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What Is The Common Wire C

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

RTH5100B Non-programmable Thermostat INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS The RTH5100B Thermostat provides electronic control of 24 Vac singlestage heating and cooling systems or 750 mV heating systems. START HERE For assistance with your Honeywell product, please ...

Owner's Manual - Page 2

Contents Prepare for Installation 3 Follow Important Instructions 5 Remove Old Thermostat 6 Follow Special Instructions 7 Label Old Thermostat Wires 10 Mount New Wallplate to Wall 11 Connect Wires to New Wallplate 15 Install Batteries 20 Attach New Thermostat to Wallplate 21 Configure Installer Setup 22 Customer Assistance 28 Limited One-Year Warranty 29 69-1716 2

Owner's Manual - Page 3

Prepare for Installation 1. Check that the following items are included: Inside SetCtinogol Fan Auto SysteCmoolOn Cool PRESS WALLPLATE THERMOSTAT MOUNTING SCREWS (2) AND WALL ANCHORS (2) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WIRE LABELS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION CARD INSTA ATION CAUTION les X2 Y www M22033 If any of the items shown above are missing, call Honeywell ...

Owner's Manual - Page 5

... Y W RED G GREEN RC R ORANGE ! Remove Old Thermostat 5 69-1716 Follow Important Instructions 1. Do not connect the wires to the new thermostat based on wire color because damage can occur to your old thermostat. These Installation Instructions explain later how to use the enclosed wire labels to correctly mark the wires connected to the heating and/or cooling...

Owner's Manual - Page 6

...or fuse/circuit breaker panel. 2. Do not remove the wires. Contact your old thermostat in a sealed tube. 69-1716 6 Remove the cover from the wall or wallplate. Remove the old thermostat from the old thermostat. 3. Step 3. Remove Old Thermostat 1. Y G C OLD THERMOSTAT WALLPLATE W THERMOSTAT R COVER .2.18 .9 .7 .5 L O .25 N G E R .4 .3 M22036 MERCURY NOTICE If...

Owner's Manual - Page 7

... they do not connect them to your old thermostat, do not touch each C and/or C1 wire(s) with electrical tape. OLD THERMOSTAT Y G C W R LETTER DESIGNATION SCREW TERMINAL WIRE WIRE HOLE DO NOT CONNECT TO NEW THERMOSTAT M22037 7 69-1716 If you have C and/or C1 wire(s) connected to your new thermostat. 2. Wrap the bare end of each other or...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

... or call Honeywell Customer Care at 1-800-468-1502 before returning the thermostat to your old thermostat (not counting the C or C1 wires), do not continue the installation. Follow Special Instructions (Cont) 4. OLD THERMOSTAT Y1 G W2 Y2 W1 R LETTER DESIGNATION SCREW TERMINAL WIRE WIRE HOLE SIX WIRES CONNECTED M22038 69-1716 8 Most installations have purchased the wrong...

Owner's Manual - Page 9

...-1716 Step 4. Wrap the end of the wires that are not connected with electrical tape. DO NOT CONNECT TO NEW THERMOSTAT M22040 Step 5. OLD THERMOSTAT Y G RC W R LETTER DESIGNATION SCREW TERMINAL WIRE WIRE HOLE WIRES NOT CONNECTED - Follow Special Instructions (Cont) 5. If you find any wires not connected to your old thermostat, do not connect them to your new...

Owner's Manual - Page 10

... the letter designation. As you disconnect each wire, use the enclosed wire labels to your new thermostat based on the color of the old thermostat from the wall. Label Old Thermostat Wires 1. OLD THERMOSTAT W Y RC G Y G RC W R R WIRE LABEL LETTER DESIGNATION SCREW TERMINAL WIRE WIRE HOLE M22039 When connecting the wires to the new thermostat, refer to fall into the wall opening...

Owner's Manual - Page 11

THERMOSTAT WALLPLATE WIRE HOLE M22042 11 69-1716 Separate the wallplate from the thermostat as shown. Mount New Wallplate to Wall 1. Step 6.

Owner's Manual - Page 12

WALL OPENING WALLPLATE WIRE HOLE RC R Y NOT USED (O/B) W G LABELED WIRES 69-1716 12 M22043 Pass the labeled wires through the wire hole on the wallplate. Step 6. Mount New Wallplate to Wall (Cont) 2.

Owner's Manual - Page 15

If only one of the terminals, Rc or R, is to be connected to be connected, leave metal jumper in place. Connect Wires to the letter designations on the wallplate. 2. Match the labeled wires to New Wallplate 1. METAL JUMPER TERMINAL BLOCK SCREW TERMINALS LETTER DESIGNATIONS RC R Y NOT USED O/B W G WALLPLATE RC R Y W/O/B G M22180 15 69-1716...

Owner's Manual - Page 16

... terminal block that match the letter designations. LABELED WIRES TERMINAL BLOCK SCREW TERMINALS LETTER DESIGNATIONS RC R Y NOT USED O/B W G GW Y R RC WALLPLATE RC R Y W/O/B G WIRE HOLE INSERT WIRE IN HOLE M22176 69-1716 16 Insert the labeled wires into the holes on the right side of the labeled wires do not match the letter designations, see next...

Owner's Manual - Page 17

... RH, 4, V R Y or Y1, M Y NOT USED O/B W 3 W or W1, H, O, B G or F G Do Not Connect C or X, B 4 M22055 Do not connect more than one wire to each terminal. New Possible letter designations Thermostat on your old and new thermostats. Be sure to New Wallplate (Cont) 6. Step 7. These numbered notes appear on the next page. 17 69-1716 Connect...

Owner's Manual - Page 18

... and the old RH to a heat pump. Connect Wires to New Wallplate (Cont) NOTES 1 If wires will be connected to both O and B when wiring to the new R. 3 Do not connect both RC and R on the new thermostat, remove metal jumper between RC and R on the new thermostat. 2 If wires were connected to O/B W. Wrap the bare end...

Owner's Manual - Page 19

Keep wires in the shaded area. Step 7. WALLPLATE RC R Y NOT USED (O/B) W G WIRE WALL OPENING SHADED AREA M22054 19 69-1716 Connect Wires to New Wallplate (Cont) 7. Push excess wire back into the wall opening.

Owner's Manual - Page 21

... the heating and/or cooling system or fuse/circuit breaker panel. Attach New Thermostat to the wallplate, push the excess wire back into place. 3. Turn on the back of the thermostat. Align the four tabs on the wallplate with mounting the thermostat to Wallplate 1. Step 9. WALLPLATE TABS RC R Y NOT USED O/B W G TABS SLOTS ON BACK...

Owner's Manual - Page 22

...Batt Service Needed Done Next 69-1716 M22121 22 Release the buttons when the display on your thermostat. 2. Configure Installer Setup 1. Enter the Installer Setup Menu by pressing and holding the Up and...screen changes. Use the Installer Setup Menu to match your new thermostat to set up your thermostat matches the display below. Replace Batt Service Needed Cool On Fan System Auto Cool ...

Owner's Manual - Page 23

... or electric heating without central air conditioning. (Use this setting if you select your setting, press the Next button to go to select your old thermostat.) M22122 23 69-1716

Owner's Manual - Page 24

... Done Next UP BUTTON DOWN BUTTON NEXT BUTTON 2 69-1716 Heat Pump Changeover Valve Use this setting if you connected a wire labeled O to O/B W terminal. M22060 24 Use this setting if you connected a wire labeled B to O/B W terminal. If you do not have a number 2 on the left side of your display, go the next...