Confused on the wiring. I have three wires black, white, and red. This unit only has two wires. So what goes where?
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The red is for a 3 way switch which you dont need in this case. Just cap it and connect the black to black and white to white
351527
Hi Beth, the first thing you need to know is that having a black, white, and red wire is perfectly normal in a 240 volt circut, and this unit is designed to accomodate both a 2-wire and 3-wire install. I have installed several of these units in my shore house and all of the installations were two wire. Since in many cases a picture is worth a thousand words, copy and paste the following link into your computers browser and have a look at the pictures for both the 2-wire and 3-wire insallation. I think when you see the 3-wire installation diagram your question will be answered. I hope this helps and wish you the best of luck. https://customer.honeywell.com/resources/techlit/TechLitDocuments/69-0000s/69-1917EF.pdf
351528
If the white wire you are speaking about is part of the old thermostat, it is not needed for this new style thermostat. The white wire on the old thermostat is what is called and anticipator wire.
351529
White wires get connected together with wire nut and red on one black wire and black on the other black wire
554191
There aren't 3 power wires. The provided switch connects to 2 of the red wires. That leaves one power wire to run to a 12v source. There is also a black ground wire. Please refer to the diagram that came with the instructions. Given that you actually have this question, I too would suggest using an install technician...
1493683
Roger, there are only two ways to wire it... if it does not read, simply unplug the unit 110 volts and reverse the two wires.
440894
Well your kind of lucky because I just realized both of mine are wired like that. I followed the wiring instructions and I seem to have the same problem. Something is backwards and coincidentally I was going to look into it today. I really thought I had it right the first time around. Oh well. If you find the answer let me know , I'll do the same. Autophotag@yahoo.com.
1335678
The red/black wires are still right? I connected mine to a 9 volt connector. the remaining wires was trial and error for me. If they didn't work one way, I just reversed them.
1137149
Check the polarization of the wires. There are only 2 wires but they must be in the correct polarization
1963613
3 wires, No instructions included, some reviewer says what color does what. I haven't installed mine yet.
974434
There are three lights, two orange, center and right, the far left one is red. If the circuit is fine and grounded you will get two orange lights. If its un grounded you get the center orange light, if its reversed polarity which means the black and white wires are reversed you get a red and center yellow light. There are a couple of other scenarios which are open hot and open neutral. Not sure any of these would require you to call an electrician. Any handy man that has basic electrical knowledge can correct the problem. I'm a home inspector and have literally checked thousands and thousands of plugs and I typically find open grounds and reversed polarity quite often and that's about it. Neither of those situations are life and death and are a simple fix assuming your house is a grounded system which if it was built in the 50's on back it may not be or may only partly be.
1987106
Three wires rgb indicates red green blue. V indicates ground or negative. Use a dmx512. Use youtube for I structions
661455
The one I have is 2 pads on one wire and another 2 pads on another wire.There are 2 spots in the unit to plug in 2 wires. One to the left side and one to the right sideHope this helps
2094906
I have reasearched a good while and am still unsure. I can't figure out the wiring, it is confusing and the instructions don't help much. I will get back to you when I find something.
1979148
I bought two units and they both look just like the picture... one red wire and one black wire. Sorry that I'm no help.
2083348
You most likely need a switch with only black, white, & green. The red wire is hot though. With about half of the switches out there, you can wire nut the red & black to the black running to your panel. Not with the one you just got though.
318010
If you truly have only 3 wires total regardless of color than you can not use this switch. The light you are trying to turn on is using a switch leg where you connect black to white with a standard 2 pole light switch. There needs to be 6 wires in the box for this switch to work. No disrespect to the other people who answered but I don't think they read the problem statement correctly.
810067
I to was confused about wiring of switch. They need to included a drawing of what goes where. I ended up with only two speeds working. Wish I could help you.
2035909
I just used the wires supplied from the unit itself. Simple 3 wire connection. There are no additional connections or additional wire needed. Simple instructions will show you where to connect them. Should you have any issues, please let me know. You will be very happy with this unit. I am. Ron, Mesa, AZ PS remember to shut off A/C unit breaker before attempting to install.
1504360
there is just 2 wires. one black and one red. just connect the red to the positive and black to the negative. great lights and very simple instalation!!