I have a new programmable thermostat and I have 3 wires coming off from it they are blue, red, white. I wired my new thermostat with just they blue and white because if I touch them two together the gas valve opens and my furnace kicks on. my question is what do I do with the red wire?

I have a very similar question as seDIYgal had last month, except I have a blue wire (to C) and she had a black one (to E). ([url]http://forum.doityourself.com/thermostatic-controls/369424-heat-pump-thermostat-wiring.html[/url]) I'm replacing a heat pump thermostat with a Honeywell RTH7600. The existing wiring is: red > R blue > C white > W2 yellow > Y1 orange > O/B green > G The new stat does not have a W2. The instructions state "...if your old thermostat has Y1, W1 [B]AND[/B] W2 wires, stop now and contact a qualified contractor for help". Does the white simply go to the Aux on the new stat, and jumper from E to Aux? The available terminals are the same as seDIYgal: C G Y O/B RC (jumpered to R) R (jumpered to RC) AUX E L The instructions diagram for heat pump read: C terminal = C or X or B wire G terminal = G or F wire Y terminal = Y or Y1 or M wire O/B terminal = O or H or B wire RC terminal (jumpered to R) = RC or R wire R terminal (jumpered to RC) = R or V or VR wire AUX terminal = AUX or W or W1 or W2 wire E terminal = E or X or X2 wire L terminal = L or F wire Thanks!!