My husband was a IBEW electrician but since his passing, as a widow things fall on me. My sons and I are using this video to replace the old thermostat. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

i'm a retired 30 yr union construction worker and it's nice to see a fellow pro make a mistake and own up to it, but more importantly is he double checks his work like a pro and discovers it. mother nature gets us all in the end with glasses. chuck i don't know you personally but i know the type of guy you are and i would have you as my plumber if i lived in the area.

Thank you for posting this! Single Mom changing thermostat! Your video made it possible! Great tutorial!

Modern heating systems can be amazingly fussy. Three years ago I replaced our old boiler and water heater with a combi boiler. As part of the job I added two zones to the second floor. It was an easy job of simply adding two new actuators to the existing manifold. To avoid pulling in new wire for two new thermostats I went with Honeywell wireless thermostats an equipment interface module and a redlink wireless control module. I used the wiring diagram supplied by Honeywell and it worked fine to start the boiler and open the zone valves, but nothing would turn off. It took me hours of searching the Honsywell site before I finally found the very obscure link to the correct wiring diagram. It worked after I rewired it, but the correct wiring was 100% non-intuitive. I also sympathize with your feelings about super fine print. I carry an extremely bright LED flash light just for reading tiny print that I could have read in a dark room 20 years ago but can't read now unless I am in bright sun or use my super bright light.

That seemed simple enough, I just went back to old reliable, forget digital for a single 74 yr young woman...keep it simple....thank you Big Barron!

I have a dual Honeywell ProSeries Thermostat it has the off mode on it plus the time on it. Really nice on its digital lights up when you push a little button

Like your blog, you show the real world . Even mess ups . Nobody is perfect.

My go to is the honeywell T4 pro. Super easy to use and has great programmable settings. The honeywell prestige is another great one but its a bit on the pricey side.

Hey chuck we use the digital Honeywell T1 Pro for basic tstats like that one you were working on. My go to tstat right now is the Honeywell WiFi T6pro

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CB1! You are the man love your videos! There’s not many old-school honest plumbers like you left!! I work for a general contractor building custom homes and commercial projects in Westchester county New York. It’s a family business so I understand your pain!! Just curious how many employees and trucks do you have. Keep the videos coming!!!!

I dig the darker grey hoodie!

Good job plumber. Peace brother

nest Oh I miss mine. Now we live in a 57 gas floor heater only and I want the original thermostat in hence why Im here lol

I swear them new digital thermostats can be controlled remotely, and when I set it the temperature I want, it goes to a different setting.

I like the Nest Brand of Tstats myself.

Ty

Double check , tripple check! amen on that brother. I am liking that new color on your sweat shirt.

I'm getting ready to replace my for the first time. Never done this before. Question are you suppose to have the furnace off just asking. Thank you

Question, when replacing you state it is important to ensure its level. How do you do that? Eyeball it? By the way - thank you.

I have 2 nest thermostat very nice

Do you have to turn off the power or anything on the furnace before swapping out a thermostat?

If I have the wrong setting on the set cycle rates will that affect my heating, I not sure which one to move…

Bought this thermostat to make a temperature controlled outlet for my lg 5000 btu window ac because the bimetal sensor on it always gets my run too cold or too hot

I took old honeywell apart and the two wires were black and green.there were other wires not being used.some were white,red etc. should I use the black and green that were used on old Honeywell.the new one is a ct87k.heat only.thanks.also great vid!

Is this thermostat gets power from circuit breaker

I'm doing the same thing. Getting rid of this horrible digital thermostat and putting my vintage Honeywell back in

We have a T87N in the hallway of our apartment complex. I need to check the position of those dip-switches because ours shuts off the heat 4 degrees F below what it's set to. IE: Set to 68, and it keeps the temperature at 64. 70, and it heats to 66. Could you please instruct us as to how to REMOVE a T87 from its base mount on the wall? I've tried prying this sucker off everyway possible, and since it's where we rent, I don't want to break our lease, along with the thermostat! lol

How to put it in hot

The only disadvantage to the new style t87 is that those have small batteries in them that can not be changed. I will use them as long as the situation is right. In a seasonal house they suck. For good digital lux pro has a decent one. And Honeywell 5000 or 6000 series work nicely tho they need a constant power wire.

Was that just a boiler? Or a combi? Good ol Navien things are beasts!!! 😂🤙🏝😂🏄

Nest thermostat are great. You can control them from your phone and it doesn’t run if your not home. To save on energy costs. I have one and love it!

Heat it won’t shut off staying at 80 with a Honeywell I don’t know what to do. Checked all the wires but it’s roaring at 80 but like this for a week

I have no idea how to use a new programmable thermostat want to get rid of it. The heat goes all the time wont shut off when all I want is hot water. Ive had to use the main on off switch to only get hot water for evening showers.

Hey Chuck what do you do on your time off Trev.

Questions is the second red line telling the tempature in house?

Where can I get this heat Thermostat at

These thermostats are electronic. I believe you mentioned mercury, which was outlawed in 2002.

My heater and thermostat were working but then someone switched the buttons on top and now the thermostat is not working. Does it have to be reset? How do you do that

What do I do if the setting and the indoor temp do not match?

I had a humidifier , new multi function thermostat installed 5 years ago. The thermostat battery case kept popping open. It would then default to some wild configuration. I'd get home and no heat. Lock battery case back up and fart around for 10 min's trying to get heat. Next day same thing. Went and bought a thermostat with, heat, cool, off and auto. Up for higher temp, down for lower temp. The old K.I.S.S principle. Keep it simple stupid, lol.

I have the same thermostat but I have a problem. When I put the thermostat on 75 degrees and up the boiler turn on and work all day night and when I put 74 degrees or more down the boiler never turn on. Where is the problem?

Yep. Plumbing, electrical & HVAC will always have job openings. I've been doing HVAC controls for ten years at military bases, schools, ect. Can't beat those Davis Bacon & prevailing wage jobsites!

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don't you have to turn off the switch or something before touching those red and white wires?? Or is the current running through them just not enough to shock you?

i had my experience with that honeywell round thermostat it did not work well with an old gas floor furnace the temperature was way inaccurate they were periods were the house too cold and too hot but 1 year later i replaced it with a lux 10-1141 mechanical thermostat and it works fine now

there's a big fallacy to the "energy saving spiel" older building's most always have far longer recovery cycle times due to leakage and loss that caused everything interior to be hot or cold and radiating for many hours as it tries to recover....

Be nice to see how you put wires into it 8

The old thermostat is bullet proof,my old man refuses to change them to digital lol

How do you know which wire is which?

I just turned mine on , it put the house to 95degrees

ole chucky try the breyburn used long time no probs see if u have them there in jersey or get hold of chhrissy clan they have som

I took my battery backup thermostat to an electrician today and he set it to 55 for me. But the heat is still coming so guess it isn't a thermostat problem. I have a hot water boiler it also makes the hot water. He said something about zones or the furnace sorry I didn't understand.

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30 hour x 2 hrs + trip charge 100.00 + emergency/Saturday 75.00 + Honeywell T87 115.00 + shipping 15.00 = 365.00 not bad, lol

Mercury is no longer used

I can’t see up close what you were doing

0:01 Chuck, you seem surprised that you're shooting video of yourself.

how did anybody see anything with the wording going right through where I need to watch

we'll let the wrong terminal/wire slide. lol

you didn't explain the wiring that's the part thats got me confused

He doesn't show the wiring inside

Why didn't he explain where the fuck he put the red and black wires when there is tree slots?

Doesn't show how to connect wires.

Time is running out wtf

get some better eyes cb1 i had a white rogdes same crap com on stat makers get some bettr words so i can see them weold crusty plumbers need help seeing

old looking, but not reliable anymore as they are also electronic junk and yes they have a battery. /me look sand points at the ancient mercury bulb honeywell on the wall........ it works and has for over 35 years since install =p infact, I'd break someones neck over it if they broke it ;)

Camera too far away…couldn’t see what the heck you’re doing!

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