Goodbadman/junkitrol Vs Honeywell/round

ozmy6

People love the round, is anyone having problems runnig the goodman units on it? I cant get them to run a full cycle in heat. Any tips or adj. quick fix?

mdshunk

Did you take an amp reading of the Goodman control circuit, and set the anticipator accordingly? Doesn't sound like it, from your symptoms.

I sorta hate to see Goodman/Janitrol bashed so much. It is what it is. It's an entry level, economy grade, builder grade, furnace/heat pump/air conditioner. I find them among the simplest to work on. What do you expect for cheap?

ozmy6

Thanks Thats what I went for and even sent my older fluke meter in for calib. had been a while. What do you think of the irwin meters they have alot of bells and whistles.Also sorry about the badmouth but ive been calling them that for so long it aint funny.the only other problem I normaly run into is birds in the fan ie.no cap/liner

mdshunk

The amp draw on the control circuit is so small, and clamp type amp meters don't really go down that small, so I have a trick. Take a piece of thermostat wire and wrap it 10 times around the amp clamp. Then, use each end of that wire to jumper R and W at the stat. This will give you a good reading on your amp clamp that is 10 times the actual amp draw. Devide that number on the screen by 10, and that will be your anticipator setting.