This is my first post and I'm a brand new homeowner, so I'm hoping your expertise can help me!
I moved into my home in June and today was the first time using the heat. We used the AC all summer and had no issues;worked great!
However, it seems that the furnace cycles every 6-10 minutes. As the system heats up to the desired temperature set at the thermostat, I will hear the furnace ignite, followed by the blower a few seconds later, the whole system will run 6-10mins, at which point the furnace turns off, followed by the blower about a minute later, and pretty much exactly 60 secs later, the whole cycle begins again.
I spent about an hour timing the whole process with a stopwatch: the shortest cycle I timed it running was 6:32 and the longest was 9:10. It was off a consistent 52-57 seconds between turning off and the whole cycle starting again.
It is definitely heating, reaches the desired temperature, and shuts off completely when achieving the set temperature, as it should.
Sorry in advance as I don’t know many technical details of the unit but it’s a central hvac system with the AC condenser outdoors and the blower and GAS furnace in the tight attic crawl space. My home inspection documents noted that it was a 100k BTU furnace. It is a 1100 sq/ft single story home. The thermostat is a Honeywell TH6220D1028. I have verified that the thermostat seems to be setup as a 2 heat/1 cool conventional system and the Furnace Cycles Per Hour is set to 5. As it cycles, I do hear the typical "click" from the thermostat turning things on and off.
Is this normal or is it short cycling? Some things I’m reading suggest that it can be normal for a furnace to cycle up to eight times an hour, but my previous residence didn’t do this, though it was an older hvac system and a two story home. I've also read that if this is truly an 100k BTU furnace, that it is way more powerful than recommended and this could be causing this cycling issue. In the thermostat settings, I also noted that the Compressor Protection Function is set to 0 minutes instead of the default and recommended 5 minutes. Is this a concern?
Any advice and input is greatly appreciated!
I moved into my home in June and today was the first time using the heat. We used the AC all summer and had no issues;worked great!
However, it seems that the furnace cycles every 6-10 minutes. As the system heats up to the desired temperature set at the thermostat, I will hear the furnace ignite, followed by the blower a few seconds later, the whole system will run 6-10mins, at which point the furnace turns off, followed by the blower about a minute later, and pretty much exactly 60 secs later, the whole cycle begins again.
I spent about an hour timing the whole process with a stopwatch: the shortest cycle I timed it running was 6:32 and the longest was 9:10. It was off a consistent 52-57 seconds between turning off and the whole cycle starting again.
It is definitely heating, reaches the desired temperature, and shuts off completely when achieving the set temperature, as it should.
Sorry in advance as I don’t know many technical details of the unit but it’s a central hvac system with the AC condenser outdoors and the blower and GAS furnace in the tight attic crawl space. My home inspection documents noted that it was a 100k BTU furnace. It is a 1100 sq/ft single story home. The thermostat is a Honeywell TH6220D1028. I have verified that the thermostat seems to be setup as a 2 heat/1 cool conventional system and the Furnace Cycles Per Hour is set to 5. As it cycles, I do hear the typical "click" from the thermostat turning things on and off.
Is this normal or is it short cycling? Some things I’m reading suggest that it can be normal for a furnace to cycle up to eight times an hour, but my previous residence didn’t do this, though it was an older hvac system and a two story home. I've also read that if this is truly an 100k BTU furnace, that it is way more powerful than recommended and this could be causing this cycling issue. In the thermostat settings, I also noted that the Compressor Protection Function is set to 0 minutes instead of the default and recommended 5 minutes. Is this a concern?
Any advice and input is greatly appreciated!
