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  • Nov 10, 2008, 04:37 PM
    megan3
    Is it OK to have 2 wires in one leg for the thermostat
    Hi,

    This is how my technician wired my thermostat for heating and cooling:

    My technician used a short strip of white wire to wire from white leg to yellow leg.
    The white wire is not from the wall but he just stripped a piece to have enough
    To wire from white leg to yellow leg.

    The other color wire from the wall is connected to its leg color with
    The exception no blue wire

    The yellow wire from the wall is connected to the yellow
    Leg.

    Yellow leg has yellow wire and white wire.

    Is it OK to wire like that?

    Thanks,
    Megan
  • Nov 10, 2008, 07:00 PM
    wmproop

    I`m so confused!, if it is working that's what counts,, can`t hurt much,, it either works or doesn`t,, that's the cool thing about low voltage controls
  • Nov 10, 2008, 08:03 PM
    EPMiller

    Do you have a heat pump? Depending on the thermostat and the way it is configured, it might be OK. Some tstat applications have interesting hookup methods. Paraphrasing wmproop, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
  • Nov 10, 2008, 08:06 PM
    megan3
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wmproop View Post
    I`m so confused!!!!!!,,,,if it is working thats what counts,,,,,can`t hurt much,,,it either works or doesn`t,,,thats the cool thing about low voltage controls

    My a/c and heat is not fixed yet. Just wondering if it is OK.
  • Nov 10, 2008, 08:11 PM
    megan3
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by EPMiller View Post
    Do you have a heat pump? Depending on the thermostat and the way it is configured, it might be OK. Some tstat applications have interesting hookup methods. Paraphrasing wmproop, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    It's a heat pump. My thermostat has no brand on it. My a/c and heat is not fixed yet.
    I don't know anything about the unit at all. My technician wired something outside and
    All of a sudden there was smoke coming out of all my vents. That's why I feel it is
    Necessary to ask this question. I want to know what is going on for sure if it will work or not.
  • Nov 10, 2008, 10:09 PM
    KISS

    Y to W typically occurs in homes where the heat/cool mode is selected at the furnace and not the stat. In general they are not jumped. This would usually cause heat and cool to be on at the same time.

    R, Rc and/or Rh are usually jumped.
  • Nov 11, 2008, 11:45 AM
    megan3
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid View Post
    Y to W typically occurs in homes where the heat/cool mode is selected at the furnace and not the stat. In general they are not jumped. This would usually cause heat and cool to be on at the same time.

    R, Rc and/or Rh are usually jumped.


    Would it cause any damage in the long run?

    Thanks,
    Megan
  • Nov 11, 2008, 01:49 PM
    hvac1000
    Is your furnace in a mobile home?
  • Nov 11, 2008, 02:51 PM
    megan3
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hvac1000 View Post
    Is your furnace in a mobile home?

    Yes
  • Nov 11, 2008, 02:59 PM
    hvac1000
    If the system works now there's probably is no damage. Mobile home wiring can be confusing when the unit is switched at the furnace. It is a lod style two wire system.
  • Nov 11, 2008, 03:04 PM
    megan3
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hvac1000 View Post
    If the system works now theres probably is no damage. Mobile home wiring can be confusing when the unit is switched at the furnace. It is a lod style two wire system.

    Thank you everyone who respond.

    My technician delayed another day and still the a/c and heat are not fixed.
    So basically I'm just waiting right now.

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