Trouble with wiring a thermostat
#1
06-05-18, 11:48 AM
Trouble with wiring a thermostat
hi everyone..
i am am in a bit of trouble and need help figuring this problem out.
i have a Mitsubishi split system that gives out heat and cool and a separate radiant heating sysytem. I bought a t5 Honeywell thermostat and trying to wire it. What I would like to accomplish is that the primary heating sysytem is the radiant and the secondary is the split system heater. What I have wired so far: R to R heat and W to W heat. That is first pair of 24v coming form the on demand water boiler. Now.. the split unit. Red to Rc, white to W2, Fan to green, y to compressor and c to common. the issue to the sysytem turns cool and radiant fine, but does not turn 2 stage heat from the split system. Any advice how I can make this work is very appreciated. Thank you in an advance. Gene.
i am am in a bit of trouble and need help figuring this problem out.
i have a Mitsubishi split system that gives out heat and cool and a separate radiant heating sysytem. I bought a t5 Honeywell thermostat and trying to wire it. What I would like to accomplish is that the primary heating sysytem is the radiant and the secondary is the split system heater. What I have wired so far: R to R heat and W to W heat. That is first pair of 24v coming form the on demand water boiler. Now.. the split unit. Red to Rc, white to W2, Fan to green, y to compressor and c to common. the issue to the sysytem turns cool and radiant fine, but does not turn 2 stage heat from the split system. Any advice how I can make this work is very appreciated. Thank you in an advance. Gene.
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#2
06-05-18, 12:38 PM
I believe your issue is that when the thermostat activates W2 it connects it to R instead of Rc. The safe solution is to use a relay to isolate the boiler's R and W wires. Those wires would go the NO contacts of the relay. The relay's 24vac coil would be fed from thermostat's W and C. R and Rc would be bridged at 'stat and fed from the split.
#4
06-05-18, 04:48 PM
I thought Astuff's explanation was pretty clear. A relay has two main components: the coil, and the contacts. What Astuff said to do is to connect the R & W wires that come from the boiler to the NO (Normally Open) contacts of the relay. The relay's coil wires would connect to the W & C terminals on the thermostat. You would also tie the R & Rc terminals together at the thermostat.
Last edited by Bob14525; 06-05-18 at 06:05 PM. Reason: Made mistake
#5
06-05-18, 06:00 PM
Relay's coil terminals need to connect to the thermostat's W and C. With C also going back to the split system.
Relay such a https://www.amazon.com/Emerson-90-29.../dp/B00BTLN78Q or https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Gr.../dp/B004ZROX4S
Someone with better artistic skills than me could put together a drawing.
Relay such a https://www.amazon.com/Emerson-90-29.../dp/B00BTLN78Q or https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Gr.../dp/B004ZROX4S
Someone with better artistic skills than me could put together a drawing.
#6
06-05-18, 11:05 PM
Group Moderator
Bob.... the boiler is fine. It's the split system heat that is the problem.
The 90-290, or the 6AZU2 or even 90-293 will work. We could fine tune the diagram based on which exact one you get.
The 90-290, or the 6AZU2 or even 90-293 will work. We could fine tune the diagram based on which exact one you get.
#7
06-08-18, 03:40 PM
Hi Guys,
Thank you so much to you all for helping me on this issue. I did order the 6AZU2 relay and have it on hand. I am very new to this and I’ve been told that it is very easy to burn a board on the Mitsubishi unit. I am taking every step to make sure that it doesn’t happen. I drew up the wiring diagram how it is wired now ( which I know is wrong). Please guide me how to wire the relay in so I don’t mess thing up for myself. Thanks again. You guys rock!!!
My diagram
Thank you so much to you all for helping me on this issue. I did order the 6AZU2 relay and have it on hand. I am very new to this and I’ve been told that it is very easy to burn a board on the Mitsubishi unit. I am taking every step to make sure that it doesn’t happen. I drew up the wiring diagram how it is wired now ( which I know is wrong). Please guide me how to wire the relay in so I don’t mess thing up for myself. Thanks again. You guys rock!!!
My diagram
#10
06-08-18, 11:27 PM
Group Moderator
system turns cool and radiant fine, but does not turn 2 stage heat from the split system.
#11
06-09-18, 09:40 AM
PJ - The issue is two transformers - C is from the Rc transformer so C to Rh is 0 volts. The Nest will connect W2 to Rh on a heat call which will still make the C to W2 voltage 0 and not trigger the relay.
#12
06-11-18, 08:12 PM
Hi Guys, Wired according to PJ’s diagram and everything turned on, but the heating stage 2 on the split sysytem didn’t fire up. Everything works just like it did before installing the relay. Is there anything else that I can try? Thanks.
#13
06-11-18, 09:24 PM
Forum Topic Moderator
It is because the C is from the air handler but the R is from the boiler.
Move the boiler wires to relay #2 and #4.
Install a jumper wire between R and Rc.
Connect thermostat W1 and C to the coil on the isolating relay ( 1 and 3).
Connect thermostat W2 to air handler W.
Move the boiler wires to relay #2 and #4.
Install a jumper wire between R and Rc.
Connect thermostat W1 and C to the coil on the isolating relay ( 1 and 3).
Connect thermostat W2 to air handler W.
