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Default thermostat wire

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On Jan 3, 11:36?am, "bill allemann"
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I need to run some stat wire well before I'll have an hvac guy
involved. What's the number of conductors and gage that's normally
used?
This will be a fairly typical forced air and a/c installation.

thanks, bill


tell him what your up to, he might supply the wire for free, in some
cases



18/5 is standard control wiring for a single stage system.

Red = Power
Green = Blower
Yellow = A/C
White = Heat
5th wire used for common or spare

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