Can i wire my in-line fan to my recently acquired heating/cooling thermostat?
- Thread starter Puyehue
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This
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/STEVECO-Heavy-Duty-Fan-Relay-1N185
Or this will allow you run 24Vac current from the Thermostat to a socket.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/STEVECO-Enclosed-Fan-Relay-4E659
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/STEVECO-Heavy-Duty-Fan-Relay-1N185
Or this will allow you run 24Vac current from the Thermostat to a socket.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/STEVECO-Enclosed-Fan-Relay-4E659
hoagtech
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Yes you can just cut the head off your fans cord and wire it into your "cool" leads. It will power your fans until your temperature is reached. You should have no problems with your voltage. I dont know where that came from, but industrial air conditioners are powered off of household thermostats so thats garbo
toastycookies
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please do not listen to this guy, he knows not what he speaks of. you are dealing with a low voltage HVAC theromstat that is most likely rated at 24volts. your exhaust fan is 120v. you need a relay to control the fan with the thermostat you have.
hoagtech
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I cant believe your repremanding me when youve never wired your fans into a thermostat. Go to HD. Buy one. wire your shit in there and it will work. What do you think people did 10 years ago before controllers were sold. No voltage step up and confusion required. Just connect your wires to the appropriate leads. They support 120 and 240. All 240v electricity is 2, 120 volt lines on the appriate hot legs coming off your breaker. All your circuit breaker does is allow more voltage at once before it "breaks" or cuts off.
Eat some cookies muddy fucker
toastycookies
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sorry, but you're just plain feeding out misinformation here. At best he would just fry out the thermostat, at worse he could burn down his house. He is referring to a thermostat that runs off 24v. It is meant to trigger a relay (probably multiple relays for heating, air conditioning, and blower control), it is NOT meant to run off of 120v or 240v. Controllers are a LOT older than 10 years buddy. The electric relay was invented in 1835 by Joseph Henry.
hoagtech
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not mine. its rated at 14 amps and and has inputs for 120 and 240v. Its Honeywell.
Hmm. We may be talking about 2 different thermostats here now that you mention the "24 volt". Thats typically a control wire voltage off an industrial AC or central furnace system. I dont have one of those ones in my apartment because their all baseboard heat. But it does make me feel like an asshole calling you a muddy fucker when it was over confusion.
So buy the right one. If it has an amp rating on it, You can.
If it desnt. dont buy that one. There both the same price range
Hmm. We may be talking about 2 different thermostats here now that you mention the "24 volt". Thats typically a control wire voltage off an industrial AC or central furnace system. I dont have one of those ones in my apartment because their all baseboard heat. But it does make me feel like an asshole calling you a muddy fucker when it was over confusion.
So buy the right one. If it has an amp rating on it, You can.
If it desnt. dont buy that one. There both the same price range
toastycookies
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Ok. Let me try to put this as easy I can so that we stop going back and forth at each other.
First, re-read the OP. OP states "I have a Honeywell heating/cooling programable thermostat."
He already has the 24volt thermostat.
To use the thermostat he already has he needs a relay open/close the fans circuit.
He has a thermostat similar to: http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Heating-Venting-Cooling-Thermostats/Honeywell/h_d1/N-5yc1vZasjhZqr/R-202216462/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
You have a thermostat similar to: http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Heating-Venting-Cooling-Thermostats/Honeywell/h_d1/N-5yc1vZasjhZqr/R-100574426/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
Correct?
hoagtech
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Well it doesnt look like that. It looks more like the first one. It just has an amp rating of 14 amps and different color inputs on the back when you pop it from its holster. It called a 7 day heating cooling programmable thermostat with "14 amps" next to the title. I do know which ones your referring to though
toastycookies
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hehe, alrighty. now. lets move on. if the OP does not wish to do his own wiring and wants a plug and play unit for his fan i recommend this right here:
http://www.amazon.com/WIN100-Heating-Cooling-Programmable-Thermostat/dp/B000E7NYY8
no wiring, no relay, no nothing. and it's really not that expensive considering alternatives. plug it into the outlet, plug fan into it, punch some buttons to program the temp you wish it to turn on/off and when, and bam, good to go. it is rated 15amps @ 120v.
http://www.amazon.com/WIN100-Heating-Cooling-Programmable-Thermostat/dp/B000E7NYY8
no wiring, no relay, no nothing. and it's really not that expensive considering alternatives. plug it into the outlet, plug fan into it, punch some buttons to program the temp you wish it to turn on/off and when, and bam, good to go. it is rated 15amps @ 120v.
hoagtech
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If you want that but a reliable brand get a Luxpro digital programmable thermostat from your local hydro:http://sunlightsupply.com/p-12338-luxpro-programmable-digital-thermostat.aspx
if you want some hardware store grow pimpin go to home depot and get this:http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202247918/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 . Cant get that for 50 bucks at hydro store and itll handle anything under a 20,000 btu AC
if you want some hardware store grow pimpin go to home depot and get this:http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202247918/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 . Cant get that for 50 bucks at hydro store and itll handle anything under a 20,000 btu AC
toastycookies
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damn man. im trying to stay nice and respectful but wtf do you mean by "If you want that but a reliable brand" The unit I posted IS THE SAME FUCKING BRAND. They are both made by LUX.
hoagtech
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I did not catch that but feel free to express yourself. Mine is a pro model straight from the manufacturer and not from Amazon. I looked into the specifications on mine and couldnt figure out why its called "pro". Turns out the Win100 is the same product model, features and all. that lame. they are a good product though so buy one.