Sensi thermostat wire diagram. A wiring diagram is a streamlined traditional pictorial depiction of an electrical circuit. I show the steps to wire a sensi wifi thermostat. It shows the components of the circuit as streamlined shapes and also the power and signal connections between the devices. This wire is also known as the rh wire.
Downloading the sensi app. Effectively there isnt a second rh wire although there is an rh terminal. Old thermostat sensi thermostat conventional system heat pump system rh rh power for heating 24v rc r rc power for cooling 24v c x b c common wire 24v y y1 y 1st stage cool 1st outdoor stage heat y2 y2 2nd stage. Installing the sensi thermostat.
If youre unsure of your system voltage you or a contractor should measure voltage using a multimeter. Install sensi thermostat referring to these terminal definitions cross references and wiring diagrams as needed. This is a programmable thermostat that can be controlled by any of your smart devices from any location. Color of wire and termination.
Thermostat wiring and wire color chart thermostat wiring colors code. It is a red wire and comes from the transformer usually located in the air handler for split systems but you may find the transformer in the condensing unit. Sensi wi fi programmable thermostat installation guide. Substitute g wire for c wire install the honeywell wi fi smart thermostat with this video substitute g wire for c wire install the honeywell wi fi smart thermostat with this video.
Sensi thermostat is not compatible with line voltage systems. R the r terminal is the power. Sensi has a jumper wire built into it and you will not need any jumper wires from your old unit. Sensi touch smart thermostat installation guide 10.
A line voltage thermostat will typically have wires larger than 18 gauge and may not have terminal labels. However the heating still needs to be controlled so a wire known as a jumper is connected between the rc and the rh terminals so that power gets to the heating control part of the thermostat. Assortment of sensi thermostat wiring diagram. It gives you the definitions cross references and wiring diagrams as needed.
Thermostatemerson sensi installation manual 14 pages. Choose wire terminals choose the terminal labels that have wires attached to them on your old thermostat here. Heat pumps are different than air conditioners because a heat pump uses the process of refrigeration to heat and coolwhile an air conditioner uses the process of refrigeration to only cool the central air conditioner will usually be paired with a gas furnace an electric furnace or some other method of heating.