A friend moved to an apt and gave me his high speed fancy Thermostat
honeywell rth6580wf . I tried to hook it up and i can get it to have power but thats where it pretty much stops.
This is my old thermostat/wires;
And this is what the new 1 has;
This new setup, It is not battery operated, so it says i need a "C" wire. My old setup doesnt have 1, but from what I read on the website, I can put the "G" wire into the "C" slot and it powers it, which it did.
I hooked up;
the old "RH" to the new "R"
the old "Y"(yellow wire) to the new "Y"
the old "O" to the new "O/B" (which is also the "W" ???
)
the old "Y" (white wire) to the new "W" and the new "Y" (which is also the "O/B" ???
)
So i am sure the "screw up" has to be something with the Orange wire and White wire.
The only other thing i noticed is there is a copper wire tucked into the wall, i am guessing thats just a ground. Is that suppose to be plugged in somewhere or just keep it tucked in the wall?
EDIT: forgot to add, I dont have anything Gas, its all electric. Conventional air system.
EDIT 2: After looking at it some more, I believe I may have to put the white wire in the "Y" and the "W" / "AUX/E" and the "O" into the "W" (which i still dont get is also the O/B"), this seem right?