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Old 12-31-12, 10:54 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
I've always read that your furnace shouldn't short cycle. But, I was hoping that we can help further define short cycling. Is it 10 minutes, 5 minutes?
My answer would be that the ON cycle is not long enough for the all of the air (or water, in the case of a boiler) in the house to get warmed up. In other words, if the return air (water) temperature starts to rise, then it is no longer short cycling.
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