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Re: Wiring photo to check compatibility

slava1
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The red wire is not connected. What should I do? 

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CoolingWizard
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@slava1 ,

if your current thermostat does not have a wire attached to R, there is not a possibility that it is capable of activating your furnace. 

AC Cooling Wizard

NestPro, Google Pro, Mechanical Engineer and HVAC service company owner.

Furnace works fine.

CoolingWizard
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Your furnace absolutely will not work with the thermostat you posted, without the wire connected to R/Rc. The B wire is for the Power Common and the W wire is the furnace activation wire.  In order for your furnace to work, you must have 24VAC a power incoming on R and the thermostat connects that to W for heating. 

AC Cooling Wizard

NestPro, Google Pro, Mechanical Engineer and HVAC service company owner.

I traced the wires to a transformer on the boiler. I found the white wire connected to a terminal labeled G and the white wire to a terminal labeled Y. The red was was not connected. There is no circuit board.

I measured the voltage between the black and white wires and found it to be 26.5 VAC.

CoolingWizard
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The Black wire connected to B on your thermostat is supposed to be connected to the Common side of your transformer.  And the White Wire attached to your thermostat W, should be attached to your boiler T terminal of the control box.  The red wire should be attached to Line side of the transformer and attached to R in your thermostat.  When you thermostat call for heat, it connects the R power to the W terminal, which travels to the other T of the boiler thus energizing the gas valve and starting the heating cycle. The B terminal on the thermostat is never connected to any other terminal on the thermostat. It I used by smart thermostats to provide power to the thermostat itself by using R and B.  

Can you provide a screen shot of your boiler showing the wire connections from the thermostat and the manufacturer  model number of your furnace? Thank you.

AC Cooling Wizard

NestPro, Google Pro, Mechanical Engineer and HVAC service company owner.