Using G Wire as C Wire
hi, I have forced hot water heat regulated by taco 2 zone. I want to hook up smart thermostats using the fan wire that isn’t being used. 3 wires at thermostat, red, white, green. Taco sr502 relay. I just need to know the configuration at the relay, not the thermostats. Appreciate it!
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hi zman, thanks man, so just to confirm, take the 3 greens - from the isolated end switch, zone1 therm, zone 2 therm and connect them all in the COM connector?
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I think zman means just the greens on thermostat 1 and 2. Leave the isolated end switch green alone as that would probably fry the transformer on the boiler and/or the transformer on the SR502.
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hi Alan, ty for the clarification! That’s exactly what I want to avoid and the reason I asked again.
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Sorry about that, didn't notice the end switch thanks @Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
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Check to make sure the onboard transformer can handle that additional load
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But that's it. No smart thermostat for the second zone (or any other power consuming control) using that transformer. It won't handle it. Anything else would need a seperate 40va transformer and isolation relay.
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