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houndoghank
Nov 6, 2007, 06:03 PM
Just got a Hunter Thermostat my old one s wires are R,G,Y,W,B. the new one is G,RC,RH,Y/O,W/B,Y1. How do you wire this one I wired it like the instruction and AC works but NO Heat?? Help

letmetellu
Nov 6, 2007, 06:25 PM
Is your system a heat pump system?

houndoghank
Nov 6, 2007, 06:40 PM
No its electric heat & AC

labman
Nov 6, 2007, 07:11 PM
Do you have the red wire jumpered to both RC and RH? If you have the white wire on W/B, try it on Y1 or vice versa. While you have it off, try connecting the red and white wires. If the furnace doesn't start a heat cycle, the problem isn't at the thermostat.

houndoghank
Nov 6, 2007, 07:32 PM
The instructions say on 5 wires take the jumper off and red and white togeather does nothing, but it worked until I unhooked the other thermostat.

wmproop
Nov 6, 2007, 08:51 PM
Check your transfomer,, should have 24 volts coming out,, if not,, needs replacing,this is what gives you low voltage for the controls

labman
Nov 6, 2007, 09:24 PM
The red should be hot from the transformer. If connecting it to the white didn't start a furnace cycle, something is wrong at the furnace, likely you have lost the control voltage. Newer furnaces have a fuse on the control board. If you need help locating it, see https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/heating-air-conditioning/heating-cooling-maintenance-repair-troubleshooting-frequently-asked-questions-58313.html There is also a good explanation of thermostat wires. To get heat, you must have a hot wire from a transformer connected to RH. It can either be the same one as connected to RC, or another wire from a second transformer. Since the old thermostat didn't have RH & RC, the wire to B likely was a common some thermostats need for power. Check at the furnace and see if it is connected to com.