[maine4591]

Hi,

I want to install a Hunter Thermostat 47300, however, the instructions call for the existing wiring as a green, red and white. My old wiring is brown, blue and teal colored. I don't want to hook up until I understand the wire coloring. The condo was built in 1972 and I only need to get the heating right, because the air conditioning is a window unit only. Can you help me to get it right.

David R.

[KISS]

Go to the furnace and look there to see where the wires go.

[CaptainRich]

Hi,

I want to install a Hunter Thermostat 47300, however, the instructions call for the existing wiring as a green, red and white. My old wiring is brown, blue and teal colored. I don't want to hook up until I understand the wire coloring. The condo was built in 1972 and I only need to get the heating right, because the air conditioning is a window unit only. Can you help me to get it right.

David R.

Contact the Hunter Help Desk!

Hunter Fan

They very quickly walked me through what was necessary to install the correct model for my system, and the correct way to do it!! BTW: I know it says FAN but it's all their stuff!

[CaptainRich]

Go to the furnace and look there to see where the wires go.

Not for the average DIYer! Whoever got into my system before I bought the house, so bady hacked the attic that all the wires were spliced with phone wire!

Since, I've been through everything suspect! You never know!

[KISS]

I agree with "every thing suspect". I did something odd in 1968 when I was a kid. I put a junction box near the outside connection, so the AC connections did not run back to the furnace. There I also installed a short cycle timer. I'll bet that that would confuse anybody.

This time the "idiot/hack" that installed a new system which I had to clean up switched wire colors at a splice outside. That's unexcuseable. There was also no drip leg. I got an HVAC company to give me about 5' of cable and put in a drip leg.

I'm auto/small appliance certified. But some of the stupid things he did was left the freon lines uncapped so bugs could crawl in if they wanted to. The wall pentration is really in the wrong place and was sealed badly. There was no support on in and out ducts. He didn't finish installing the outdoor temperature sensor. I had to program the carrier infinity thermostat. I also wanted the electronic air cleaner installed 6' high and he didn't provide a transition. I ed and he did, but left the air cleaner box a paralellogram rather than a rectangle, so the filter assembly was a chore to remove. I fixed that. I'm also not happy with the location of the gas shut off valve. Wires had way too much insulation stripped and some connections were loose. The outdoor disconnect was not straight.

Once he installed it and we tried to use the AC, it didn't work at all. I wanted tha AC ASAP and I found that there were 2 pairs shorted together somewhere, probably underground. I was able to find and use the shorted pairs as two wires.

I looked at jobs that he did and liked it, but when you looked at the details, it stunk.

So Captain, Your right!

[labman]

If you don't get the help you need from Hunter, check the sticky at the top of the forum on thermostat wiring. If the furnace terminals aren't marked R, W, and G. post back.