Venstar ACC0410 Add-A-Wire Accessory for All 24 VAC Thermostats (4 to 5 Wires), White
August 1, 2016 - Comment
With your unique needs in mind, the Venstar Acc0410 add-a-wire for all 24VAC thermostats lets you combine two thermostat signals on one wire. This Kit installs without a Hitch and is perfect for installations with a broken ”common” wire. Product Features Makes 4 wires work like 5 Compatible with any 24Vac thermostat signal wiring Combines
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Easy to install, though might require some minor technical knowledge from The Internets. If you read this review and decide this product is not for you… that’s reasonable. If you blindly order this product, never even try to install it, and then leave a negative review… that’s profoundly unreasonable. I was almost dissuaded from this item based on a prior review – even though that review was beyond useless, the product is exactly what I needed, and I have never seen anything else like it. This product offers an ingenious solution for my problem (not enough wires from thermostat…
Solved my C wire problem I purchased this from another online retailer but thought I’d post a review to help others. I have a Nest 1st gen thermostat and in December it went haywire. The Nest was not able to turn on the burners, so it would blow cool air. After speaking with Nest tech support, they reached the conclusion that I needed to add a “C” wire. Being a do-it-yourselfer, I searched for alternatives to calling a HVAC person and found the Add-A-Wire. After watching Venstar’s online how-2 video, it…
4 Wires?? No problem!! Great product. I am no electrician so I was not sure if I should try this, but I really wanted a wi-fi thermostat and I only had 4 wires and I did not want to lose control of manually operating the fan. I must say, you must watch their YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3pea5qtygo). I really don’t know how the average person would ever be able to figure out the install without watching it because the instructions make zero sense and no way would you get to the same answer without…