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Mounting
holes
Mounting
holes
Electric/Gas
switch
Screw anchors
INSTALLATION
REMOVE OLD THERMOSTAT
1. Shutoffelectricityatthemainfuseboxuntilinstallationis
complete.Ensurethatelectricalpowerisdisconnected.
2. Removethefrontcoveroftheoldthermostat.With wires
still attached, removewallplate fromthe wall. If the old
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
mayreplaceaunitwhichcontainsmercury.
Donotopenmercurycells.Ifacellbecomesdamaged,donot
touchanyspilledmercury.Wearingnonabsorbentgloves,take
upthespilledmercurywithsandorotherabsorbentmaterialand
placeintoacontainerwhichcanbesealed.Ifacellbecomes
damaged,theunitshouldbediscarded.
Mercurymustnotbediscardedinhouseholdtrash.Whenthe
unitthisproductisreplacingistobediscarded,placeinasuit-
ablecontainer.Refertowww.white-rodgers.comforlocationto
sendproductcontainingmercury.
ELECTRIC HEAT OR SINGLE-STAGE
HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
Thisthermostatisconguredfromthefactorytooperateaheat/
cool,fossilfuel(gas,oil,etc.),forcedairsystem.Itiscongured
correctlyforanysystemthatDOESNOTrequirethethermostat
toenergizethefanonacallforheat.Ifyoursystemisanelectric
heatorheat-pumpsystemthatREQUIRESthethermostatto
turnonthefanonacallforheat,locatetheELECTRIC/GAS
switch onthebackof the thermostat(seeg.1)andswitch
it to the ELECTRIC position. This will allow the thermostat
toenergizethe fanimmediately on a callforheat.Ifyouare
unsureiftheheating/coolingsystemrequiresthethermostatto
controlthefan,contactaqualiedheatingandairconditioning
serviceperson.
ATTACH THERMOSTAT BASE TO WALL
1. Removethepackingmaterialfromthethermostat.Gently
pullthecoverstraightoffthebase.Forcingorpryingonthe
thermostatwillcausedamagetotheunit.Ifnecessary,move
theelectricheatswitch(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
affectingthermostatoperation.
BATTERY LOCATION
2“AA”alkalinebatteriesareincludedinthethermostatatthe
factorywithabatterytagtopreventpowerdrainage.You must
remove the battery tag to engage the batteries.
If“BATT”or“CHANGE ”isdisplayed,thebatteriesare
lowandshouldbereplacedwithfresh“AA”Energizer
®
alkaline
batteries.Toreplacebatteries,installthebatteriesalongthetop
ofthebase(seeFig.1).Thebatteriesmustbeinstalledwiththe
positive(+)endtotheleft.
HYDRONIC (HOT WATER OR STEAM)
HEATING SYSTEMS
Thisthermostatissettooperateproperlywithaforced-airheat-
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.
Turnonpowertothesystem.
Fan Operation
Ifyoursystemdoes nothaveaGterminalconnection,skipto
Heating System.
1. MoveFANswitchtoON position.Theblowershouldbegin
tooperate.
2. Move FAN switch to AUTO position. The blower should
stopimmediately.
Figure 1. Thermostat Base