Want to turn fan on furnace
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Want to turn fan on furnace
I have an oil fired furnace and sometimes use my woodstove to supplement heat. The question I have is can I make the fan in my furnace come on so I can use the return air in my basement room with the woodstove to circulate the heat better?
I only have 2 wires going to my T-stat. But it is a programmable one. So do I run an extra control wire to the furnace and wire it up?
Or is there another way?
Thanks
-Bryan
I only have 2 wires going to my T-stat. But it is a programmable one. So do I run an extra control wire to the furnace and wire it up?
Or is there another way?
Thanks
-Bryan
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I think you need the 3rd wire. I just did this with my oil furnace. I already had the 3rd wire but it was disconnected at both ends with a splice in the middle not connected either. I fixed the splice and then connected the "green" wire to the G terminal on my electronic thermostat and the other end to the G terminal of the furnace board. Now regardless of heat or cool setting I can switch my fan switch from "auto" to "fan on" and it will run the fan to circulate air. You might want to check that you might already have the 3rd wire included with your current wire. Most thermostat wires have 3 or 4 wires in them. Maybe someone just snipped them at each end.
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You dont say what fan control you have on that oil furnace
If you do have aboard then yes just run a wire to the tstat to G and on G in the furnace . If you have a blower control in the furnace. Then get a blower relay and jump the fan control there in the furnace with it. On the 24V side get a common from in the furnace and tie the other side to the G from the tstat
If you do have aboard then yes just run a wire to the tstat to G and on G in the furnace . If you have a blower control in the furnace. Then get a blower relay and jump the fan control there in the furnace with it. On the 24V side get a common from in the furnace and tie the other side to the G from the tstat