Electric-Light
Senior Member
I am not sure of the code interpretation of the device when the whole thing is not UL listed in plug-and-play. Double throw relays are inherently impossible for both sides to turn on at the same time. Water heater elements wiring is a good example. The top element has priority.
Power goes into common, and upper element goes to NO. Lower element goes to NC. When the top thermostat activates, the common flips and breaks NC, and makes NO. Lower element thermostat is a single throw NO.
A setup that use two NO switches in parallel can be set up so it's not SUPPOSED to but not IMPOSSIBLE for both to remain on.
This is unnecessary. Who told you to do that? A DPDT relay would will work as an A/B selector switch. There is no need to add a 10 minute delay unless the off period is needed for the process, but it adds complexity to the control.
Power goes into common, and upper element goes to NO. Lower element goes to NC. When the top thermostat activates, the common flips and breaks NC, and makes NO. Lower element thermostat is a single throw NO.
A setup that use two NO switches in parallel can be set up so it's not SUPPOSED to but not IMPOSSIBLE for both to remain on.
Line/ ladder (?) Diagram above.. I'm not too good with making drawings but I like to work it out this way to make sure things'll work out on site.
The 4 timeclocks control 2 rooms. Only 1 (same) room can be on at a time. Being inductive loads, one room turns on half, 10 minutes before the other half. When that happens it's not possible for the other room to be on, thanks to the auxiliary relays.
Hours later the first half turns off, then 10 minutes later the second half of the room (turns off). Then after about ten minutes, half the second room turns on then the other half another ten minutes later.
If for whatever reason the first room was to turn on; the second would turn off automatically (overide). The second room however can not overide the first but the interlocking /physically not possible part is still achieved.
This is unnecessary. Who told you to do that? A DPDT relay would will work as an A/B selector switch. There is no need to add a 10 minute delay unless the off period is needed for the process, but it adds complexity to the control.