In my all electric home, when I turn the thermostat on for cooling the kitchen light comes on and when I turn the thermostat off the light goes out.
10 points for the first one to get right.
2007-01-12 19:50:45 · 3 answers · asked by D.B. Cooper 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
This is from an actual service call; two conditions had caused this to happen.
one electrical related and the other hvac related.
2007-01-12 20:58:40 · update #1
The first thing I see in this, is it's not the thermostat that's the problem, because that is a different wiring type, lo-vo , or what we sometimes call comdat/control.
Sounds like when the thermostat starts the cooler, either the blower or the compressor, there is a cross-circuit miswire on the line side of the service power in to the circuit to your line side feed to the kitchen lighting circuit, and a back trace on the line side from the cooler to the ses would find where the circuits are interconnected. The thermostat is acting as a secondary switch and it's the line power to the cooler that is causing this. Line power and neutrals both need to be examined from the cooler.
2007-01-12 23:49:00 · answer #1 · answered by Rides365 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the air conditioner or furnace may possibly be wired in conjunction w/ the kitchen light...
2007-01-13 06:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Fair Price Furnace 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess would be an open neutral; if I am correct your house may burn down.
2007-01-13 03:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋