Ac t stat wiring. My paperback and e book. By marlin featured guides thermostat wire is made of multiple strands of solid copper wire each wrapped individually with a colored shell and enclosed together inside a protective sheathing. Running new thermostat wire it is possible that you may have to run a new thermostat wire from the air handler or furnace to the location where the existing thermostat is located. They usually operate at 24v ac power and the source of this control.
The terminals are usually marked r and w. Supervision is needed by a licensed hvacr tech while doing this as experience and. Running new thermostat wire can challenging even for professionals. A basic two wire thermostat can be compared to a simple single pole switch that you will find throughout your home only instead of you turning the switch on and off as required a mechanical or electronic temperature controlled mechanism is the operator of the switch.
Always follow manufacturer wiring diagrams as they will supersede these. During installation the wires are connected to one board that sends certain data through each wire to the thermostat. Thermostat terminal letters. It is better to take a good up close photo of the old thermostat and what terminals the colored wiring are terminated.
The system will not operate correctly if. How to fix a central air conditioningcentral ac or split system ac compressor that will not start up to allow cooling. The circuits feeding furnaces air conditioners and heat pumps are either 120 volt or 240 volt and they should never be worked on while the circuit power is on. If you must then following these instructions and helpful hints will hopefully help you in this endeavor.
Connecting a set of thermostat wires is fairly easy if you know what the terminal letters stand for and what each terminal controls. Basic thermostat wiring colors air conditioner systems always remember when changing a thermostat for a new thermostat to take a photo of the colors and where they go on the old thermostat or get a pencil and paper and write it down.