Thermostat install questions.

[John Fortier]

Hey again,
Just picked up a Lux TX500Ua. A tad lost at the moment. I assume I hook it according to the 1or 2 stage heating only (1 or 2?) Also assume I need to run back out and pick up wire as it comes with none? type wire? As you see I am lost ...any and all help please.

 

[reallyte]

The first diagram applies to pellet stoves. No it does not come with wire. You don't need anything large gauge wise. Just match the wire attached to the stove if u have it. If not maybe 14gauge. Not sure if there is a prescribed size.

 

[mralias]

HD or Lowes sells thermostat wire by the roll.

 

[reallyte]

18g apparently:
http://www.lowes.com/Heating-Cooling/Thermostats/Thermostat-Wire-By-the-Foot/_/N-1z0y4g9/pl#!

 

[John Fortier]

Just got back and got 18 gauge..wish me luck.

 

[mralias]

WARNING!! Do not attempt this job without at least one beer in your hand or within arms reach. Good luck.

 

[John Fortier]

Ok is a Bloody Mary (2) OK? then beer? Running it through tests..so far so good. Hope to see 2 of everything if it works!!

 

[mralias]

As long as beer is in there some place.

 

[John Fortier]

My friend..without a doubt!!

 

[DBCOOPER]

I thought I saw on here that the TX500ua thermostat didn't have the swing setting option which you pretty much want with a pellet stove...

Found it
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/help-lux-tx500ua-thermostat-wont-work-with-pellet-stove.115660/

 

[reallyte]

I thought I saw on here that the TX500ua thermostat didn't have the swing setting option which you pretty much want with a pellet stove...

Found it
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/help-lux-tx500ua-thermostat-wont-work-with-pellet-stove.115660/

True. The a version doesn't have the swing. IIT has a minimum time between lights setting instead. Lowes didn't have any issues with me returning the a version when I figured it out.

 

[John Fortier]

What does the swing setting do?. I am bringing this one back. Woke up at 3:30 to a burn pot full of pellet and stove not on and a 3 degree difference in house temp and thermo temp. Turned it up to fire and that's what my burn pot looked like after much smoke in the house. Dumb move . And it kept feeding pellet...was a blazer in there. Shut it down and waited for flames to die down.

 

[smalltown]

John if the thermostat was set to 74 deg. and the swing setting was 2 deg. the thermostat would not call for heat until the temp dropped to 72.
Without this feature each time your room temp drops even a degree the thermostat will call for the pellet stove to start. So there could be a lot of starts and stops. The swing feature slows all this down.

 

[John Fortier]

Going to return what I have and pick up one with a swing setting. Really curious to why the burn pot was full and still filling.

 

[DBCOOPER]

In mine the flame prove sensor stays hot enough and the stove immediately starts feeding pellets even though a good flame has not been established. The swing setting allows enough time for it to cool down.