Smart thermostat causing boiler to short cycle or something else? Discussion Thread
Hi all,
When I use my hive thermostat in the way I think your supposed to. I.e. set it to a desired temperature then don't touch it. The combi boiler seems to cycle on/off in short succession as can be seen in the attached image of the heating history. Does this indicate what's called short cycling? In a way it makes sense to me that the boiler is doing this if what is happening is:
-temp drops below set point
-thermostat triggers boiler
-room temp is raised beyond set point in short period of time
-thermostat triggers boiler to turn off
-temp falls
-repeat
But I'm suspicious of how frequently this is happening and how quickly the temperature is apparently changing.
Is this how it's supposed to be?
Thanks for any advice
Smart thermostat causing boiler to short cycle or something else? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums
Hi all,
When I use my hive thermostat in the way I think your supposed to. I.e. set it to a desired temperature then don't touch it. The combi boiler seems to cycle on/off in short succession as can be seen in the attached image of the heating history. Does this indicate what's called short cycling? In a way it makes sense to me that the boiler is doing this if what is happening is:
-temp drops below set point
-thermostat triggers boiler
-room temp is raised beyond set point in short period of time
-thermostat triggers boiler to turn off
-temp falls
-repeat
But I'm suspicious of how frequently this is happening and how quickly the temperature is apparently changing.
Is this how it's supposed to be?
Thanks for any advice
Smart thermostat causing boiler to short cycle or something else? for the original thread on Plumbers Forums
