Picked up model rth9580 today. Ive been wanting to do it for awhile and finally got the gumption to do it.
Install was straight forward until I discovered I was missing a control wire to power the unit. Many google hits on swapping the "G" wire over to the "C" terminal and then making the change on the furnace panel. Problem with that is then I would have lost the ability to run the fan. We kinda like using the fan to help mix up the air and get some of it filtered, so I picked up a roll of 18-5 and ran the new wire to keep the existing functionality as well as get the common wire to power the unit. Which leads me to the point of this thread....
The unit has an option in the fan menu to "circulate" as well as "on" and "auto." The circulate function runs the fan randomly throughout the day at it says a 35% rate. I'm assuming that means it will run 35% of a 24 hour day, so just over 8 hours per day. This was a HUGE, unintended bonus to discover...
Thought others that don't run their furnace for heat would find this valuable, even if you don't use the wifi.....
Install was straight forward until I discovered I was missing a control wire to power the unit. Many google hits on swapping the "G" wire over to the "C" terminal and then making the change on the furnace panel. Problem with that is then I would have lost the ability to run the fan. We kinda like using the fan to help mix up the air and get some of it filtered, so I picked up a roll of 18-5 and ran the new wire to keep the existing functionality as well as get the common wire to power the unit. Which leads me to the point of this thread....
The unit has an option in the fan menu to "circulate" as well as "on" and "auto." The circulate function runs the fan randomly throughout the day at it says a 35% rate. I'm assuming that means it will run 35% of a 24 hour day, so just over 8 hours per day. This was a HUGE, unintended bonus to discover...
Thought others that don't run their furnace for heat would find this valuable, even if you don't use the wifi.....