Introduction
Many thermostats allow you to set a minimum fan run time per hour. These fan cycles are designed to circulate the air in the home. When running the system fan you generally want all of your vents to be open to facilitate the circulation of the air.
If you have an integrated smart thermostat and have your thermostat configured to run dedicated fan cycles you will probably want to enable Flair's "Enhanced Circulation" feature.
Enabling Enhanced Circulation
To enable this feature, go to Home Settings -> HVAC Systems and open the settings for your thermostat. Then expand the settings for Advanced Features:
Under the Enhanced Circulation Mode, there are three options:
- Disabled: Vents will operate normally, and may be closed even when the fan is running
- Vents in Active Rooms Only: Vents in Active Rooms will open when the thermostat's operating state is "idle" or "fan".
- All Vents: Vents in ALL rooms (both Active and Inactive) will open when the thermostat's operating state is "idle" or "fan".
Enhanced Circulation Details
Please note the following:
We receive updates once every 5 minutes for many of the thermostats we integrate with. Due to this, there may be a slight delay between the operating state updates and the Smart Vents' opening and closing.
Enhanced Circulation will not open your Smart Vents if your thermostat mode is set to OFF or any other mode that results in operating states other than "fan" or "idle".
Recommended Minimum Fan Run Time
If you configure a minimum fan run-time setting on your thermostat, we recommend that you set it for no less than 15 minutes per hour. This helps to minimize the impact of any natural delays in communication between Flair and your thermostat.