honeywell thermostat waiting for equipment

Items in blue however can be addressed, some even fixed by the homeowner. The 4000 Series Honeywell Thermostats come with built in compressor. Items in red usually require a service call. I went ahead and put in fresh CR2 batteries (waiting at least 1 minute after I took. But if the unit 'locks-out' again, most likely there is a problem and you should schedule a service-call.īelow is a list of possible causes. Sometimes a unit will 'lock-out' on a fluke or a weather-related condition, and resetting it will solve the problem. If the light doesn't go out or if the unit doesn't start, you may need to call for service, assuming you checked for the obvious like tripped breakers or the outdoor reset button. After 10 minutes, see if the outdoor unit is running. Some systems require shutting the power to the indoor unit off momentarily, then back on. This should restart the system, but it may take up to 10 minutes for the outdoor unit to start up. I only see the correct (current) temperature or thermostat status when I reload Home Assistant, or if I change the temperature (or some other setting) via HA. After the recent Honeywell updates, my thermostats no longer reflect the current status in HA. You can then reset the system by turning the thermostat 'off', waiting thirty seconds then turning it back on again. tims300 (Tim Schreyack) September 12, 2021, 12:50am 1. You can count the number of flashes, usually between two and nine, and then it just repeats itself. When you see the light flashing, it flashes a code. Many systems, like the York Stellar Series units have a diagnostic feature. And if the outdoor unit isn't running, the indoor unit will most likely never satisfy the thermostat it will just keep running and running and running. When this happens, the indoor unit tends to keep on running because the indoor unit doesn't know there is a problem. This means the outdoor unit has shut itself off because of a problem, and it sends a signal to the thermostat, letting you know that there is a problem. When the thermostat light (Emergency Heat Light) is flashing or on during normal operation (whether in the cooling or the heating mode, but not the Emergency Heat mode), this usually indicates that the outdoor unit is 'locked-out'.

Honeywell thermostat waiting for equipment