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Posted by JKBK on June 25, 2007, 4:01 am
Yea 2 wires. It was the existing setup for the T/Stat and my old 1960`s
furnace. One of the reasons I`m not too happy with the install. It`s not
wrong but certainly not right. I`ll have too run some wiring I guess along
with a new T/Stat. Can the wireless or FastStat be two stage variable?
Jeff
> JKBK wrote:
>
>> Thermostat is a Hunter Energy Monitor 5+2 Programmable. It has 2 manual
>> switches: Fan/auto and AC/Off/Heat. Dont see a model. I`ve played with
>> the settings/switches and dont see any air flow from the furnace which
>> doesn`t seem to be running.
>> As for dealing with the company that installed the system, I think
>> they`re a bunch of idiots. Funny thing is I used Home Depot`s company to
>> get good service instead of the mediocre service I got.
>> The question of wiring comes to mind. I only have 2 (B&W) wires for the
>> T/Stat to furnace. I would expect more to control multiple functions
>> right?
>> Lastly is there a suggestion on T/Stat models? Should I go with the Trane
>> models? I`ve picked up several models in the $100 and less range but they
>> didnt cut it for the 2 stage.
>> http://www.trane.com/residential/products/thermostats.aspx
>> The XL800 mentions having a "circulate "mode.
>> Thanks for the answers.
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>>Kim wrote:
>>>
>>>>Can the Trane without AC be used to circulate household air with the
>>>>right thermostat?
>>>>
>>>>Looking for an answer to this question before I talk to a dealer about
>>>>bigger options. We had a high efficiency XV90 installed last year after
>>>>getting a few quotes on different units. Our house is older and suffers
>>>>from high humidity downstairs(basement) and I want to circulate the air
>>>>around the house. As we live in Edmonton Canada, we dont feel the need
>>>>for AC, in fact, if we could balance the cool downstairs with the warmer
>>>>upstairs, it would be close to ideal. This could be done by a manual
>>>>blower switch on my old furnace.
>>>>Can the Trane be run in blower mode only using the proper thermostat or
>>>>do we need some type of AC/Air filtration unit? The contractor said
>>>>that we didnt need a new thermostat as we had a digital one but over the
>>>>past year, we have found out that its a single stage that doesnt
>>>>properly control the fiurnace( No variable speed. 2 stage works on
>>>>furnace internal 5 minute default. So much for top of the line!! I
>>>>suspect the contractor said it would work fine to keep this cost down
>>>>and get the install.)
>>>>Thanks for the advice
>>>>Jeff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>Don't you have a thermostat which can set fan in auto, off, on mode?
>>>You don't have a thermostat for two stage heating? What model is your
>>>thermostat?
>>>Tony
>>>Calgary.
>>
>>
>>
> Hi,
> Two wires? Whoever installed it, they are NOT GOOD! No wonder it does not
> work, Can you run extra wires(at least 5, 6 more) or is there some
> unused wires already in place. Worst case, you can use wireless thermostat
> or there is something called Fast-stat.
> Tony
> Calgary
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