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isake
May 27, 2010, 10:44 AM
I have a White-Rodgers 1F56W-444 (http://www.acsuperstore.com/specs/whiterodgers/1e56w_444_inst.pdf) ac/heat thermostat. I want to replace it with a Honeywell RTH110B thermostat (http://www.honeywellcentral.com/ssi/pdf/honeywell/RTH110-owners-manual.pdf).

When I remove the old thermostat, the wires are connected from the wall to the thermostat as follows:

R -> Rc
G -> G
W -> W
B -> Y
Y -> A

What is "A"? The new thermostat does not have an "A". It has Rc, Rh, W, Y, G.

If the yellow connects to the Rh, do I need to remove the jumper between Rc and Rh?

Help?

Thanks.

isake
May 27, 2010, 11:51 AM
Taking the faceplate off the wall, I see the yellow wire is connected to the back of the faceplate. Do I need this wire for the new thermostat?

isake
May 27, 2010, 12:41 PM
FIXED!
Connected the wires as noted in the original question. The yellow seems to be related to the old thermostat.

At first, nothing happened... then I remembered the power was shut off at the breaker box. Then nothing happened again. But there is a security delay built into the startup, so after a few minutes, the ac came on. Thank goodness... it was 85 degrees in the house.