{"id":66,"date":"2021-02-12T20:07:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T01:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/chapter\/gas-heat-control\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T11:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T16:40:06","slug":"gas-heat-control","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/chapter\/gas-heat-control\/","title":{"raw":"Gas Heat \u2013 Control","rendered":"Gas Heat \u2013 Control"},"content":{"raw":"Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_s93g44gn?width=608&amp;height=80&amp;playerId=23449753\r\n\r\nThe control of a central gas heating system is fairly simple. An <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"204\"]extra-low-voltage[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>, 120 to 24 V transformer provides the power for a <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"179\"]control circuit[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>, while a dedicated 120 V <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"205\"]low-voltage[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>\u00a0circuit provides power to the blower fan. Extra-low-voltage conductors connect the furnace to the <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"145\"]room thermostat[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_65\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1142\"]<img class=\"wp-image-65 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1.png\" alt=\"A circuit diagram, described in the surrounding text.\" width=\"1142\" height=\"662\" \/> Control circuit for gas-fired furnace[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen the room temperature gets sufficiently low, the room thermostat clicks shut, and the completed circuit opens the main gas valve. The inrushing gas is then ignited and begins to heat the air in the <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"144\"]heat exchanger[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nIt is important that the heat exchanger isolate the products of combustion from the heated air that is to be circulated through the house. Once the temperature in the heat exchanger reaches a sufficient level, a second thermostat inside the furnace housing clicks shut and engages the blower motor.\r\n\r\nWhen the heated air causes the temperature in the house to rise sufficiently, the main room thermostat contacts will open, de-energizing the main gas valve, thus cutting off the gas supply and extinguishing the burner flame.\r\n\r\nThough the main gas valve has now been closed and the flame extinguished, the heat exchanger is still very hot, and so the blower motor continues to run, dissipating and distributing any residual heat. This will continue until the blower motor thermostat senses a sufficient drop in plenum chamber temperature, and opens its contacts.\r\n\r\nThis residual heat would normally cause overshoot of the desired room temperature, and so the low-voltage thermostat may incorporate a series connected, <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"206\"]anticipator resistor[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>, which creates a small amount of heat causing the thermostat to open before the set temperature is reached.\u00a0 A few minutes after the thermostat opens, the blower control thermostat opens, de-energizing the blower motor, and the room \u00a0reaches the desired temperature.\r\n\r\nThe furnace will also contain a high temperature safety cut-out switch that will disconnect all gas to the heating elements if the temperature rises above a pre-set safety threshold. This can happen if the blower fan fails to engage and drive the heated air through the house, and thus draw cool air into the heat exchanger.","rendered":"<p>Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"kaltura_player\" title=\"2.17 Gas Heat \u2013 Control.mp3\" src=\"https:\/\/api.ca.kaltura.com\/p\/148\/sp\/14800\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/23449753\/partner_id\/148?iframeembed=true&#38;playerId=kaltura_player&#38;entry_id=0_s93g44gn&#38;flashvars[leadWithHTML5]=true&#38;flashvars[streamerType]=auto&#38;flashvars[localizationCode]=en&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.position]=left&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.clickToClose]=true&#38;flashvars[chapters.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[chapters.layout]=vertical&#38;flashvars[chapters.thumbnailRotator]=false&#38;flashvars[streamSelector.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[EmbedPlayer.SpinnerTarget]=videoHolder&#38;flashvars[dualScreen.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[Kaltura.addCrossoriginToIframe]=true&#38;wid=0_egs03tda\" width=\"608\" height=\"80\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The control of a central gas heating system is fairly simple. An <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_66_204\">extra-low-voltage<\/a><\/strong>, 120 to 24 V transformer provides the power for a <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_66_179\">control circuit<\/a><\/strong>, while a dedicated 120 V <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_66_205\">low-voltage<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0circuit provides power to the blower fan. Extra-low-voltage conductors connect the furnace to the <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_66_145\">room thermostat<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65\" style=\"width: 1142px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1.png\" alt=\"A circuit diagram, described in the surrounding text.\" width=\"1142\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1.png 1142w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1-65x38.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1-225x130.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Gas-Furnace-Control-circuit-1-350x203.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Control circuit for gas-fired furnace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the room temperature gets sufficiently low, the room thermostat clicks shut, and the completed circuit opens the main gas valve. The inrushing gas is then ignited and begins to heat the air in the <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_66_144\">heat exchanger<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is important that the heat exchanger isolate the products of combustion from the heated air that is to be circulated through the house. Once the temperature in the heat exchanger reaches a sufficient level, a second thermostat inside the furnace housing clicks shut and engages the blower motor.<\/p>\n<p>When the heated air causes the temperature in the house to rise sufficiently, the main room thermostat contacts will open, de-energizing the main gas valve, thus cutting off the gas supply and extinguishing the burner flame.<\/p>\n<p>Though the main gas valve has now been closed and the flame extinguished, the heat exchanger is still very hot, and so the blower motor continues to run, dissipating and distributing any residual heat. This will continue until the blower motor thermostat senses a sufficient drop in plenum chamber temperature, and opens its contacts.<\/p>\n<p>This residual heat would normally cause overshoot of the desired room temperature, and so the low-voltage thermostat may incorporate a series connected, <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_66_206\">anticipator resistor<\/a><\/strong>, which creates a small amount of heat causing the thermostat to open before the set temperature is reached.\u00a0 A few minutes after the thermostat opens, the blower control thermostat opens, de-energizing the blower motor, and the room \u00a0reaches the desired temperature.<\/p>\n<p>The furnace will also contain a high temperature safety cut-out switch that will disconnect all gas to the heating elements if the temperature rises above a pre-set safety threshold. This can happen if the blower fan fails to engage and drive the heated air through the house, and thus draw cool air into the heat exchanger.<\/p>\n<div class=\"glossary\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" id=\"definition\">definition<\/span><template id=\"term_66_204\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_66_204\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Any voltage not exceeding 30V. Equipment energized at 24 V is commonly referred to as the \"low voltage circuit\".<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_66_179\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_66_179\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>In contrast to the Power Circuit, the Control Circuit consists of inputs, in the form of switches, pushbuttons or pilot devices, which when activated, can either directly, or through a magnetic motor starter, energize a load. The Control Circuit often operates at a lower voltage than the Power Circuit for safety and ease of installation.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_66_205\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_66_205\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Any voltage between 31 and 750 V, though equipment energized at either 120V or 240V are often referred to as \"line voltage\" loads.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_66_145\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_66_145\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>The main control device.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_66_144\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_66_144\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A component that separates the toxic products of combustion from the heated air in a gas fired furnace.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_66_206\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_66_206\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A resistor that is physically mounted inside a room thermostat, and any heat generated by it will directly affect the temperature-sensitive bi metallic strip inside the thermostat.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":90,"menu_order":11,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-66","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":37,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/66\/revisions\/343"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/37"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/66\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}