topic Re: Thermostat causes compressor to short cycle in Nest Thermostats

Thermostat causes compressor to short cycle

Tpubtina — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:19:43 GMT

And is missing C wire. Was installed by previous owner and we have no auxiliary material.

Re: Thermostat causes compressor to short cycle

Patrick_Caezza — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 01:11:18 GMT

No C wire can cause the compressor to short cycle in some systems.

You can check to see if it's the thermostat causing the problem by taking the Y, R, and G wires. Twisting them together and seeing if the short cycle happens. Be sure to turn the breaker off for the HVAC before doing that.

Re: Thermostat causes compressor to short cycle

Jeran — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:39:50 GMT

Hey there Tpubtina,

I'm just checking up on this thread, did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you for helping out on this thread, Patrick_Caezza!

Best regards,
Jeran

Re: Thermostat causes compressor to short cycle

Tpubtina — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:00:40 GMT

Yes, thanks, Patrick! As soon as we can get an electrician in, we'll test this out.

Re: Thermostat causes compressor to short cycle

Jeran — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:40:15 GMT

Hey there Tpubtina,

Were you able to get an electrician in to test out Patrick's fix?

Thank you,
Jeran

Re: Thermostat causes compressor to short cycle

Jeran — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:28:50 GMT

Hey there Tpubtina,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you,
Jeran

Re: Thermostat causes compressor to short cycle

Jeran — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 19:03:20 GMT

Hey Tpubtina,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help? If not, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread in 24 hours.

Just checking up,
Jeran