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Posted by geojr on August 4, 2007, 8:41 pm
> Noon-Air wrote:
>
>>
>> > .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>> >
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> >>> .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > wrote: >>
>> >>>> > Charles wrote:
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >> I have a Reznor garage heater that I need to hook up a
>> >>thermostat >> to. >> I got a heat-only Honeywell thermostat which
>> >>has connections >> for R,W, >> and Y. The heater has R,G,W1 and W2.
>> >>How do I hhok it >> up, or do I >> need a fancier thermostat? All
>> >>the manual says is to >> use a 24V >> thermostat, which this is.
>> >>Thanks. >> >
>> >>>> > Here's what I figured out from other sources and
>> experimentation. >>>> > The simple thermostat I bought simply
>> connects R to W when the >>temp >> > is below setting and R to Y
>> otherwise. The W2 connection >>on my >> > heater is not connected to
>> anything, it's there for an >>optional two >> > stage setup that I
>> didn't buy. >>>> >
>> >>>> > On the heater, connect R to W1 to make heat, connect R to G to
>> >>turn >> > on the fan with no heat.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > I don't care about the fan without heat option right now, so I
>> >>>> > connect R thermostat to R heater and W thermostat to W1 heater
>> >>and >> > leave everything else no-connect. Works fine.
>> > > > >
>> >>>> Gee, Wally ......
>> > > >
>> >>> I can see this newsgroup is full of friendly helpful people.
>> > >
>> > > What you should see is a group of people fucking well sick of
>> > > people asking 'how do I hook up my thermostat' here, when, if
>> > > they're that fucking clueless, and too fucking lazy to Google it
>> > > for the other 10,000 times it's been asked here and elsewhere,
>> > > they could AT LEAST figure out to post in alt.home.repair, not
>> > > here.
>> >
>> > If you're so sick of it, then why are you still typing? And why did
>> > you bother to answer in the first place, with the wrong answer (I
>> > bought a heat only thermostat)?
>>
>> We are sick of ignorant HOs looking for FREE advice then they get
>> their panties in a wad when they get told the truth and its not what
>> they want to hear. IF you have a legitimate E-Mail address, you would
>> have gotten a reply or 2 off list. Being as you don't use a real
>> address, you can only be a troll or a cheap ass SOB looking for a
>> freebe instead of paying your local tech to do it right. This is NOT
>> alt.free.HVAC.advice.for.homeowners If you don't like it, then create
>> your own group.
>>
>> > I did Google for a while. Nowhere could I find an explanation of
>> > why a heat-only thermostat would have a Y connection.
>>
>> just because its there
>>
>> Now go away.
>
> Wow, you guys need to get a grip. You don't have to answer questions
> if you don't want, but "free advice" is a large part of what the
> internet is about. I help people fix their cars, fix their computers,
> solve software problems, and on and on. I've also gotten help from
> tons of friendly people when I ask questions about all kinds of things.
> Nobody ever tells me to go pay a local computer shop $90/hour to fix a
> simple problem when two sentences of text could solve my whole problem.
>
> I feel sorry for your customers.
>
Charles, if your stat has a y connection its not a heating only stat- did
the HO at home cheapo sell you this? Y is the connection for AC :)
>
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