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Nest learning thermostat wiring help

IAMGROOT
Community Member

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 hello, 

I am trying to wire this up but I am failing. Am I compatible? And if so, which wires do I choose on the app and how would I hook it up? Sincerely 

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CoolingWizard
Platinum Product Expert
Platinum Product Expert

The wires are pretty much straight forward.  
You have a RED wire on R, it goes on R on the nest wall plate. 
Green wire goes on G and controls the indoor blower fan. it goes on the G of the nest wall plate 

The WHITE wire is on the W and goes on the W of the nest wall plate. 

The YELLOW wire on Y goes on the Y of the nest wall plate.  This turns on the compressor.  
The Blue wire is on C and goes on C if the nest wall plate. This is the COMMON

The Orange wire on the O, goes on the O/B on the nest wall plate.  This energizes the reversing valve of the heat pump. 



Now the black wire, it is on W2.  In normal system, W calls for heat, Y calls for Cooling, W2 is stage 2 Heat.  We need to know either the programing of your current thermostat or take a look inside the indoor air handler.  
Know this, with the R, Y, O, G, and C, you get the heat pump cooling and heating.  We just need to understand better the W and W2.  One of those will initialize the auxiliary or emergency heat, and the other one, I am not sure of.  If you can post a picture of the outdoor unit manufacturer label and the indoor manufacturer label, I can look up those units and see what is what.  Do you have a humidifier? That might be the other wire.  

 

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EdwardT
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi folks,

 

@CoolingWizard, thanks for the help!

 

@IAMGROOT, how's it going with your Nest Thermostat? Were you able to follow the steps provided by CoolingWizard? Let us know if you have questions.

 

Thanks,

Edward

EdwardT
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi IAMGROOT,

 

It's me again. I wanted to check back in to see if you have other questions and concerns. Feel free to let me know if you do. 

 

Thanks,

Edward

Ryan_G
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey there,

 

Thanks for being here in the Google Nest Community. 

 

I'd like to bump in here and make sure that you’ve seen our response.

Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns as I will be locking this thread in 24 hours.

 

Have a great day.

 

Best regards,

Ryan