Taco 503 - power flashing green
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SR503? When the Nest is not calling, the green light is steady on as it should be?
How is the Nest wired? Is it using the transformer in the 503? What are the other 2 zones controlling?
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Is is possible that the nest is causing a dead short on the transformer and immediately reseting every 5 seconds?
Take a picture of the way you wired the Nest and the Taco 503Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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Derheatmeister said:New install ? Or has this Nest to Taco install been working for a while ? What happens when the Nest you disconnect the Nest from the Taco and just jumper the therminals to call for heat?When not calling for heat, there is a solid green power LED. When I remove the nest and just touch red to white wires, the green power light dims on the SR503. Zone led never comes on.0
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The next test is at the 503. Remove the thermostat wires from the 503 and touch a jumper on the R and W wire terminals directly at the 503. See if removing the wire gets the same result or a different result.dmel said:
It's not a new install. We're having work done in the adjacent room so I thought maybe they pierced the wire with a screw or something but no.When not calling for heat, there is a solid green power LED. When I remove the nest and just touch red to white wires, the green power light dims on the SR503. Zone led never comes on.Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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EdTheHeaterMan said:
It's not a new install. We're having work done in the adjacent room so I thought maybe they pierced the wire with a screw or something but no.
The next test is at the 503. Remove the thermostat wires from the 503 and touch a jumper on the R and W wire terminals directly at the 503. See if removing the wire gets the same result or a different result.When not calling for heat, there is a solid green power LED. When I remove the nest and just touch red to white wires, the green power light dims on the SR503. Zone led never comes on.So before I run new 18/3 across the whole house, any idea what may be the issue that's causing this dim power led with no actual call for heat?1 -
There is a nail or screw or a pinched wire in the thermostat wire somewhere. the W wire and the C wire are connecting somewhere. When R and W are connected at the thermostat during a call for heat, then you get a dead short from R to C (thru W). The NEST is smart enough to disengage the call for heat if that happens and then try again.
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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Can you tell or show us how the Nest is wired? R,W,C on the Nest connect to ?0
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This is top secret stuff. If he shows you , he will have to kill you!HVACNUT said:Can you tell or show us how the Nest is wired? R,W,C on the Nest connect to ?
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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Does the sr503 have a metal or plastic cover? How many Nest are you connecting to the sr control? Do you have a com coming from the Nest to the Taco sr control?0
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You got to use your head in the big stuff!
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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All fixed! Thanks for the tips. I had inspected the 18/3 and not seen any obvious mail punctures but Ed's tip about a pinched wire had me look further. Sure enough, I stripped the shearing and there was a specific point where the white and red were stripped inside the cable, causing the short. All running well now, and we have heat
Thank you all!3 -
dmel said:All fixed! Thanks for the tips. I had inspected the 18/3 and not seen any obvious mail punctures but Ed's tip about a pinched wire had me look further. Sure enough, I stripped the shearing and there was a specific point where the white and red were stripped inside the cable, causing the short. All running well now, and we have heat
Thank you all!
Unless the White wire is being used as the Common and the remaining wire is W. If only there was a way you could show us.
Or maybe the Nest doesn't like 24v going backwards into W. Not without asking nicely first anyway.0
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