new thermostat install problem
I'm replacing the original RVP analog thermostat with a Honeywell. The old system had 6 wires which I believe to be as follows: Red (+12v) Blue (-12v) Yellow (cooling) White (heat) Green (high...
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What brand of air conditioner do you have?
With my Dometic air conditioner, when I repalced the thermostat, what you did appears at first glance to be what I had to do...but not everything is the same.
I'd suggest trying to jumper together various combinations of wires manually to see what activates what. In particular, see if tying the +12V to the fan lines activates the fans, or tying ground to them does...and likewise for the heat and cool lines. I'd expect the same to operate both, though the cooling might not go without the fan. See what works for high and low speed fans. On the Dometic air conditioner, the "low fan" wire is actually fan on/off and the "high fan" wire is actually fan speed select, so for high speed fan both wires need to be activated (grounded). Yours may be different, particularly if it's a different brand of air conditioner.
With my Dometic air conditioner, when I repalced the thermostat, what you did appears at first glance to be what I had to do...but not everything is the same.
I'd suggest trying to jumper together various combinations of wires manually to see what activates what. In particular, see if tying the +12V to the fan lines activates the fans, or tying ground to them does...and likewise for the heat and cool lines. I'd expect the same to operate both, though the cooling might not go without the fan. See what works for high and low speed fans. On the Dometic air conditioner, the "low fan" wire is actually fan on/off and the "high fan" wire is actually fan speed select, so for high speed fan both wires need to be activated (grounded). Yours may be different, particularly if it's a different brand of air conditioner.
