if I ordered this furnace, what other pieces would I need to get it hooked up. Do you need a special technician to install it?
753324
we had ours professionally installed- and we had to run a gas line to the area where we needed it- running the gas line was not cheap either but that may have been because of the layout of our house and the room where we needed the heater
753325
Id would recommend it, I was lucky and already had a gas line and electrical outlet, all I had to do was cut a three inch hole through my wall for the direct vent to the outside. I didn't need to buy any extra parts.
753326
Someone must be able to run a gas line to it and drill thur outside wall tfpr the flue. It's a great heater
753327
I bought two of these. I hired a technician to install. The first one was about $350. He did everything and had the pressure sensor properly create the write flame. The second was half the price but he did not have the gauge so I turned the valve down so the flame burned at the right pressure. I should call back the first one so the second is properly adjusted. doh.
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I am going to assume you have a heating and cooling system. That being said, you need to have five wires in your thermostat cable from the furnace unit to the thermostat. Refer to page 46 of the VENSTAR manual - the 5 wire, 1 stage cooling/heating diagram. The color coding is as follows: R(red)=24 volt power; W(white)=heat; Y(yellow)=cooling; G(green) =fan; and blue(for me)=common. This is where the trick is - you must have five wires so that the common can be connected between the furnace and the thermostat. The older systems did not need the "common" because they were not a powered devise. If you don't have five conductors in the thermostat cable then you will need to replace the cable. I am going to assume you have a heating and cooling system. That being said, you need to have five wires in your thermostat cable from the furnace unit to the thermostat. Refer to page 46 of the VENSTAR manual - the 5 wire, 1 stage cooling/heating diagram. The color coding is as follows: R(red)=24 volt power; W(white)=heat; Y(yellow)=cooling; G(green) =fan; and blue(for me)=common. This is where the trick is - you must have five wires so that the common can be connected between the furnace and the thermostat. The older systems did not need the "common" because they were not a... » Read More I am going to assume you have a heating and cooling system. That being said, you need to have five wires in your thermostat cable from the furnace unit to the thermostat. Refer to page 46 of the VENSTAR manual - the 5 wire, 1 stage cooling/heating diagram. The color coding is as follows: R(red)=24 volt power; W(white)=heat; Y(yellow)=cooling; G(green) =fan; and blue(for me)=common. This is where the trick is - you must have five wires so that the common can be connected between the furnace and the thermostat. The older systems did not need the "common" because they were not a powered devise. If you don't have five conductors in the thermostat cable then you will need to replace the cable. « Show Less
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I would highly suggest a professional installer. You will need all kinds of gas and water connectors, not provided.
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I had a professional do my installation, however, I did watch him do the install. All parts specific to the device were with it in the box. Very good unit.
1027847
I used 2 wire harness from some speaker wire i have, hooked up too the W & R terminals and it works fine. furnace is a Coleman York i switched to propane for shop use.
188605
You should have it installed on its own deticated circuit. If your removing an older heater and replacing it with this one you should be fine installing it yourself.
2272144
I did it myself, with basic knowledge of wiring. You might have to do a bit of research depending on your units wiring, but it really isn't any harder than any other thermostat.
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No, this thermostat requires constant power - you will need a 24V "common" wire connected to the thermostat's "C" terminal. You would either need to run additional wires from your furnace to this thermostat, or there is an adapter you may be able to install into your current setup, but I'm not sure if you can make it work with only two wires. Either way you will need to modify your current configuration to include the common wire. See Venstar ACC0410 Add-A-Wire for all 24VAC Thermostats
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No. 4 wires are required for a heat only setup and 5 are required for heating and cooling. There are kits that allow a 4 wire setup for heating and cooling, but you lose independent fan control with those kits. The unit needs power from the furnace from 2 wires - a 24 volt hot wire and a common aka "c" wire and 2 wires for the heat and fan signals in a heat only application. The 5th wire is for the cooling signal.
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If you already have the gas line installed you dont need anything else unless you want to control it with a thermostat. If you qant to control it via thermostat you will have to order that kit separately.
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I believe so, check with your installer because this unit comes with two components,1: is the thermostat itself, 2: is a unit that connects at the furnace or AC unit.
229678
This is usually not an issue because the half of the kit that needs 24V goes next to your furnace - and it's easy to find the 24V there. If your furnace doesn't have any 24V (?) then no, you'll need a transformer.
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I just received mine and it came with everything I needed to install and use it. No other pieces required.
519401
Search the WEB for Aprilaire 500 instructions and video. If you do not have a humidifier on the furnace there will be some work involved.
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No, this thermostat requires constant power - you will need a 24V "common" wire connected to the thermostat's "C" terminal. You would either need to run additional wires from your furnace to this thermostat, or there is an adapter you may be able to install into your current setup, but I'm not sure if you can make it work with only two wires. Either way you will need to modify your current configuration to include the common wire. See http://www.amazon.com/Venstar-Add-A-Wire-Wire-Adapter/dp/B0013LVDQA
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I feel like it is easy to install, but I worked in HVAC for years and have installed hundreds. Wiring depends on the age of your furnace as most in the last decade or so have integrated wiring in their control panels. If not it is considerably more difficult. If you have some reasonable electrical and ducting skills it's reasonably easy, if in doubt hire a professional. Good luck.
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Sure. The only requirement is that the wire going from your thermostat to you boiler or furnace has to have 3 strands. If it only has 2, which is quite common, a third strand or new were with 3 strands has to be run.