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Chromalox Heating Thermostat Wiring Diagrams
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Above left: Chromalox Heat Flo Thermostat Kit Wiring Diagram (1 of 2) for Chromalox HeatFlo® Type KUH-TK3 and KUH-TK4 used only in KUH-02 through KUH-45 heaters.
Below: Chromalox Thermostat Kits HVH-TK6 and HVH-TK6 for field installation only in Chromalox HVH-02 through HVH-15 heaters. More wiring diagrams are given in the Chromalox HeatFlow installation manuals linked-to below.
More Help with Chromalox Thermostats - Industrial Heating Applications
Chromalox Corporation with headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA in the U.S. has offices world wide and has manufacturign facilities in the U.S. (Utah and Tennessee), Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Soissons, France, Wujiang, China, and Edmonton Canada
Chromalox Precision Heat and Control, 1347 Heil Quaker Blvd., Lavergne TN 37086, USA, Telephone: 1-800-443-2640, Website: https://www.chromalox.com/
Chromalox Type WT Room Thermostat Installation Manual (1995), this is a high voltage (240V) thermostat whose photo is included below. Retrieved 1 Sept 2015, original source: https://www.chromalox.com/-/media/files/catalog/resources/en-us/im-pk477.pdf
Chromalox Type WTL Low Voltage Room Thermostat Installation Manual (1995), retrieved 1 Sept 2015, original source: https://www.chromalox.com/-/media/files/catalog/resources/en-us/im-pk478.pdf - A simple wiring schematic for this thermostat is shown at above-left: the two 24-volt AC thermostat wires for this control are attached to terminals 5 (red) and 4 (white).
Chromalox complete list of technical manuals including more than 20 different heating thermostat installation manuals can be found at https://www.chromalox.com/en/resources-and-support/technical-resources/installation-manuals These include
Chromalox thermostats, models CH, WCRT, WR, WT and WTL
Chromalox bulb & capillary thermostats, models AR (single or three phase), AR-EP, ARC, ARR, B100, BCT, E100, GNIT, and PIT
Chromalox Thermwire Heat Trace Cables and connection kits
Chromalox Industrial Convection Heaters and Unit Heater Installation Manuals (including those live-linked-to above in this article), 7150, CAF-12, CAF-20,CAF-6, CCAS-12, CCAS-8, EH, H, HCH, HVT, and V Convection Heaters, and Unit Heaters: CCH, DRA, HF, HVH, KUH, SDRA, SDRA-RG and UB, and other heater types as well.
Below: The Chromalux Type WT high voltage room thermostat.
THERMOSTAT WIRING COLOR CODES & methods for identifying which thermostat wire is which if yours have lost their labels or have unclear color codes.
THERMOSTAT WIRE CONNECTIONS detailed room thermostat installation & wiring guide for each heating or cooling system type and each thermostat brand / model
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[2] Thanks to reader S.R. for discussing loss of heat due to a thermostat wiring mistake, October 2010
[3] Thank to Mr. Scott Meenen , G&S Mechanical Services , for providing some common thermostat wiring codes also found at Mr. Meenen's web page Malware Deleted 12/9/2014 . Mr. Meenan provides heating, heat pump, and air conditioning repair services in Maryland, Washington D.C., and northern Virginia. He can be contacted at 301-591-1646 or by Email to Malware Deleted 12/9/2014 - 10/2010. Quoting: We service American Standard, Amana, Arco, Arco-Air, Bryant, Carrier, Coleman Evcon, Comfortmaker, Day/Night/Payne, Dunham-Bush, Fedders, Fredrich, Goodman, General Electric, Heil, Intertherm, ICP, Janitrol, Lennox (Armstrong, Johnson Air-Ease), Miller, Modine, Nordyne, Rheem/Ruud/Weatherking, Sears, Stewart Warner, Trane, Weather King, Williams, White-Westinghouse, Whirlpool, Weil Mclain, York, (Frasier Johnson/Borg Warner) and others.
[5] Honeywell Controls, the company wants you to use their contact form at this web page: http://www51.honeywell.com/honeywell/contact-support/contact-us.html Honeywell Consumer Products,
39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, CT 06810-5110 - (203) 830-7800 World Headquarters, Honeywell International Inc.,
101 Columbia Road,
Morristown, NJ 07962,
Phone: (973) 455-2000,
Fax: (973) 455-4807 1-800-328-5111
Honeywell product model numbers & instruction Manuals: see http://yourhome.honeywell.com/home/Applications/FindYourModelNumber.aspx
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[8] "Automatic Oil Burner Controls - Thermostats", Domestic and Commercial Oil Burners, 3rd Ed., Charles H. Burkhardt, McGraw Hill, 1969 (and later editions), ASIN B0000EG4Y8
[9] Thermostat wiring color codes & conventions,
Thanks to reader "
Helpful Pointers" Regarding 24V T, 10/7/2012
[10] Domestic Central Heating Wiring Systems and Controls, 2d Ed., Raymond Ward, Newnes, ISBN-10: 0750664363, ISBN-13: 978-0750664363, Quoting from Amazon.com: This unique A-Z guide to central heating wiring systems provides a comprehensive reference manual for hundreds of items of heating and control equipment, making it an indispensable handbook for electricians and installers across the country. The book provides comprehensive coverage of wiring and technical specifications, and now includes increased coverage of combination boilers, recently developed control features and SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers in the UK) boilers ratings, where known. In addition to providing concise details of nearly 500 different boilers fuelled by electric, gas, oil and solid fuel, and over 400 programmers and time switches, this invaluable resource also features numerous easy-to-understand wiring diagrams with notes on all definitive systems. Brief component descriptions are provided, along with updated contact and website details for most major manufacturers.
[11] Proliphix Corporate Headquarters [Website: proliphix.com] , 3 LAN Drive Suite #100, Westford, MA 01886 Phone: +1.978.692.3375 Toll Free (U.S.): 866-IP-LIVING (866.475.4846) Fax: +1.978.692.3378 - Sales: sales@proliphix.com Marketing: marketing@proliphix.com Customer support: support@proliphix.com http://www.proliphix.com/ - quoting from the company's website: All Proliphix Network Thermostats come with our free Uniphy Remote Management Service. This unique offering lets you monitor and control your HVAC systems by simply pointing your Browser to our secure Proliphix Web Site. Enjoy the convenience of programming a thermostat from any location, using a simple graphical interface. No computer equipment or software is required. And since Proliphix takes care of the network configuration for you, you’ll be up and running in no time. We’ll even proactively monitor your thermostats and send you an immediate email or SMS message when an HVAC problem is detected.
[12] "Heating Control Handbook for the Installer and Service Man,Oil Burner, Gas Burner and Stoker Controls", Honeywell Corporation, March 1949 [copy on file as HoneywellControlsHandbookSA1399-2-1949.pdf] . Some of the controls discussed in detail here include the
Honeywell T1 and T11A = Series 10
Honeywell T21A (T2) = Series 20
Honeywell T847A = Series 80
Honeywell RA117A (RA1) = Series 10
Honeywell LA101A = Series 10,
Honeywell LA419A (LA4) = Series 40
V155A = Series 10, V435A = Series 40, V575A = Series 50, V835A = Series 80
[13] Trane TCONT800 Series Touch Screen Programmable Comfort Control Ownes Guide, American Standard, Inc., Troup Highway, Tyler TX 75711, January 2005, Telephone: Customer Service: 1-877-3381, website: www.trane.com
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