Honeywell Fan Limit Control Manual
Honeywell L4064B Combination Fan and Limit Control: How to Set the Temperatures and Limits on the Furnace Fan Limit Switch Control: a guide to the fan limit switch.
InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers, products, or services discussed at this website. Furnace blower fan limit switch temperature settings: This article describes in detail the setting of furnace combination controls, also commonly called the 'fan limit switch' on warm air heating systems. The photo at the top of this pag eincludes arrows pointing to the controls and wiring terminals in a Honeywell combination fan and limit control type L4064B. We provide a Guide to Fan Limit Switches on Warm Air Furnace Heating Systems: what is the fan limit switch, how to inspect and set its controls. Honeywell Combination Furnace Control type L4064 explained in detail. This article series answers most questions about central heating system troubleshooting, inspection, diagnosis, and repairs.
We describe how to inspect, troubleshoot and repair heating and air conditioning systems to inform home owners, buyers, and home inspectors of common heating system defects. How to Choose the Proper Settings for a Warm Air Furnace Combination Fan & Limit Control Switch Here are the functions and and normal settings for the warm air heating furnace control switch such as the Honeywell Tradeline L4046 and 4046B combination fan and limit control: As we explained above, the furnace fan limit control turns the furnace blower on and off at the proper times. Below we detail the functions and normal settings for five controls found inside this device. Image: a photo of a 1970's era Honeywell L4046T fan limit control installed on a gas furnace showing common wire connections on a gas furnace. A second pair of black wires is being used to control the furnace gas valve.
Warning: when adjusting the set points on the combination furnace control be sure to hold the round faceplate dial steady with one hand while moving the sliding fingers or pointers in its face. Otherwise you may bend, strain, or damage the temperature sensing element (the bimetallic spring and related parts). Bending the element could make the control fail to sense temperature accurately and thus could be dangerous. Also do not 'turn' the silver dial by hand to try to make the control turn on or off. This too can damage the control, making it unsafe.
The basics of how furnaces work can be read at and the key heating furnace components are introduced at - home. This website discusses these systems and heating components in detail in articles listed at the end of each article. If your heating system is not working properly, see. Furnace FAN OFF Setting The furnace combination fan and limit control FAN OFF setting (blue arrow in our photo at left) lets the furnace blower continue to run for an interval after the furnace burner has turned off, but will shut the blower off after the heat exchanger has been cooled down and the heat it contained has been sent to the occupied space.
The FAN OFF setting is the left-most metal finger protruding through the round silver plate of the fan limit control. Move the FAN OFF setting lever to the temperature at which the fan is to stop in order to prevent sending cool air into the occupied space. From the factory the FAN OFF finger is usually set to about 90 °F.
At the end of a furnace-on heating cycle, after the gas or oil burner shuts down, the furnace blower will continue to operate for a time. This continued fan operation achieves the following:. The remaining heat from the hot furnace heat exchanger is salvaged and sent into the occupied space.
The furnace heat exchanger is cooled down more uniformly by the air flow over its surfaces in order to help reduce the chances of heat exchanger cracking. The temperatures in the occupied space remain more even 2. Furnace FAN ON Setting When an adequate warm temperature has been reached inside of the furnace warm air plenum chamber the FAN ON switch turns (green arrow in our photo at above left) on the furnace blower to deliver warm air to the occupied space. The FAN ON setting on this control makes sure that the blower fan does not turn on too soon (even though the building thermostat has asked for heat) so that the furnace will not blow cool air into the occupied space.
Honeywell Fan Limit Control L4064b
This setting also prevents the blower fan from cycling on and off too frequently during a heating cycle. The FAN ON setting is the metal finger second from left-most, protruding through the round silver plate of the fan limit control.
This finger is set to a temperature range from a minimum of 20 °F above the FAN OFF set point, to a maximum f 30 °F below the LIMIT OFF set point. From the factory the FAN ON is usually set to about 130 °F. Furnace LIMIT OFF Setting The LIMIT OFF indicator setting (red arrow in our fan limit switch photo at above left) is a safety control that will turn off the oil or gas burner if temperatures inside the warm air plenum exceed a safe level.
This is the highest temperature setting on a furnace combination control. It is set to the furnace warm air temperature at which this safety switch is to turn off the oil or gas (or other) burner or heat source. On the Honeywell L4064B the LIMIT OFF is set to a temperature between 100 °F and 250 °F. If the temperature inside the supply plenum reaches the 'high' limit set at the LIMIT OFF finger, the switch will turn off the oil or gas burner. This condition may not ever happen under normal conditions with most hot air furnace systems - on those systems the burner continues to run all of the time the thermostat is asking for heat.
The LIMIT OFF or 'HIGH' or 'MAX' on the furnace fan limit switch is a safety device. In the unusual event that temperatures inside the supply plenum become too high, when temperatures reach the LIMIT OFF setting the fan limit switch will turn off the burner to prevent damage to the furnace heat exchanger (from warping or cracking from excessive temperatures) From the factory this setting out of the box is 200 °F. Furnace LIMIT STOP Setting The LIMIT STOP control is an extra safety device to make it difficult for an amateur to set the LIMIT OFF to an unsafe or too-high temperature.
This control setting could be changed by inserting a pen tip or similar object into the round hole visible in the LIMIT STOP plate near the right end of the temperature dial and slog on the silver plate of the fan limit control. The LIMIT STOP is set at the factory to 200 °F. You should not change this setting as to do so maybe dangerous. Furnace FAN ON Manual or 'override' Switch Fan override switch, also called a ' manual fan switch' or ' fan on switch' if present, is usually a white button that can be set to cause the furnace blower fan to run continuously or to run automatically driven by the temperatures sensed by the combination fan and limit control switch. The fan override switch is indicated by the white arrow in our photograph.
FAN ON SWITCH Settings: Manual-On furnace fan: Push the white fan override button ' IN' to set the fan to its MANUAL position to force the furnace blower to run continuously. This setting can be used to move (and presumably to filter) building air through the heating duct system at any time of year. Some experts opine that running the fan continuously will make heat in the building more uniform and more comfortable. (This will not be true in every building and for every heating system and in some cases can cause blowing of uncomfortably cool air into some rooms during the heating season.). Automatic furnace fan: Pull the white fan button 'OUT' to the AUTO to cause the fan to cycle on and off automatically in response to temperatures sensed by and set on the fan limit control dial. After completing these control settings be sure you test the combination fan and limit switch for safe and proper operation. See for details.
At we discuss troubleshooting furnace blower fan operating problems such as a blower that runs continuously or one that turns on and off to frequently. Reader Question: which way do we push or pull the fan switch to go between AUTOMATIC and MANUAL-ON '(Pull out the button to force the fan to 'always on'. Push the white button back in to return the fan to automatic operation' - It seems opposite on the diagram you have. It says 'pull automatic'. I'm pretty sure mine is the same unit.
I'm having trouble with blower motor always staying on after heater runs. Rob - 10/17/12 Reply: Rob, thanks for the suggesitons; I have revised, corrected and also clarified the article above, adding photos, and tuning up the text. We welcome critique, corrections, or suggestions from our readers. PUSH the white button IN to force the fan to ON or MANUAL or always-running mode. PULL the white button OUT to put the fan back into AUTO mode - turning on and off under control of the switch and furnace temperature Question: the White Rodgers 90-340 24VAC Isolation Relay Shown above: White Rodgers 90-340 24VAC Relay switch, model 90-340.
Click to enlarge any image 2016/09/16 Bob said: I have older electric furnace with heat and ac. I replaced the sequencers last year and the fan isolation relay last week. The wiring was suspect before the repairs, I had to rewire the 24 volt wiring. The only wire now I am wondering about is the 240v wire from the heat sequencer to the isolation relay. The only problem I have is: only the high speed fan runs. The low speed fan does not run when heat is on, it continues to run the high speed fan.
This is is fan auto and fan on. What is the proper wiring from sequencer to fan isolation relay to have low speed fan for heat? I have high speed for ac and fan on as wired.
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The least of my worries was the fan limiter. Now after a month of heat I need help! Thank you Reply: If your limit control has no actual operable push-pull button or switch, then it's a model that omitted that feature. The switch will still work automatically. The manual switch is an extra, not mandatory. Be careful not to mess with, force, or bend the switch parts - doing so could make it unsafe. Question: olsen ultramax furnace NG that clicks on for 3 seconds (Mar 5, 2014) norm williams said: have an olsen ultramax furnace NG that clicks on for 3 seconds off on for 4 seconds 3rd time kicks in to running.
Going to change the pilot assembly kit, hope that's all. Put in a new thermostat already. Hope to hear from you. Norm Reply: Norm, I don't blame you for thinking about the pilot assembly as it sounds as if the unit has trouble starting. Keep in mind that dirt or debris at the igniter or pilot could be the problem, as could a sensor, or at the thermocouple itself. Often by watching the flame at start up we can figure out what's going on. For example if a the pilot lights but then goes out I suspect that a thermocouple is bad.
Question: Does the Honeywell fan and limit control have any part in controlling the fan in a/c operation (Sept 22, 2014) JT said: Does the Honeywell fan and limit control have any part in controlling the fan in a/c operation or is that done strictly by the fan relay and thermostat? I just installed a new fan and limit control ion my furnace and the blower continues to run for 10 minutes after the a/c condenser shuts off? Reply: no but. JT The fan limit switch is a heating control and does not work during cooling except if someone puts the switch in manual FAN ON position then the blower fan will simply keep running. Question: replacement fan limit switch L4064w1296 19538c (May 27, 2015) Ron said: I need a replacement fan limit switch L4064w1296 19538c. It is no longer listed. I am using a dual energy system (oil/electricity)at my choice.
Where can I get a replacement? Reply: A check with the manufacturer of your heating furnace and with your heating service technician should confirm that you can use one of the more generic fan limit switches. Question: 1971 GE split system HVAC single knob temperature control (June 19, 2015) john.nordo said: I have a 1971 GE split system HVAC unit at my residence. It has a single knob temperature adjustment for the fan blower timer. What is the proper sequence to adjust this style?
It's set somewhere around 110 now Thanks Reply: I dunno, John. Give us the model and serial number and we can perhaps locate the manual for you. Ask a Question or Search InspectApedia Use the 'Click to Show or Hide FAQs' link just above to see recently-posted questions, comments, replies, try the search box just below, or if you prefer, post a question or comment in the Comments box below and we will respond promptly.
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