
TEC3000 Series Single- or Two-Stage Economizer Thermostat Controllers Installation Instructions
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Table 12: Troubleshooting Details
1
(Part 1 of 2)
Symptom
Probable Causes
Solutions
The controller displays
Idle
with a
Unit
Status of Cooling Unavailable due to
OA Temp
despite being above cooling
setpoint, or with a status of
Heating
Unavailable due to OA Temp
despite
being below the setpoint.
The outdoor air temperature is too
warm for heating or too cold for
cooling.
1. If Cooling and Heating Lockout
Setpoints are inadequate, adjust
the setpoints.
2. Wait for the outdoor conditions to
be favorable for heating or cooling.
The controller displays
Idle
with a
Unit
Status of Cooling Unavailable due to
Control Mode
despite being above
cooling setpoint, or with a status of
Heating Unavailable due to Control
Mode
despite being below the
setpoint.
The Control Mode is set to Cooling
Mode, but the controller is requesting
heating.
Change the Control Mode to Auto or
Heating.
The Control Mode is set to Heating
Mode, but the controller is requesting
cooling.
Change the Control Mode to Auto or
Cooling.
The controller displays
Idle
with a
Unit
Status of Cooling Unavailable
despite being above cooling setpoint,
or with a status of
Heating
Unavailable
despite being below the
setpoint.
The Number of Compressors set to Not
Used and the controller is requesting
cooling, or Number of Heating Stages
is set to Not Used.
Adjust the number of compressors and
number of heating stages to match the
configuration of the unit.
The heat pump does not sequence
properly.
The heat pump requires traditional
wiring (Y1, Y2, W1, W2, and G) and
handles the reversing valve internally,
but Heat Pump Supported is set to Yes.
Consult the equipment documentation
to verify wiring configuration, then set
Heat Pump Supported to No.
The heat pump requires thermostat to
control the reversing valve (Y1, Y2,
O/B, and G) but the Heat Pump
Supported is set to No.
Consult the equipment documentation
to verify wiring configuration, then set
Heat Pump Supported to Yes.
The heat pump heats when it should be
cooling, and cools when it should heat.
Reversing Valve polarity is incorrectly
set.
Consult the equipment documentation
to verify reversing valve polarity, then
adjust the Reversing Valve Polarity
menu option accordingly.
The staged equipment shuts off above
the cooling setpoint or below the
heating setpoint when the PID is
running on the TEC. If the unit is in On/
Off Control mode, this does not apply.
The PID control algorithm minimizes
overshoot and energy usage for the
particular equipment and zone, and
may cycle the equipment prior to
reaching setpoint.
Expected behavior.
The staged equipment cycles too
rapidly or too slowly when the PID is
running on the TEC.
The control band around the setpoint is
determined by the minimum on/off
times and is set incorrectly for the
equipment, zone, or user preference.
There is a tradeoff between reduced
control band size and increased
energy usage and equipment wear
from increased cycling.
1. Verify that equipment minimum on/
off times are set correctly.
2. If the default deadband around the
setpoint does not provide the
desired temperature control, set
Temp Control Setup to Deadband
Override and set the Deadband
parameter to the desired value.
The controller provides an error when
trying to upgrade firmware.
The firmware on the USB drive is
below the minimum required version.
Error code 1025.
Please use firmware version 3.0.2.xxxx
or higher.
A reboot is required to clear the
Firmware Mismatch fault that occurs.
The zone space temperature increases
or decreases too much when the unit is
active in unoccupied mode.
The heating and cooling equipment are
too big for the unoccupied space.
Decrease the Unoccupied Off Delay
parameter from 10 minutes to a more
appropriate time for the equipment
configuration.
The TEC3000 zone temperature does
not change fast enough compared to
the measured zone temperature from a
verification device (a calibrated
sensor).
The TEC3000 is configured by default
for larger spaces with normal-sized
equipment when a proportional device
is active.
Select
Control Setup >Tuning >
Equipment Size > Oversized
.