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Bought a house 7 years ago. I always figured that the wiring was messed up. So today, I confirmed my fears. Some idiot wired everything.
This is oil fired water baseboard we are talking about.
So, zone 1 is fine. The control wires go to the controller for the oil pump (hope that is it's name) and the pump for it's zone.
Zone 2 however is wired to a controller that controls the zone 2 pump and nothing more. So, when heat is called for, the furnace will not turn on unless zone 1 is asking for heat.
I can post pictures or draw a schematic but I think the description above explains it.
What can I do (properly) to have zone 2 properly request heat from the furnace?
And yes, I might just have the oil company fix it. I'm sure they have someone that knows what to do.
In general this is not a problem. Zone 2 normally keeps up but I know that pump runs way to much.
This is oil fired water baseboard we are talking about.
So, zone 1 is fine. The control wires go to the controller for the oil pump (hope that is it's name) and the pump for it's zone.
Zone 2 however is wired to a controller that controls the zone 2 pump and nothing more. So, when heat is called for, the furnace will not turn on unless zone 1 is asking for heat.
I can post pictures or draw a schematic but I think the description above explains it.
What can I do (properly) to have zone 2 properly request heat from the furnace?
And yes, I might just have the oil company fix it. I'm sure they have someone that knows what to do.
In general this is not a problem. Zone 2 normally keeps up but I know that pump runs way to much.
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