nov 26, 2010
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ThunderBay Ontario
I've been heating from storage for 1 week
Tank temp up to 150F.Heat exchanger in tank delivering 110F
When I change the reset ratio from say .2 to 1.2 the mixing
valve modulates the temp down.Should'nt it go up?
Am I missing something?

Great site--- soooo much information--Quite the learning curve
Looking up waaaaaay up.
Thanks for any input!!!!!!
 
Sounds like the valve is seeing the input from the sensor but it's rotating the wrong way. Are your piping connections going to the correct ports on the valve? Right/left or left /right?

What brand of valve is it?
 
heaterman said:
Sounds like the valve is seeing the input from the sensor but it's rotating the wrong way. Are your piping connections going to the correct ports on the valve? Right/left or left /right?

What brand of valve is it?

The connections are to the correct ports per instructions
Right side port"B"supply-Left side"A"return from floor loop
The valve is a taco I100U3R-1
 
Got it figured out
I had the actuator mechanism turned 180 deg. on the valve stem.
Also had a bad signal coming from the outdoor sensor.
Might have had the wiring too long
I put the outdoor sensor in the attic
At least now when I turn up the reset value the output temp rises

Thanks for the help
Got me thinking in different directions
 
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