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Temperature Control Settings Menu - continued
You can interlock devices together so that the operation of one device affects the operation of another device. These
menu items only appear when the related devices are installed.
To enable interlocking, set Ridge to Curtains and/or Heater to Curtains to
INTERLOCK
.
TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTING Z1-S02
Ridge to Curtains: NO INTERLOCK
TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTING Z1-S02
Heater to Curtains: NO INTERLOCK
When interlocking is enabled, a menu is added to the Ridge and Heater/Brooder/Furnace menus that allow you to
specify the curtain groups to interlock with the device.
Interlocking ridge vents to curtains can enhance air quality in the building while maintaining good temperature
control. When ridge vents are interlocked, their open or close settings are ignored. All ridge vents open the same
number of inches as the interlocked curtain having the largest opening size. For example, the maximum curtain
opening size is 48 inches and the maximum ridge opening size is 10 inches. As the curtains open the ridge will also
open, tracking the curtain in that zone that is open the most. As soon as any curtain in the group is 10 inches open,
all ridges in that zone will be fully open (this example assumes that ALL curtain groups are interlocked).
When interlocking is enabled for a heater (or furnace or brooder), and the controller detects that the heater’s ON
temperature has been reached, the heater will not turn on if the interlocked curtains are open more than about
one inch or 2.54 centimeter. Set the Heater to Curtain interlock to Zone Interlock to use curtains/ridge vents in the
current zone only or to All Zone Interlock to keep the heater from turning on if any curtain in any zone is open. The
word “Curtains” in the Interlock menu items also includes ridge vents. Only the word Curtain appears due to the
limited display size.
Refer to the
Ridge Vent Settings
and the
Furnace, Heater and Brooder Settings
sections for more information.
Interlocking