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BradW
Explorer II
May 24, 2018

RV A/C Wall T'stat Wiring

Do RV manufacturers normally run the heat wire to the wall thermostat even if the A/C unit does not have heat?

I'm asking because I may order a new rv which has a Coleman A/C unit without the electric heating element and it is controlled by a wall t'stat. The t'stat has the heat setting on it.

I want to add the electric heat element and I'm wondering if I will have to add another control wire from the unit to the t'stat.

Thanks for any help,
BradW
  • I already had a wall thermostat for a/c and to add the heat strip just had to swap control box in ceiling and different wall thermostat. Its a Dometic but no new wiring required.
  • 3_tons's avatar
    3_tons
    Explorer III
    FWIW, our Eagle Cap came with only 4 wires to the t-stat... When replacing the power wasting 30k btu Suburban furnace with very power thrifty a two speed 15/22 btu Atwood (with t-stat - a big savings for our batteries), I had to run one additional wire to the t-stat...

    3 tons

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