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Barryoldfart
Dec 14, 2007, 10:10 AM
I bought a new a honeywell thermostat model TH8920 programmable to upgrade my existing lennox model 21J7101 non programmable and the terminal designations DO NOT MATCH \

Existing terminal and wire on Lennox 21J7101 are as follow:
O= Reversing Relay, Orange cable wire attached
G= Fan Relay, Green cable wire attached
Y1= Compressor contactor, Yellow cable wire attached
R= Power from 24VAC transformer, Red cable wire attached
L= NO DESIGNATION, NO wires attached
T= NO DESIGNATION, Gray cable wire attached
C= NO DESIGNATION, Black cable wire attached
W1= Supplemental heat relay, White cable wire & red jumper wire from c to jumper
E= Emergency heat relay, NO wires attached


Terminal Designations for Honeywell TH8320 are as follow:
R= Heating power connect to secondary side of heating system transformer
Rc= Cooling power Connect to secondary side of cooling system transformer
C= Common wire from secondary side of cooling system transformer
Y= 1st stage compressor contactor
Y2= 2nd stage compressor contactor
AUX= Auxiliary heat relay
G= Fan relay
E= Emergency Heat relay
L= Heat pump reset (powered continuously when system is set to Em heat, system monitor when set to heat, cool or off)
O/B= Changeover valve for heat pumps
S1= Optional outdoor remote sensor
S2= Optional outdoor or remote sensor

If anyone can help me match up these Designations or wires it would be very much appreciated. Ty barry

hvac1000
Dec 14, 2007, 04:11 PM
Look to the beginning of this board for the sticky notes. There is a wiring crossover ;located there. If that fails you will have to trace the wires to see what they control and wire accordingly.