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hellfirehydra's avatar
Aug 21, 2017

No D.C. Power at thermostat.

So I'm not getting D.C. Power at my thermostat. I can take a good +12v wire and start the fan or compressor. Circuit breaker is working and I ran the "good" +12v from there to check.

Where does the thermostat get the +12v from? The -12V checks out.
  • Ok so update on this. Air conditioner works perfectly.

    The thermostat is a Honeywell residential digital battery powered unit. All of the wires have appropriate voltage, but when I change the thermostat to heat the thermostat itself gets warm/hot very quickly. Im thinking this means the white wire to the furnace has some sort of issue I haven't found yet. Anyone have any experience or tips on this?
  • Coleman usually get it from the furnace, DuoTherm/Dometic from the roof unit.
  • Mandalay Parr wrote:
    It might also come from a circuit board in either the furnace or air conditioner.


    Thank you!!

    Found where the red/white wire ran from the furnace loose. +12v achieved before it got too hot again today. Yesterday was miserable before I finally just ran a wire from the CBP to the compressor/fan.