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[bronco79]

Cool. I actually had to install it about 2 ft above furnace . Awesome everything seems to be falling into place just one last hurdle n let the heat fly. I'll let u guys know if the stat wiring worked out. Bout to leave work n go do it so excited

[RSI]

I would take the wire off the W terminal and move the wire from the G to the W.
I doubt it will run the blower otherwise but wouldn't hurt to try it first before moving the wire..

It depends on the furnaces internal wiring though. Most that I come across don't control the fan from the thermostat unless you select the fan position on the thermostat.

[bronco79]

Steve, RSI n Yoder..... It worked!!!!! T-stat works perfectly. Gonna start the fire this afternoon. Thanks everyone for all the help .   

[CountryBoyJohn]

BAM! Thank you RSI! That did it! You just saved me $100!

[Scott7m]

Yep country, that will work on nearly all electric furnaces I've encountered, glad it worked for you!!!!!

[jksweld]

I have the same type tstat deal as country has. My question is, could a man put some type of switch (toggle switch,etc) on the white wire to run the electric furnace normal operation?? Need cheap and easy way for backup, for the wife and kid if Im workin and something happens to the OWB

Thanks

[NaturallyAspirated]

I wonder - has anyone made a simple solution to this with an OR gate using two 24VAC coil relays?  Seems to me it would solve all the world's problems with dual thermostats kicking on the fan.   .pdf schematic attached.

Buy two of these relays and a little soldering and you are all set:

http://www.amazon.com/PACKARD-PR290Q-Relay-Coil-Contacts/dp/B0015XK0VA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382681427&sr=8-2&keywords=24vac+relay

Neal

[CountryBoyJohn]

You guys can try all that extra stuff and if it works for you, then great!  My funds are exhausted.  I realize it may have been futile, but I showed my wife how to switch the 2 wires if it was necessary.  I really don't foresee any situation where it was going to be so cold and I wasn't around to switch it myself.  Our lives just don't have me away for long enough for that to be a concern.  Maybe it is for you guys.  I'm confident she could get the wires switched while on the phone with me if it came down to that. 

[jksweld]

my funds are exhuslted to country, thats why I was thinking a simple toggle switch on the W wire, but come to think of it, I already have a screwdriver to put the wire back on!!!!!

[jksweld]

Does anyone know if toggle switch on white wire would work to switch between OWB and normal operation of electric furnace?

[RSI]

Should work. Just connect the center of the switch to the W terminal and one side to the wire that was on W originally (probably white) and the wire that was on the G terminal to the other side. (probably green)

[XJCraver]

What is the benefit of running two T-stats?  I've been reading about doing it that way since I started thinking about buying one of these stoves, and I've never really figured out why it's done that way....  I might even have asked about it here before.

I have a White-Rodgers 1F83-261 T-stat for my system ($62 on Amazon) - it's a 2 stage non-programmable with an adjustable differential (and a battery backup).  When the wood stove is burning, only the furnace fan kicks on and I have heat.  That's Stage 1.  IF something happens (fire goes out, pump quits, water leak, whatever) and the temp. on the T-stat is 2* (or wherever you want to set that differential) below where it's set, then the gas portion of the furnace will fire, and I still have heat, which is Stage 2.  No switching wires, or turning T-stats on and off, and no unhappy Momma because the house is cold.

I guess I'm having a hard time understanding why everyone doesn't just install a 2- stage T-stat??  (I understand some situations are different, and sometimes I'm sure a two T-stat setup is a must.  But for the run-of-the-mill, everyday system, I'd think the 2 stage would be much simpler)

[bajonesy77]

Most i assume have a heat pump system like me and  that is 2 stages of heat with the heat pump itself and the eletric strips are back up or 2nd stage. The second stat gives the ability to just run the fan to a set temp.

[jksweld]

Well I looked at my tstat and only have red and white wires running to it. No G and I didnt pull the panel off the furance to see if there is a G lug I can hook up to.

[RSI]

How old is the furnace? If you have a G terminal in the furnace and no way to run another wire up to the thermostat, you could just put the toggle switch near the furnace instead. Or anywhere that you can run wires to that you prefer would work.