Jai97
May 20, 2013, 09:08 AM
Hi. We have two ground central air conditioning units. Our electric bill last summer maxed out one month at $375, and we live in a single story home with 2 x 6 construction so it's fairly well insulated, but we were shocked at the high electric bill. I was working at the time, so I was trying to only run the air conditioner conservatively to cool the house. We just moved into this house last summer. This year I am home a lot more since I was laid off from my job a few months ago and noticed that the air conditioner blower doesn't seem to be turning off enough. Even if it has reached the desired temperature, the fan blower is seems to stay on. I have the fan set to "auto" mode (not the "on" mode).
I have taken the face plates off both thermostat units for comparison wondering why this fan is constantly blowing on the main or larger a/c unit. Here are the differences in their settings (the larger unit is the one I think we are having the issue with, so I will try to be as clear as possible describing the differences).
SMALL unit thermostat wiring & settings: All of the colored wires appear to be installed in the correctly labeled spot. The thermostat is selected for "gas or oil".
LARGE unit thermostat wiring & settings: All of the colored wires appear to be installed in the correctly labeled spot EXCEPT for the green wire, which is connected to the "O" spot instead of the "G" spot.
***The thermostat is selected for "electric or heat pump".***
We asked our neighbor, who has the same models of thermostats and a/c units that we do if we could take a look at her wiring and heat settings to their two thermostats. Both of their thermostats wiring diagrams are set with all of the wires appearing to be in the correct spot, and both are selected for "gas or oil".
***We do have gas heating systems.***
My husband is a very handy and knowledgeable person when it comes to wiring something, but we don't have experience with the air conditioning/heating units.
He is comfortable making the change, but would like confirmation that we should move the green wire to the "G" spot behind the thermostat faceplate and switch it to "gas or oil".
We live in the hot desert southwest if that is helpful.
Bryant is the brand of a/c units outside.
Honeywell Model TH4110D1007 are the two thermostat models we have indoors.
I have taken the face plates off both thermostat units for comparison wondering why this fan is constantly blowing on the main or larger a/c unit. Here are the differences in their settings (the larger unit is the one I think we are having the issue with, so I will try to be as clear as possible describing the differences).
SMALL unit thermostat wiring & settings: All of the colored wires appear to be installed in the correctly labeled spot. The thermostat is selected for "gas or oil".
LARGE unit thermostat wiring & settings: All of the colored wires appear to be installed in the correctly labeled spot EXCEPT for the green wire, which is connected to the "O" spot instead of the "G" spot.
***The thermostat is selected for "electric or heat pump".***
We asked our neighbor, who has the same models of thermostats and a/c units that we do if we could take a look at her wiring and heat settings to their two thermostats. Both of their thermostats wiring diagrams are set with all of the wires appearing to be in the correct spot, and both are selected for "gas or oil".
***We do have gas heating systems.***
My husband is a very handy and knowledgeable person when it comes to wiring something, but we don't have experience with the air conditioning/heating units.
He is comfortable making the change, but would like confirmation that we should move the green wire to the "G" spot behind the thermostat faceplate and switch it to "gas or oil".
We live in the hot desert southwest if that is helpful.
Bryant is the brand of a/c units outside.
Honeywell Model TH4110D1007 are the two thermostat models we have indoors.