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  • Jun 1, 2008, 12:25 PM
    sbayliff
    Switching from old Lennox to new thermostat
    The old thermostat is a Lennox t-90 mercury thermostat. It has 4 wires with an ac unit and a heating unit. There are no heat pumps on the system.
    The old t-stat Lennox T-90 has 5 terminals labeled G,F,C,H,and V. It has a jumper wire between the G and F.
    New thermostat is a Honeywell RTH230b. It has Rc, Rh, (with jumper), W, Y, and G terminals. The instructions do not list the terminals on my old t-stat.
    Questions are With the old terminal designations, where do they match on the new terminal designation?

    I have done this before, but not replacing such an old t-stat (circa 1968). Not sure which wires go where.
  • Jun 1, 2008, 12:33 PM
    WallyHelps
    This link may be what you need.

    Good Luck,
    WallyH
  • Mar 8, 2015, 07:17 PM
    cdquikmc
    I know this post is old, but I just replaced this same unit successfully, so I figured I'd get some karma out of it and make it easy for anyone else looking.

    Just to clarify, it's an ITT General Controls" thermostat, model T-90H110A137, 24 volts max, 0.8 AMP. I have a forced air heat and cooling system, which is also Lennox.

    The main issue is the letters/labeling for each terminal does match "modern" standards. In addition, my wiring did match the colors either, so it was a combination of research and guesswork to get it to work. (Two disclosures: I'm not a professional as this is the first thermostat I've replaced and I changed this is March, so I didn't run the A/C for long.)

    You can probably ignore the wire colors (in parentheses) but I included them just in case.
    Old Lennox - (Wire color) - New Thermostat - [Function/what it does]
    G - (Orange) - C - [Ground]
    F - (Blue) - G - [Fan]
    C - (White) - Y - [Cooling/Compressor]
    H - (Green) - W - [Heat]
    V - (Red) - RcRh - [Power/Voltage]

    Looking at the old labeling, it makes a lot more sense since the letters actual mean something.

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