Replacing Heat Pump Thermostat


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Old 04-26-17, 05:31 PM
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Replacing Heat Pump Thermostat

I am replacing my heat pump thermostat but bought an Orbit Thermostat - I have an E wire and a blue wire that the new thermostat can not accommodate - I realized after the fact I have a heat pump thermostat. If I leave the E wire off will it hurt anything? or do I need to replace it with a compatible thermostat.

My old thermostat was a Bryant Heat Pump Thermostat - the replacement is an Orbitz Clear Comfort Pro - Can I use the Orbitz if it does not have a place for the E wire?

The Brant had:

C - Blue
W2 - White
R - Red
G - Green
O - Orange
Y - Yellow
E - Black

Orbitz

G
O/B
Y
W
RC
R
 
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Old 04-26-17, 05:36 PM
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Welcome to the forums.

I'm not familiar with an orbitz thermostat. You could post the model number.

You need a heat pump thermostat with back up electric heat.
 
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Old 04-26-17, 05:50 PM
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This is the exact thermostat - specs are on this page below

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-Clear...stat/999958143

It was already hooked up without the E wire connected. Is it possible to leave the E wire off?
 
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Old 04-26-17, 06:01 PM
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Can you use it that way..... yes.
You will not have any back up electric heat or emergency heat.

I'm curious why you choose that thermostat.
 
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Old 04-26-17, 06:53 PM
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i only chose it cause i had no idea my parents had heat pump thermostat otherwise I would of just bought a compatible one. I just thought I needed a digital thermostat and that one looked "nice" so I bought it.

I just found a little jumper wire in the Orbitz parts and it says "For heat pump only install between Y and W"

if it will work where does the E wire go?

I notice on the stats on lowes it says:
Compatible with Heat Pump (No Aux.) Yes
Compatible with Heat Pump (No EM) Yes
Compatible with Heat Pump (With Aux.)No
Compatible with Heat Pump (With EM) No
 
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Is honeywell a better one because I noticed it has a place for the E wire?
 
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Old 04-26-17, 07:28 PM
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You put the answer in your post.

Compatible with Heat Pump (With Aux.)No
Compatible with Heat Pump (With EM) No

This is your system. You have aux/em heat.
It will work but not activate the electric heat.
You would need that jumper to use that stat.

The Honeywell sounds like it will work better.
 
 

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