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Home Comfort Zones MyTemp System User Manual - Table of Contents

Manual is about: Room-by-Room Temperature Control and Energy Management

Summary of MyTemp System

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    Mytemp ™ system room-by-room temperature control and energy management user manual.

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    Congratulations! Your home has the most advanced and effective residential climate control system available anywhere. Years of research, development, and testing went into this system to achieve one goal: to make every room in your home as comfortable as possible. Your home should feel better than a...

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    2 legal and other notices • the contents of this document are subject to change without prior notice. • although the contents of this document have been carefully checked to prevent errors, some may still occur. If you have a question about this manual or if you find an error please contact us. • ex...

  • Page 4: Table of Contents

    3 introductory topics system quick start ..........................................4 using the touch screens....................................5 index of frequently asked questions ....................6 important concepts .........................................8 getting started the home screen......

  • Page 5: System Quick Start

    4 system quick start use the graphical table of contents shown below to navigate within this manual. The home screen as shown below is the first screen you see after your system is installed. From here, you can access all the system features. Home/away: see page 16. Choose between your normal schedu...

  • Page 6: Using The Touch Screens

    5 the home screen and all other screens in the mytemp climate control system are touch screens. Touch screens are designed to be pressed anywhere using your finger or fingernail. Do not use sharp objects. When using a fingernail, some users like to turn their hands so they can see their palms. This ...

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    6 index of frequently asked questions • how do i set the temperature in my house? • why do i have two temperatures i need to set? My old thermostat only had one temperature. • why does my lower limit change when i adjust my upper limit? And vice versa? • how do i adjust the minimum separation betwee...

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    7 index of frequently asked questions • how do i prevent my child from accidentally changing the temperature of a room with a smart controller? • what’s the difference between the three thermostat modes? • why use the programmable thermostat mode? • how many time periods can i set for one day? • why...

  • Page 9: Important Concepts

    8 important concepts your personal comfort range your personal comfort range is a range of temperatures comfortable to you. A degree higher than the upper limit and you want cooling. A degree cooler than the lower limit and you want heating. Each person in your home may have different comfort ranges...

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    9 the lower and upper limits must differ by at least three degrees. We recommend a six-degree separation. Most users don’t notice a few degrees of difference as long as they are inside their comfort range. However, one degree outside the comfort range can be uncomfortable. Therefore, the system’s pr...

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    10 with the mytemp system, there are many temperature sensors spread throughout the house. The smart controllers are the temperature sensors. You cannot define your comfort ranges at the smart controllers; you do this at the touch screen. Since you probably don’t spend much time near your touch scre...

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    11 the temperature’s in the feeling—and you may be surprised the installer set your system to function in programmable thermostat mode with a simple schedule. The three possible thermostat modes are described in the following sections, but we strongly recommend that you use the factory-installed pro...

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    12 your energy usage as well as your comfort. Your system can help you save energy in several ways. The following suggestions are described in detail later in this manual. • use the widest comfort ranges possible. Decrease the lower limits to use less heating and increase the upper limits to use les...

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    13 the simplest way to reduce conditioning is to change the upper or lower limit of the comfort range for that room, especially during peak conditioning hours. You can also improve the room’s insulation by using window treatments (blinds, tinting, curtains, and so on); adding more insulation to outs...

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    14 difference between the highest lower limit (the highest temperature that calls for heat) and the lowest upper limit (the lowest temperature that calls for cooling). Your heating and cooling equipment produces a certain amount of conditioning, and this requires a certain amount of airflow at all t...

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    15 important concepts the simple and unexpected solution was to take the unused room out of saver mode so that it also received air conditioning. The airflow through three ducts was enough to cool the top floor so the temperatures in all three rooms dropped into their comfort ranges. Circulation imm...

  • Page 17: The Home Screen

    16 the home screen the buttons on the home screen are: home: when selected, indicates the system is in home mode. This is the setting for normal day-to-day conditioning. Away: allows you to save money by reducing conditioning when you’re gone for an extended period of time (four or more hours). See ...

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    17 energy history: provides a 24-hour history of temperature and hvac system use in your home. You can also check each room for its current temperature and system status. System: allows you to customize your system settings as described starting on page 29. Thermostat: allows you to adjust your uppe...

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    18 the home screen (continued) the following activities may appear when you press the activity button on the home screen: starting up only displayed when the system is first turned on. Ideal no conditioning cycle required because your home is within all temperature limits. Between cycles preparing f...

  • Page 20: Selecting A Thermostat Mode

    19 you can choose one of three thermostat modes to control your home’s temperature, as follows: basic: this is the simplest mode. Basic mode allows you to set a lower limit and an upper limit for the entire house. The system applies your settings to all rooms in the house, but only conditions rooms ...

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    20 selecting a thermostat mode: basic thermostat mode press these arrows to tell the system when to turn on the air conditioner. Press these arrows to tell the system when to turn on the furnace. Basic thermostat mode allows you to set a lower limit and an upper limit for the entire house. The scree...

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    21 selecting a thermostat mode: programmable thermostat mode programmed comfort ranges displayed to indicate their start and end times. Programmable thermostat mode allows you to define varying comfort ranges based on time of day and day of week. The screen at left appears when you’ve selected syste...

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    22 1. Scheduling the days first, press change day grouping to select the day (or days) of the week that you want to group together with the same comfort schedule. The currently selected days are highlighted in black. Press a selected day to un-select it; press an un-selected day to select it. Press ...

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    23 times already listed on the screen. Depending on what’s already programmed, you may need to adjust a previously listed time to complete the new time range. Do this by pressing on the time, and then adjusting it with the up and down arrows. Press ok. When you increment the hours past midnight or n...

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    24 selecting a thermostat mode: programmable zones thermostat mode (continued) the programmable zones thermostat mode allows you to group rooms into zones. A zone represents all rooms that follow the same usage pattern, and therefore, have the same comfort schedule. You can divide your home into any...

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    25 selecting a thermostat mode: programmable zones thermostat mode creating zones. When creating zones, don’t think of your house only in terms of regions such as the upstairs and downstairs. Instead, think of zones as containers that group together rooms that have similar patterns of use, therefore...

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    26 selecting a thermostat mode: programmable zones thermostat mode (continued) example 1: creating a zone for one room suppose you want the laundry room to be the only room in a zone because it doesn’t require as much conditioning as other rooms. Starting from the programmable zones screen, press th...

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    27 selecting a thermostat mode: programmable zones thermostat mode usage. For example, utility rooms. After creating a zone, you are ready to program its comfort schedule. The process is identical to defining a comfort schedule within the programmable thermostat mode. See page 21 for details. Exampl...

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    28 selecting a thermostat mode: programmable zones thermostat mode (continued) example 3: moving a room from one zone to another suppose you decide that, after all, you want the laundry room to follow the same temperature schedule as the rest of the upstairs rooms. This involves moving the room name...

  • Page 30: The System Menu

    29 the system menu the hvac system controls button is a transition screen with the following buttons, which you press to take you to other screens: • conditioning with relation to the outside temperature • temperature differential and circulation control • airflow pressure • view plenum conditions •...

  • Page 31: Update Time and Date

    30 update time and date (system >) when you press update time and date, a screen appears where you press the up and down arrows to adjust the time and date. The day of the week is automatically selected based on the date entered..

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    31 conditioning with relation to the outside temperature (system > hvac system controls >) this screen allows you to define when you definitely don’t want to use heating and air conditioning. As long as the outside temperature is above the never heat above limit, the furnace remains off. Likewise, a...

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    32 conditioning with relation to the outside temperature (continued) use this screen to block conditioning in winter or summer for increased energy savings. For example, if you never want the air conditioner to start in winter, set never cool below to 65°f. Or, if you never want the heater to start ...

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    33 temperature differential and circulation control (system > hvac system controls >) circulation control dictates how much circulation you want to use throughout the house to even out temperature differences. Temperature differential allows you to increase or decrease the default six-degree differe...

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    34 temperature differential and circulation control (continued) circulation control: in winter, you may want to decrease the amount of air blowing through the vent. In addition, in non-extreme seasons (such as fall or spring) or climates, you can increase cost savings by increasing circulation. In m...

  • Page 36: Airflow Pressure

    35 airflow pressure (system > hvac system controls >) airflow pressure allows you to set the amount of air pressure for the whole house as a percentage of the maximum airflow. The system uses the normal pressure setting unless you’ve set a room to quiet mode. See the usage details section on the nex...

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    36 lower the normal airflow pressure if you notice excess airflow noise or breeziness in the house in general. Adjust quiet airflow pressure if the noise or breeziness in a room set to quiet mode is still too noticeable. As described in the usage details section, the lower the normal airflow pressur...

  • Page 38: View Plenum Conditions

    37 view plenum conditions (system > hvac system controls >) the plenum conditions screen allows you to monitor the status of your heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (hvac) equipment. It displays the current temperature and pressure inside the ductwork near your furnace (or air handler in the...

  • Page 39: Multistage Control

    38 multistage control (system > hvac system controls >) note: this button does not appear on the hvac system controls screen if you don’t have multistage equipment. Use this screen to define when to turn on any staged conditioning equipment you may have. This can include: • an auxiliary heat source—...

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    39 if conditioning need is not met after: set the amount of time the 1st-stage equipment runs before you switch to the auxiliary or 2nd stage. If the 1st-stage does not meet the heating or cooling limit within the allotted time, the auxiliary or 2nd-stage activates. For auxiliary heat, consider sett...

  • Page 41: Outside Air Control

    40 outside air control (system > hvac system controls >) note: this button does not appear on the hvac system controls screen if you don’t have outside air equipment. This screen contains one or two tabs depending on your configured equipment. Press on the tab’s label to adjust your outside air cont...

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    41 economizer when the outside temperature falls below room temperatures by the specified amount. This tells the system how long to wait before starting the economizer. The system starts the economizer when enough rooms meet this criteria. • stop if outside temperature below: turns off the economize...

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    42 outside air control (continued) filter and fewer air filter changes. • stop if outside temperature below: use this setting to halt cooled outside air from blowing on you and to prevent circulating outside air if there is a risk of condensation. Fresh air: • minimum fresh air per day: building cod...

  • Page 44: Smart Controller Properties

    43 smart controller properties (system > smart controller properties >) this screen lists every room in the house that contains a smart controller. The display shows the name of the room, whether the smart controller is in on or saver mode, and whether it is enabled or disabled. Press a room or grou...

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    44 enable/disable : disable the selected smart controller(s) and re- enable them, as desired. Disabled smart controllers report temperature information, but you can’t use the buttons. Saver setting : define the upper and lower limits to use when you place a smart controller in saver mode. These limi...

  • Page 46: Advanced Room Controls

    45 advanced room controls (system > advanced room controls >) in general, you use the controls on this screen to adjust rooms that are habitually hot or cold, fix inherent problems in the house, and overcome problems with the ductwork capacity. For each room with a smart controller, the screen shows...

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    46 advanced room controls (continued) airflow: the normal setting allows the system to deliver as much airflow as possible into a room. If you set a room to quiet mode, the system opens more ducts to reduce air pressure and, thus, air noise. Note: the trade-off for quiet mode is that the system may ...

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    47 advanced room controls that if there’s one or more rooms in the house that you can use as a catchall for excess air for the sake of rooms that are more important to you, then set this room to in range for both extra heat and extra cool. Room priority: this option allows the system to temporarily ...

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    48 advanced room controls (continued) anticipation : disable anticipation, for example, if the furnace or air conditioner is close to your bedroom and turning it on too early wakes you up. Extra heat and extra cool : you most often adjust this setting higher than normal (the default) for rooms that ...

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    49 programming your comfort schedules note: this is an advanced feature. Use it only if you understand how the three thermostat modes function. One of the most powerful features of your mytemp system is the ability to save your comfort schedules to specific programs. A program is a saved comfort sch...

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    50 programming your comfort schedules (continued) button on the right. Programs don’t apply to the basic thermostat mode because it sets one comfort zone for the entire house. To use the away schedule, press away on the home screen. Pressing the home button reapplies the last program used. 1. Create...

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    51 viewing your energy consumption press energy history on the home screen to view the status screen. This screen allows you to access the previous 24-hour history of your home. The screen lists the rooms that contain smart controllers, their current temperatures, and current conditioning cycle, if ...

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    52 viewing your energy consumption (continued) lower limit upper limit includes the high and low temperatures inside the house plotted against the outside temperature. It also displays the amount of circulation, heating, and cooling that took place in the previous 24 hours. Press view history on the...

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    53 on the home screen, press thermostat then cost prediction to view the cost predictions screen, which allows you to enter your basic energy expenditures and select how you want to calculate energy costs. When you make changes to temperature schedules, the system predicts how much the new settings ...

  • Page 55: Connected Assistance

    54 note: for urgent issues, always call the home comfort zones support hotline at 1-877-509-1200. If you have a connected home comfort zones modem, which is installed at home comfort zone’s discretion to help us monitor our equipment, you can access the home comfort zones connected assistance servic...

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    55 connected assistance 2. Click next if you would like to include additional information with your request. 3. Press the buttons next to your responses and press next or submit now. 4. If you press next, you can enter your contact information in the next screen. The name, telephone number and email...

  • Page 57: System Diagram

    56 system diagram at the heart of your home comfort zones system lies a sophisticated computer that is housed inside the master unit that is generally mounted near or onto the plenum of your air handler. The computer program constantly monitors your home and your equipment and intelligently directs ...

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    57 system diagram unlike the smart controllers, the main display does not contain a temperature sensor. The inside temperature it displays is that shown on a smart controller chosen by the installer. Call the home comfort zones support center if you would like to change the smart controller used to ...

  • Page 59: Frequently Asked Questions

    58 frequently asked questions how do i set the temperature in my house? On the thermostat screen, press the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the comfort zone setting for the house, time, or room. The system cools when any room is above the upper limit: start cooling at. The system heats wh...

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    59 frequently asked questions i’m only concerned about too much airflow in one or two rooms. How can i reduce the airflow to just those rooms at all times? Select the rooms and set the airflow to quiet using the advanced room controls screen (page 45). You may also need to reduce the quiet airflow p...

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    60 frequently asked questions (continued) how do i adjust the system to use less energy when the house is empty? On the basic thermostat screen, press the away setting button and then the arrows to adjust the upper and lower limits. Press ok to save your settings and return to the home screen. When ...

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    61 frequently asked questions from the home screen, press the following buttons: system > advanced room controls optionally, temporarily change the circulation control parameter to always circulate (page 34) for the time period the windows are open. Afterwards, remember to return circulation to the ...

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    62 frequently asked questions (continued) how do i prevent my child from accidentally changing the temperature of a room with a smart controller? Select disable on the smart controller properties screen. See page 43 for details. What’s the difference between the three thermostat modes? The three the...

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    63 frequently asked questions together so that you can reduce heating at night and during the day when they are not used. You might group adult rooms in one zone and children’s room in another zone to maximize comfort and energy savings. Optimal comfort there are dozens of circumstances that may war...

  • Page 65: Glossary

    64 glossary air conditioner (a/c) the air cooling and dehumidifying components of the heating, ventilation, and air-condition (hvac) equipment, which can be a heat pump or a separate air conditioner. Call for conditioning the temperature reported by a smart controller is above the upper limit or bel...

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    65 glossary parameters on the touch screen, a number you input or a choice between two or more settings. All parameters are initially set to default values. Plenum the portion of the duct system that connects directly to the hvac equipment. The plenum carries conditioned air to the rest of the duct ...

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    66 glossary (continued) upper limit the highest temperature for a comfort range. The system calls for cooling when the temperature reaches the upper limit. Vent the covering over the end of a duct that allows airflow into the room. Zone a room or group of rooms that has a unique comfort schedule. Al...

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  • Page 69: Support Phone Numbers

    68 support phone numbers home comfort zones company headquarters 8239 s.W. Cirrus drive beaverton, oregon 97008 main phone: 1-800-396-0523 503-626-2797, ext. 2 24/7 support hotline: support@homecomfortzones.Com 1-877-509-1200

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    8239 sw cirrus drive beaverton, oregon 97008 business hours: 8:00am - 6:00pm (pst) monday - friday main phone: 1-800-396-0523 after hours support 24 hours / 7 days a week: 1-877-509-1200 www.Homecomfortzones.Com printed in the u.S.A. Hcz doc 100.0001 v4.3 may 2008 ©.