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I have a tempstar with 6 wires. Green, Blue, Red, Yellow,White, and Orange. I am trying to install a White Rodgers 300 thermostat and letters are not matching up. The thermostat has G, A, RC, RH, O, B, Y, and W. I don't know where to hook the blue wire which was labeled C. Unless it goes to RC and the red goes to RH could you please help? Thanks
Re: I have a tempstar with 6 wires. Green, Blue, Red,...
You need to verify the function of each wire with Tempstar then cross it with the WR stat. Call the techline if you need further assistance 18002842925.
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The Orange wire for the reversing valve and used with a Heat Pump
If you have a heat pump, then yes. If you have a gas furnace then no. If you have a HP and the reversing valve is not connected, then you might just be using the emergency electric heat strips. :-o
The Yellow wire is for cooling, the white is for heating, the red is for power, the green is for blower fan, the blue is your common wire, all you should have to do is color code the wires to the thermostat. The thermostat should have the colors labeled R,W1,G,Y,B or C for common if it's wired correctly at the Air Handler or evaporator. The blue wire should go to B, or C.
you have to go down to your furnace and follow the thermostat wire ...it connects to a terminal strip or fan centre...the color doesn;t really matter...installers mix and match all the time....look at the furnace wiring and mark it down...Red on "R"...Green on "Y" whatever it is...and connect it accordingly upstairs...if you only have 4 thermostat wires downstairs you will need a jumper wire between RH and RC...if you have 5 wires you will see 2 wires on "R" at the furnace.,...and connect either to RH and RC at the thermostat
a. Remove the cover of the thermostat. b. Connect the RED wire from the air conditioner to the “RC” terminal on the thermostat. c. Connect the “YELLOW” wire from the air conditioner to the “Y” terminal on the thermostat. d. Connect the “BLUE” wire from the air conditioner to the “H” terminal on the thermostat. e. Connect the “ORANGE” wire from the air conditioner to the “G” terminal on the thermostat. f. Push the thermostat wires into hole in wall and fill excess hole with insulation. g. Mount thermostat base to the wall with screws provided. h. Check all thermostat wires on base to ensure they are completely clear of the bimetal coil of the thermostat. Adjust if necessary. i. Replace thermostat cover. If nothing operates on the air conditioner, remove the return air grille assembly and verify the red, orange, yellow and blue wires are properly connected (red-to-red, orange-to-orange, etc.). Next, disconnect the red wires and check for 12 volt DC between the red wire from roof section and the orange or blue wire from roof section. If no voltage received, refer to Section F2. If voltage is received, the problem lies with the thermostat or thermostat wires. Next, disconnect all 4 wires (red, orange, yellow and blue) from the thermostat. With the thermostat set on COOL mode, FAN mode set on AUTO and HIGH, and temperature selector set lower than the room temperature. Check for continuity between terminal RC (red wire) and terminal G (orange wire); and RC (red wire) and terminal H (blue wire). If continuity is achieved on each, proceed with the next step. Set fan switch to LOW. Continuity should NOT be present between terminal RC and Terminal H, but present between the other terminals (Y & G) and terminal RC. If all of the previous checks are good, the thermostat is good, do not replace it. If any one of the previous checks are not correct, replace the thermostat.
the RJ45 wallplate is not meant for ethernet. It's an 8P8C connector for a phone. Will it work as a network jack? Maybe. I wouldn't use it, but if you really want to try, wire it thusly:
1 Blue --- Orange/White 2 Orange --- Orange 3 Black --- Green/White 4 Red --- Blue 5 Green --- Blue/White 6 Yellow --- Green 7 Brown --- Brown/White 8 White --- Brown
I'd still recommend a CAT5 wallplate with a CAT5 jack.
Blue (C) or sometimes (B) should be your common wire. Look at your schematics and locate common. Your Brown wire is (E) and is emergency heat, white wire (W) is Auxilary Heat, green wire (G) is fan relay, red wire (R) is power, yellow wire (Y) is Cooling and orange wire (O) is reversing valve.
GOto the iside unit itself. and remove the door and look for a terminial strip that the thermostat wires from the thermostat connects to and write down the colors wires and the letters they're connected to and connect the same to the thermostat .... they should be... r--red=power w-white=heat y--yellow=cool g-- green=fan! See which wires/ colors they're not using and bend back! Thank-you-very-much!
What were each wire connected to on the white rodgers? The connectors on the white rodgers should have markings. Tell me this and I can tell you how to wire your new stat. This hunter will not work with multi stage heat pumps..so I need to know what was connected to what on the white rodgers to know what type of unit. Thanks Kevin
Not a whole I can do to help. What I can do is refer you to go get a Chilton, or Haynes manual thac voers your Plymouth Voyager. They have schematics with wire colors labeled.You will have a good shot at figuring out which wire is which.
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