topic Re: Will nest work with gas fireplace 2 wire red and white in Nest Thermostats

Will nest work with gas fireplace 2 wire red and white

hjohn — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:19:00 GMT

replacing a thermostat that is battery operated. I have a 2nd gen nest thermostat. i can buy from amazon a 24 volt 2 wire that could power the thermostat. But how would i wire with the red and white cable going to the fireplace?

Re: Will nest work with gas fireplace 2 wire red and white

Jake — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:10:37 GMT

Hey there,

I wanted to follow up and see if I could be of any help. I found an article with more details on compatibility. Please let me know if you are still having any trouble from here, as I would be happy to take a closer look and assist you further.

Best regards,
Jake

Re: Will nest work with gas fireplace 2 wire red and white

hjohn — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:29:00 GMT

Thanks Jake

So i hooked up the the white wire to W1 the read to RH , this is from the fireplace

24 volt to C and the other wire to RC

The Nest works but sometimes it does not recognize RH which is the Red from the fireplace.

When i put a tester on the wires from the fireplace there is no power coming from the fireplace

It only works if the i add the 24 volt cable to it. I did research this from youtube . Which it should work. But am stumped why the red does not show up.

Re: Will nest work with gas fireplace 2 wire red and white

Jake — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:19:22 GMT

Hey there,

I am sorry to hear you are still having trouble. I wanted to check in with you, as I found an article with some troubleshooting steps for the wire not being detected. Please let me know if that helps, or if you have any questions from here.

Best regards,

Jake

Re: Will nest work with gas fireplace 2 wire red and white

hjohn — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 21:10:52 GMT

Well it is working with Google and there seems to be no issue now. So all things are good

Re: Will nest work with gas fireplace 2 wire red and white

Jake — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:04:48 GMT

Hey there,

I am glad to hear everything is working properly from here. I am going to go ahead and leave the thread open for 24 hours in case you do run into any questions/ issues.

Best regards,

Jake