Where can I get my "C" wire common from?


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Old 10-03-14, 05:32 PM
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Hello,

I'm sorry to be asking the same question that has been asked so many times, but it seems everyone has different equipment from me so I'm having trouble figuring this out.

I have oil/baseboard heat, and a Trane Central air unit outside, with a Trane Air handler in the attic.

This is the picture of my current thermostat wiring. I'm installing a Honeywell RTH6500WF (Wifi).

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This is a picture of the wiring on my air handler in the attic.

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My new thermostat wiring has K,Y2, W2,G, W, C, Y, R, Rc

Can you please let me know which wires to put where?

If I put a multimeter on Rh and W, I get 25.X volts so I was thinking of jumping W to C on the thermostat, but I don't want to hurt anything so I figured I would ask someone with more knowledge on this.

My best,
Ryan
 
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Trane's B terminal is 24 volt common (C).
 
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Old 10-03-14, 07:20 PM
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You'll need to be careful here. Does your old thermostat control heat and A/C ?

If not where does the blue wire go and connect to ?
If this thermostat does control heat and A/C then the white on your thermostat is NOT the same white wire that connects to the air handler.

Don't make any changes until we have all the variables ironed out.
 
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Thank you both for the quick replies. PJ, I believe you are correct because the white wire is a different gauge at both locations (at least my eye says so)

My current thermostat does control Heat (oil furnace in basement) and AC (Compressor outside, air handler in attic).
 
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Old 10-03-14, 07:55 PM
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I'd take a look at the wire connections in the attic but I would expect something like this...

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Old 10-03-14, 08:12 PM
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If you find the wire connections like that and you do not have an extra conductor, you can re-purpose the green wire at both ends...

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Thank you the diagram is very helpful.

So if I do find my wiring to be how you showed it in the first diagram, the changes I have to make are:
1. Join G and B at the air handler
2. Bypass air handler with the Y wire from the thermostat to the condenser

Will this make it so the fan is always ON with a/c or always on AUTO?
 
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Old 10-03-14, 08:58 PM
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1. Join G and B at the air handler
No. Move the green wire to the B terminal at the air handler along with the white wire from the condenser that is already there.
The stat end of the green wire moves from G to C.

2. Bypass air handler with the Y wire from the thermostat to the condenser
No, the Y wire is bypassing the air handler now but we want the stat Y on the air handler G terminal. The condenser Y wire also connects to the air handler G terminal.

Will this make it so the fan is always ON with a/c or always on AUTO?
The fan will always be on Auto. You will lose the ability to always have the Fan On.
 
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Thank you Sir!

I was able to get this thermostat working per your instructions. My wires were different colors but with some ohming and many trips from attic to condenser/thermostat/etc I was able to draw my wiring and use that to figure out how and where to move and add wire.

Appreciate your time helping me out!

My best,
Ryan
 
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Thanks for stopping back. Appreciate the feedback.
 
 

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