How do you make the thermostat read the sensor? I connected the sensor and it appears on the thermostat's list of connected devices.
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If you see it connected, it is reading it. However, it does not display its readings. What it does do is display by default is the average temperature and humidity of both locations. Deep in the thermostat menu you can change that option to display sensor temperature and humidity, thermostat temperature and humidity, or the average of both.
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1. Menu > Dealer Information > [note date code] > OK2. Installer Options > [enter date code] > View/Edit Current Setup a. to make thermostat read the sensor for temperature: > Sensors b. to make thermostat read the sensor for humidity: > Humidification or > Dehumidification
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Eric:Like you, I was unable to get a direct read from either of my 2 remote sensors. It, supposedly, will use the readings to "average" the temps, but like you, I would love to see a direct read-out on the face of the stat!Sorry I couldn't help you . . .Mike
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1. Menu &gt; Dealer Information &gt; [note date code] &gt; OK 2. Installer Options &gt; [enter date code] &gt; View/Edit Current Setup a. to make thermostat read the sensor for temperature: &gt; Sensors b. to make thermostat read the sensor for humidity: &gt; Humidification or &gt; Dehumidification
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First of all you don't have to activate this sensors. Wires from thermostat should have connection to this sensors. You connect the sensors first and then thermostat.Hope this helps. Let me know if you have question.
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I bought only the sensor. I'm on my second sensor now I got about a years use out of the first one.
52110
Same here, it's 10 months old and the sensor is broken. Seems to be a trend! Anyone contact the company about fixing it or warranty info?
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The probe, or temperature sensor came with it. Let me know if you have any other questions. There are 3 dip switches on the back of the thermostat and one activates the sensor.
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Aim directly at the sensor & make sure the connections are fully plugged in. You could also contact customer service- Worst case scenario, return it & get another one.
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Yes I have been trying to use 2 of these, one for the Ref/Freezer in the kitchen and an another unit's single sensor in a freezer in the garage. Unfortunately they try to talk to each other and get messed up with which sensor to read and display. For example, I get the same reading for the freezer outside in the garage as I do inside the house, but I know they should be different readings. I also tried using one sensor in the garage freezer and another to read the ambient temperature outside, but still had the same kind of problems. Both would show the fridge temperature instead of separate readings for in the house and outside. I've been looking for alternatives (wireless) but have had no luck yet. The manufacture needs to add a switch to change the transmit frequency used for unit one and unit two.
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My husband installed it and I remember him complaining about the sensor being only controlled by sunlight (dawn to dusk). So we ended up putting a programmable timer in the series and plugged that into the outlet. Involves some wiring but simple enough.
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I bought this as a gift as I received a similar one as one. For mine, the outside sensor should be sheltered from direct sunlight as you want the temperature to reflect "in the shade." How you could do this without "getting rained on" is beyond me. Mine is under an eve. If you have no eve access, I suggest you improvise a simple one. make sure there's enough circulation room as to not trap heat and damage the sensor or at least cause it to give invalid readings. Good luck...
830685
The Previous answer is right. Thermocoupler is the wrong sensor for this controller. It needs a 10K ohm NTC (Negative Termperature Coefficient) thermistor. The 10K ohm is the resistance of the thermistor measured at 25 degree C.
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Make sure that it is setup as a non wired sensor. If this setting is incorrect then you will see behavior like this.
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Often you have to go through a descale process. Look in the manual and try that. It will often clean a sensor and maybe get it going again. The process is a combination of distilled vinegar and water etc...
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The temperature and other writing only show up when the unit is first turned on or if the settings are changed while the unit is on. After a few seconds (5 maybe) this goes away so you don't have to see it.
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There is no sensor, it is on until you turn it off. I usually let mine run al the time.
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We have two Homedics here but only use one sensor to operate the two, suggest either buying another complete unit or checking with manufacturer for just another sensor
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You may also want to check the wires leading to the unit(if this is a troubleshooting issues). I purchased these and turns out I needed new wires and not sensors.
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Google the sensor and display to find the instructions. I seem to recall that there's a jumper on the circuit board that you need to set for one or two temp sensors. So I'd take a look at the docs before I gave up.