topic Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W in Nest Thermostats

Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Jmatt — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 02:57:57 GMT

The W is connected to a blue wire and the C does not have anything connected to it. There is a white wire however it is not connected to anything.

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Jay_Utah — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:27:34 GMT

I would check your furnace out and see exactly what the blue wire is connected too and match that to your new one.

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Houptee — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:01:27 GMT

What kind of system do you have?

Is it a Heat Pump? Or a Nat gas furnace with AC?

You need to use one of the extra wires as a C wire and connect it to the furnace C terminal screw.

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Jmatt — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 15:29:23 GMT

Thanks. i don’t have a heat pump. Natural gas furnace

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Houptee — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 15:53:07 GMT

I suggest you go to the furnace and remove the cover.

Locate the terminal screws where the thermostat wires connect.

I would fix the strange wire colors they used and put the White wire on furnace W

Put the Blue wire on furnace C common (or if it is a Trane they call it B)

Then go back to the Nest and put

Red in RC

White in W1

Blue in C

G in G

Y in Y

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Jmatt — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 21:08:07 GMT

Thanks Houptee. I checked the white wire just hanging there and it has 12 mV power from the multimeter. I’m wondering if it was installed without the white wire since the thermostat runs off battery- not sure why. I’m still looking for the terminal near the furnace to confirm the wiring

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Jmatt — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 00:43:37 GMT

Ok..good news. I installed the nest using the following wires and it is working and responding.
W - Blue

Rc - red

G - green

Y - yellow

W - was left not connected.
should there be any concern with that setup?

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Houptee — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 01:07:38 GMT

If it is getting good power when you do the power test and you get good readings it should be ok.

But connecting a C wire is always the best thing to do on these smart thermostats.

You just remove the front cover on the furnace and you will see the wires and screws in a row R Y G C W etc etc.

If you want to make it standardized to the normal color code you can move white to W and blue to C.

This video shows you how to test if you need to attach the C wire but i would do it anyway even if you have decent voltage.

https://youtu.be/GHkfnRp6Tj8

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Jay_Utah — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:33:53 GMT

I figured that was the case. As king as you remember for another time. You could put a small label on the wires coming out of the wall

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Jay_Utah — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:36:18 GMT

Something came out wrong on my last post. Just saying label the wires. Blue being where White should go. I believe white is for heat.

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

EdwardT — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 05:36:24 GMT

Hi folks,

@Houptee and Jay_Utah, thanks for the help!

@Jmatt, I'm glad to hear that you were able to install your Nest Thermostat. Please observe it for now and let us know if anything comes up.

Thanks,

Edward

Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

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Re: Nest w connection has blue wire. Is that a concern? There is nothing plugged into the W

Jay_Utah — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:33:29 GMT

It does work : ) thanks for the help

I do need a backing plate do you know where I can get that?

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