How to Wire a Heat Pump for Control | Thermostat Wiring Guide

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How to Wire a Heat Pump for Control How to Wire a Heat Pump for Control - There may be a time when you will want to change your old heat pump thermostat with a new heat pump thermostat. We have other articles here that will help you with thermostat wiring. These other articles help you with thermostat wiring colors and thermostat wiring diagrams. In this article, we will provide specific information for wiring a heat pump for control.

Wiring a heat pump is different than wiring an air conditioner with a gas furnace or boiler. There are extra controls in heat pumps that require extra attention and understanding to get the wiring correct. Additionally, changing an older mechanical thermostat to a newer digital thermostat will require some extra wiring that also may require you to pull new wire to the thermostat from the air handler.

Before doing any wiring for your thermostat or otherwise, always make sure you turn off the power at the breaker and the air handler/condenser. Furthermore, you can cause serious damage to your system for not doing so.

Variations for Heat Pump Thermostat Wiring | How to Wire a Heat Pump for Control

There are many variations to wiring a heat pump for control because there are many types of heat pumps. Heat pumps provide heating and cooling for a home or business. Heat pumps use the process of refrigeration to move heat in one direction or another depending on the season and the setting of the thermostat. Additionally, air-source heat pumps have backup methods of heating for two reasons. (more…)