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Old 2012-08-02, 7:28am
LarryC LarryC is offline
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Originally Posted by Dale M. View Post
Ok we will try it again....

The relay is not part of the controller. It may be on same panel as controller but not part of controller electronics. It (relay) is only connected to the controller.

IF the relay is not part of controller, the controller can not issue a controller error for relay failure because controller does not know relay may have failed.

Generally a controller is only capable of sensing if thermocouple has gone open circuit or not connected and then it may issue a error code ...

Dale
Not true. The bartlett 3-key can and does detect a stuck relay. This is beginning to sound like a bad heating element.
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