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INSTALLATION
REMOVE OLD THERMOSTAT
1. Shutoffelectricityatthemainfuseboxuntilinstallationis
complete.Ensurethatelectricalpowerisdisconnected.
2. Removethefrontcoveroftheoldthermostat.With wires
still attached, removewallplatefromthewall.Iftheold
thermostathasawallmountingplate,removethethermostat
andthewallmountingplateasanassembly.
3. Identify each wire attached to the old thermostat using
the labels enclosed with the new thermostat.
4. Disconnectthewiresfromoldthermostatoneatatime.DO
NOT LET WIRES FALL BACK INTO THE WALL.
5. Installnewthermostatusingthefollowingprocedures.
ATTENTION!
Thisproductdoesnotcontainmercury.However,thisproduct
may replace a unit which contains mercury.
Donotopenmercurycells.Ifacellbecomesdamaged,donot
touchanyspilledmercury.Wearingnonabsorbentgloves,take
upthespilledmercurywithsandorotherabsorbentmaterialand
placeintoacontainerwhichcanbesealed.Ifacellbecomes
damaged,theunitshouldbediscarded.
Mercurymustnotbediscardedinhouseholdtrash.Whenthe
unitthisproductisreplacingistobediscarded,placeinasuit-
ablecontainer.Refertowww.white-rodgers.comforlocationto
send product containing mercury.
ELECTRIC HEAT OR SINGLE-STAGE
HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
Thisthermostatisconguredfromthefactorytooperateaheat/
cool,fossilfuel(gas,oil,etc.),forcedairsystem.Itiscongured
correctlyforanysystemthatDOESNOTrequirethethermostat
toenergizethefanonacallforheat.Ifyoursystemisanelectric
heatorheat-pumpsystemthatREQUIRESthethermostatto
turnonthefanonacallforheat,locatetheGAS/ELECTRIC
switch onthebackofthethermostat(seeg.1)andswitchitto
the ELECTRIC position.Thiswillallowthethermostattoenergize
thefanimmediatelyonacallforheat.Ifyouareunsureifthe
heating/coolingsystemrequiresthethermostattocontrolthefan,
contactaqualiedheatingandairconditioningserviceperson.
ATTACH THERMOSTAT BASE TO WALL
1. Removethepackingmaterialfromthethermostat.Gentlypullthe
coverstraightoffthebase.Forcingorpryingonthethermostat
willcausedamagetotheunit.Ifnecessary,movetheelectric
heatswitch(seeELECTRIC HEAT SYSTEMS,above).
2. Connectwiresbeneathterminalscrewsonbaseusingap-
propriatewiringschematic(seegs.2through7).
3. Placebaseoverholeinwallandmarkmountingholeloca-
tionsonwallusingbaseasatemplate.
4. Movebaseoutoftheway.Drillmountingholes.
5. Fastenbaselooselytowall,asshowning.1,usingtwo
mounting screws. Place a level against bottom of base,
adjustuntillevel,andthentightenscrews.(Levelingisfor
appearanceonlyandwillnotaffectthermostatoperation.)
Ifyouareusingexistingmountingholes,orifholesdrilled
aretoolargeanddonotallowyoutotightenbasesnugly,
useplasticscrewanchorstosecuresubbase.
6. Pushexcesswireintowallandplugholewithare-resistant
material(suchasberglassinsulation)topreventdraftsfrom
affecting thermostat operation.
BATTERY LOCATION
2"AA"alkalinebatteriesareincludedinthethermostatatthe
factorywithabatterytagtopreventpowerdrainage.You must
remove the battery tag to engage the batteries.
If"LO BATTERY"isdisplayed,thebatteriesarelowandshould
bereplaced.Forbestresults,replaceallbatterieswithnewpre-
miumbrandalkalinebatteriessuchasDuracell
®
orEnergizer
®
.
Toreplacebatteries,installthebatteriesalongthetopofthe
base(seeFig.1).Thebatteriesmustbeinstalledwiththeposi-
tive(+)endtotheleft.
HYDRONIC (HOT WATER OR STEAM)
HEATING SYSTEMS
This thermostat is set to operate properly with a forced-air heat-
ingsystem.Ifyouhaveahydronicheatingsystem(asystem
thatheatswithhotwaterorsteam),youmustsetthethermostat
tooperateproperlywithyoursystem.Changethesecondop-
tioninthecongurationmenutoSL(seeCONFIGURATION
MENU,page4).
CHECK THERMOSTAT OPERATION
If at any time during testing your system does not operate
properly,contactaqualiedserviceperson.
Turn on power to the system.
Fan Operation
Ifyoursystemdoes not have a Gterminalconnection,skipto
Heating System.
1. MoveFANswitchto ONposition.Theblowershouldbegin
to operate.
2. MoveFANswitchtoAUTOposition.Theblowershouldstop
immediately.
Mounting
holes
Mounting
holes
Electric/Gas
switch
Screw anchors
Figure 1. Thermostat Base