New thermostat not working correctly
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New thermostat not working correctly
Hey guys. I recently bought a new thermostat that says its compatible with all popular home HVAC units (single stage, two-stage etc). when i took my old thermo off i had 4 wires (W,Y,R,G) hooked up to old thermo, as those were the only terminals on the old thermostat. I hooked those wires up to my new thermostat and the HVAC unit turned on but only was blowing air softly. it never kicked on to full power. I put my old thermo back on and it started off blowing low air, then after 5 min it kicked up to full power. This leads me to believe i have a two-stage system, but i cannot get my new thermostat to kick on that second stage for the life of me. any ideas or suggestions?
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With only those 4 wires you have a standard heat-A/C system. You may have two stage heat but it is not controlled from your thermostat. It would strictly be a timed function.
Since you didn't leave the old thermostat make and model or the new one.... I can't comment on thermostat programming but it usually needs to be done to match the system.
With only those 4 wires you have a standard heat-A/C system. You may have two stage heat but it is not controlled from your thermostat. It would strictly be a timed function.
Since you didn't leave the old thermostat make and model or the new one.... I can't comment on thermostat programming but it usually needs to be done to match the system.
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Ok.... because I don't see why that would cause a problem.
Your old stat didn't require that.
Your old stat didn't require that.