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Blower Relay, Electric Heat Tips and Mistakes

We overview a common issue with how many techs wire in blower/heat in fan coils/air handlers when they switch from one relay type to another.

Technicians commonly mix up their wiring between fan coil relays and 90-340 relays. Fan coil relays and 90-340 relays look similar on the surface, but power feeds into them differently.

When techs feed a relay, they want to bring power into the 1 or 4 terminal on the 90-340, but the power goes into the normally open (NO) contact on the fan coil relay. Instead, the motor winding typically goes to the common terminal on a fan coil relay (equivalent to 1 or 4 on a 90-340). The blower speed tap connects to 1 or 4 on a 90-340 relay. The normally closed (NC) contact connects to the heat sequencer. Unlike relays, heat sequencers are NOT magnetic loads; they are heaters that have time delays due to thermal expansion that occurs inside each time the circuit is made.

Backfeeding complications may occur when techs mix up the wiring on relays, especially to the heat strips. In short, just make sure you connect the blower to the common on the fan relay, not the power.

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Cody Stigaullde
Cody Stigaullde @bryanorr

Thanks for the tips! I’m pretty new to the hvac world and I’m sill learning something new every day! Just wanted to say that your tips and videos are very helpful and that I really appreciate it.

Cody S.
Yates maintenance
Heating and air
Little Rock, AR

11/30/17 at 01:55 AM

Thanks for the tips! I’m pretty new to the hvac world and I’m sill learning something new every day! Just wanted to say that your tips and videos are very helpful and that I really appreciate it.

Cody S.
Yates maintenance
Heating and air
Little Rock, AR

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HVAC School @bryanorr

You’re welcome. Glad to hear it!

11/30/17 at 08:46 AM

You’re welcome. Glad to hear it!

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Wayne
Wayne @bryanorr

Thanks I need some help it’s either the 24 volt coil contactor or 24 volt relay switch

8/21/21 at 06:40 PM

Thanks I need some help it’s either the 24 volt coil contactor or 24 volt relay switch

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