How to Install Thermostat | Show Me Construction
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Mark Meyer Construction.
In this video, I will show you how to install a Honeywell Simple Display Non-Programmable Thermostat RTH5160D1003. You can help me bring you more videos by sharing the link on your social media page. Thanks for watching and please don't forget to hit the subscribe button!
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Good job. My HVAC tech quoted me $300 to install a thermostat. I’ve worked the past six years with a master electrician. I laughed. A ten minute job for $300. Glad guys like you post these vids. Saving the home owner some money. If you have a heat pump there will be six low voltage wires at the stat. Again, good job. Cheers!
Thank you!
I have my AC guy come out and install this exact thermostat for him to come out wire it up and install it was about $139 so I was happy. How long does this battery last I’m just curious because I’ve had it for a year and a half and have not had to change the battery yet I’m not a tech type of guy on DIYS guess it looks like you just pull it straight off the wall and put the batteries in and put it back on? I seen another video where you have to get the batteries put in under two minutes or it would need reprogramming so it should not take that long I figure 30 seconds should do it?
$300 is what our technician just quoted me for this morning (Tampa Fl for reference)
I've been putting this off because it looked more complicated than it was. When I watched your video I knocked it out in less than 30 minutes. The only downside was the look my wife gave me when it was so easy to do and I put it off for so long. The next project I have that's a little over my head I'll be checking back in well done.
Mark S.
I've been there too. 😄 Thanks for watching 👍
Thank you Mark Meyer and son for a great info video.
Our pleasure!
Great simple video. We installed ours and were concerned when the furnace wasn't lighting. But we left it alone for about 10 minutes and it kicked on and is working fine.
Thank you!
I just installed this one and your video was a big huge help!!! Thank you ever so much!!! You were so easy to to follow!!! I even subscribed to your channel now!!!!
Wonderful! Thank you so much!
Thx for the helpful video. The wiring threw me off a bit, but finally got the combination correct
Thanks for watching!
Thank you, Sir! I was stressing this and your instruction made this SO EASY!!
That's great to hear. Thank you for watching!
Great, detailed step by step video. I just purchased one and looking forward to installing it now that I’ve seen your video. By the way, your camera man did an excellent job!
Great help for women too. I had no idea how to do that . And one electrician not AC tec was charging me
$ 100.00 dollars For installing it. But he was not sure what was the AC problem.
You're welcome!
Does this Honeywell T2 work with heat pumps? Also, my old thermostat was a T6. It has a yellow wire. Do I simply not use it? I hope you can get back to me on this.
I think it will work with a heat pump but not 100% sure.
An AC technician would help you figure where the yellow connected. I'm sorry I don't know since I can't see your panel on your unit.
R 24v
W. Heat
Y. Condenser control power / cooling mode
G. Fan
C common
O reversing valve for heat pump
S temp sensor
Most of the wires are color-coded to match the terminals , but every once in a while people use different colors on different terminals, but usually the terminals are as stated above!!!!
Picture check both ends one being on the back of the thermostat and the other at the control board of the furnace just to keep you from having any problems in case someone has splice the wires for some kind of repair in the past!!!!
Also the solid copper thermostat wires are very brittle do not twist and yank are you will have a intermittent connection inside the wire insulation of the wires and can be a head ache to find ! Specially if it’s intermittent working sometimes and not working other times so be careful the wires are delicate it’s a good to always cut them back three or 4 inches if you have room before you install the new thermostat just so you don’t have that problem🦧
Great, informative video, Mark. Thanks! Kudos to your son for the fine camera work. You guys make a great team!
Thank you! That is my grandson. :)
Wow! You make that look so easy. I have 2 I want to change. Both are only heat.. no AC. I'm so hesitant. Lol. Plus it's cold here right nie and if I mess it up, that won't be good. Should have attempted in the summer. Lol. I may give it a go. Looks simple. Thank you!
The camera man did an awesome job too. 😊
Give it a go and if you run into problems call an HVAC guy. Heat only should only be 2-3 wires. Thanks for watching!
Green wire is usually the fan not ground.
Hello sir. If the auxillary heat or emergency heat kicks on to assist the heat pump like on cold winter days, will the screen indicate that is running with 'aux ht' or 'em ht'? Thank you for this video.
Hello, unfortunately I don't know anything about heat pumps.
@@ShowMeConstruction But should you not try to accommodate the viewer that has a good question?
Hi Larry, I don't know the answer to his answer. I responded to him 10 months ago and told him I don't know about heat pumps. Wish I did! As for the screen unfortunately I don't have an answer. He can check the owners manual or call a tech out. I only showed how to install the thermostat. Have a great day.
So I bought this last year. Tried to install it. Everything seemed fine until I realized the thermostat wasn't kicking off the furnace when it reached set temperature. I have a very old electric furnace.. what do you think would cause it to not turn off ??
Sounds like there is something wrong with the furnace or the thermostat is hooked up incorrectly. I'm sorry I can't be of more help to you. I hope your able to get it straightened out. Take care. Thanks for watching.
I have the same one and it’s blowing hot installed of cold do u have a solution
You should call a service technician. It might need more Freon. Thanks for watching.
@@ShowMeConstruction
It works fine with the old thermostat
Unfortunately, since I'm not there to see it it's hard to say. I recommend calling a technician.
Thank you and also a Special Thanks To Lil' Mark !!
Thank you Sir, job well done by the both of you 👍
Thank you!
Do you still have that model? Or did you switch it out for something better
I'm still using it and it works great. Thanks for asking!
Thank you! Installing this exact thermostat our beach condo tomorrow!
Thank you for watching!
@@ShowMeConstruction your welcome! We just got home from the condo. Install was a breeze! So easy
Just had a poweroutage in a heat wave everything works but the screen is frozen on and not responding....how do i press the buttons to get it to respond?
Unfortunately, I cannot help you with that. An HVAC person will have to help you unless you can find something online.
Great video Mark! 👍
How do I change the battery on one of there these thermostats.. Im scared to break it trying to remove it.
Usually the battery is behind the thermostat. You'll have to lift up or pull down and out. It is kind of stiff to remove but you probably won't break it.
Question. I set my wires up the same way but the cool air is not is not coming on. What did I do wrong? Does the air come on automatically or should I wait a while?
Double check your wiring and make sure you have a good connection. If it doesn't come on you probably need to call a technician out to see it in person. Did it work fine before the new thermostat?
Installing two new ones right now. Video is helpful. However, I would have mentioned that some of us don't have a "blue" wire. However, I see you connected your "blue" wire to the "yellow" connector. I have 4 wires: white, red, green and yellow (no blue). So for me, I'll just connect the "yellow" to the "yellow". For other viewers, you can see in his close up connection image he connected the "blue" to the "yellow" location, but didn't say so. Overall, good video!!
Thanks!
And I installed both very easily! Highly recommend these!
Thank you, very clear and helpful!
You're welcome!
Wouldn't you want to patch the wall around the wire entrance before installing the thermostat? Otherwise, you'd just have to take the thermostat right back off to fix the wall. Also, did you make sure that it was level? I didn't see you place a level on it. The instruction booklet suggests using a torpedo level. This is constructive criticism, your video has helped me, I'm just trying to clarify a couple points. Thank you.
You can patch the hole before. Whatever works for your wall. I didn't use a level because I have done this type of work for so long but some people may definitely benefit from using a level. All thermostats are digital now and no longer use a mercury switch so it's really not to necessary to use a level. Thanks for watching!
Good video, thanks!!!
You're welcome!
Can anyone help?Trying to install this same one for my mom, there is no green ground but seems like there is an extra white wire, use that for ground with a letter green marker or go without ground
There shouldn't be two white wires. You could trace the wires all the way back the the AC to figure out which one is ground otherwise I would call a technician.
Nicely done, about the install the same unit.
Thanks for watching!
I really liked this thermostat, but mine seems to have crapped out in less than two years. The screen went blank even though the batteries are not very old. New batteries seem to do nothing. Have you had an issues similar to this?
Sorry to hear that happened to you. I have not had any issues. Maybe you happen to get a faulty one. Thank you for watching. -Mark
@@ShowMeConstruction Quick update. I let this thermostat sit since last year and just used the old thermostat. I came back to it, put new batteries in and it seems to be working again. I know I tried new batteries before and thought there might be an issue with the ribbon cable to the screen. I made sure everything is connected, and it is working. I have reinstalled the thermostat and am happy to have it back in service.
Thanks man
Why is the blue going into the yellow
Slot?
My blue wire was the cool and it just so happened on that particular unit the cool was yellow (Y). The directions that comes with your unit will explain the colors. Thanks for watching and commenting!
What if you have a heat pump?
What do you do for 2 wire boiler?
Hi! Thanks for watching. Unfortunately, I am not familiar with broilers. A plumber could probably help you.
Enjoy the video but I have a question does this thing still work?
Yes! Thanks for watching.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
thanks for the help!!!
You're welcome!
Thank you sir!
You are welcome!
Why do you need a battery in it when it’s powered from the house?
Because the thermostat is a low voltage controller the battery lights up the screen so you can see your digital display.
I’ve got a thermostat (non programmable) that is backlit, powered by the house voltage (low voltage) that doesn’t need batteries.
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing
@@ShowMeConstruction it’s called VIVE
I set up 72 for heat and after reaching the temperature, it won't run again when the temperature drop.
How do you wire this thermostat that has 6 wires the only one not used is the blue wire currently
Same
You will need to see how it is wired on your AC unit and possibly call an HVAC guy out to look at it. My video only covered this unit. Sorry I can't be more of help to you. Thanks for watching!
@@ShowMeConstruction update I called hvac guy yesterday and turns out the installer never finished the installation there was no power getting to the ac from the breakers
I figured it out. Thanks everyone
@D6M6N k6NG Glad you were able to get it fixed!
Thanks for the video Mark! Are you in Missouri?
Yes!
Thanks for watching.
I have a white blue red and orange where do I put the blue and the orange
Hi! Where was the orange hooked up on your old thermostat? Usually, white is heat, blue/yellow is cool and red is power. Do you have an owners manual? You can go to your unit and see how the wires are hooked up. When in doubt call someone out to look at it in person. Hope that helps. Sorry I couldn't do more.
Do you have the next part for setting ?
I did not make a video on setting it.
Blue in yellow in pic??
Blue and yellow wires?
Thank you
You're welcome!
I would have liked if you son, who did a fantastic job holding the camera, but I wish he would have gone around, to see what your fingers did to connect white, green, yellow and so on.
Green is fan
thank a lot
You're welcome!
Is this the CT51N ?
No. It is the Honeywell Simple Display Non-programmable Thermostat RTH5160D1003. Thanks for watching!
It's suck you have to remove the t-stat every time when you want to change out the batteries.It's 2020 Honeywell should have come up with a better design.
They're all like that
How do I change it to cool
Thanks for watching! Does your box have an instruction manual? I can't remember off hand.
thank you, manual is confusing.
Thanks
You're welcome!
What if you have more wires than that
Sometimes there are more wires than you'll use. I would refer to the owners manuel that came with your thermostat. Whatever wires were used on the old thermostat will be used on the new thermostat. The wires that are not used are probably not being used on the other end either and are fine left unconnected. If in doubt you should call an HVAC technician to look at it in person. Thanks for watching.
So you said blue on C and the pic showing something else
I have white yellow blue and green
Your owners manuel should explain the different colors and where they go.
Are You Sure The Thermostat Is Level 🤔
I hope so! 🤣
Thank you!
Thanks for watching! -Mark
Thank you!!!
You're welcome!