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16)  HEAT TEST - At thermostat, turn on Heating.  Check LEDs on RS-PWIRE. 

 

GAS / ELECTRIC HVAC SYSTEM 

HEAT PUMP HVAC SYSTEM 

Red (24VAC - R) LED will be on. 

Red (24VAC - R) LED will be on. 

Green (FAN - G) LED may or may not be 

on, depending on gas or electric heat. 

Blue (COOL - Y) LED will be on. 

(THIS IS COMPRESSOR-HEAT) 

Red (HEAT - W) LED will be on. 

Green (FAN - G) LED will be on. 

If not, check your connections. 

 

17)  AUX HEAT TEST (HEAT PUMP ONLY) –  

At thermostat, turn on Heating.  Then Turn on Aux Heat.  Check LEDs on RS-PWIRE. 

 

GAS / ELECTRIC HVAC SYSTEM 

HEAT PUMP HVAC SYSTEM 

N/A 

Red (24VAC - R) LED will be on. 

N/A 

Blue (COOL - Y) LED will be on. 

(THIS IS COMPRESSOR-HEAT) 

N/A 

Green (FAN - G) LED will be on. 

N/A 

Red (HEAT - W) LED will be on. 

If not, check your connections. 

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS 

 

DEVICE ASSEMBLY at HVAC EQUIPMENT 

Rated Voltage: 

 

 

20V to 30VAC,  24VAC nominal 

Rated Output Current:  

5A / 250VAC,     5A / 28VDC 

Thermostat Terminations:  All Screwless,  G – Green,  R – Red, W – White,  Y – Yellow    
Equipment Wires:  

 

9” with Stripped & Tinned Ends 

R – Red (24VAC+),  C – Black (24VAC Common) 
W – White (Heat),  Y – Yellow (Cool),  G – Green (Fan) 

Jumpers: 

 

 

 

JP1 – Remove Jumper to Disable LEDs 

 

DIODE ASSEMBLY at THERMOSTAT 

Diode Assembly Terminations:   

Y – Yellow (Cool),  G – Green (Fan),  B – Blue (Connect to Thermostat YELLOW wire) 

Thermostat Terminations:   

 

R – Red (24VAC+),  C – 24VAC Common (Green),  W – Heat (White), 

     

Y - Connect to Diode Assembly BLUE wire 

 

 

Summary of Contents for PHANTOM WIRE RS-PWIRE

Page 1: ...les don t have a common 24VAC common wire because they were not needed for the mechanical thermostats originally installed Years ago it was typical for the cable to only have four 4 conductors The RS PWIRE creates the common wire so the HVAC unit can be used along with any thermostat requiring a 24VAC common Additionally the RS PWIRE includes screwless terminals color coded wiring for the HVAC uni...

Page 2: ...sembly to Y and G terminals a White to W terminal b Yellow to Blue diode assembly with wire nut c Red to R terminal d Green to 24 c terminal 7 Install thermostat on backplate AT HVAC EQUIPMENT LOCATION 8 Mount RS PWIRE device in a location inside the equipment board area Make sure it is not in the way of any moving parts Device must be mounted close enough to the thermostat wiring board for connec...

Page 3: ...INAL CHECKOUT 13 Turn on HVAC equipment power Red 24VAC R LED will be on If not check your connections 14 FAN TEST At thermostat manually turn on Fan Check LEDs on RS PWIRE GAS ELECTRIC HVAC SYSTEM HEAT PUMP HVAC SYSTEM Red 24VAC R LED will be on Red 24VAC R LED will be on Green FAN G LED will be on Green FAN G LED will be on If not check your connections Remember to turn the Fan back to Auto when...

Page 4: ...C SYSTEM N A Red 24VAC R LED will be on N A Blue COOL Y LED will be on THIS IS COMPRESSOR HEAT N A Green FAN G LED will be on N A Red HEAT W LED will be on If not check your connections SPECIFICATIONS DEVICE ASSEMBLY at HVAC EQUIPMENT Rated Voltage 20V to 30VAC 24VAC nominal Rated Output Current 5A 250VAC 5A 28VDC Thermostat Terminations All Screwless G Green R Red W White Y Yellow Equipment Wires...

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