A heat anticipator is a type of electrical resister device that is mounted in the middle of several mechanical thermostats that defines the point when the thermostat will turn the burners of the furnace on and off. It works in anticipation of the flywheel effect of an area getting warm and turns the burners off a brief period before the area is heated to the temperature that you desire.
A heat anticipator consists essentially on a simple wire that is mounted to a disc that is attached to the unit’s bimetallic coil. The adjustment arm touches that wire and varies the electrical resistance of the wire, which varies how warm the wire gets. This heats up the bimetallic coil, which causes it to shut down the burners early as indicated by the heat anticipator.
If your heat anticipator gets out of adjustment, it may cause your furnace to start short cycling, which is turning off and on excessively. It may also cause the thermostat to never make it to the desired temperature.
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