How can i relocate my central a/c thermostat to another wall? extend the wires?

I want to move my thermostat to another wall in the house. How do i got about this?



Also what are the voltages ran in these thermostats?How can i relocate my central a/c thermostat to another wall? extend the wires?when you relocate, make sure it is still on a hallway wall, for this will be your best place for the thermostat and temperature setting, and as for the voltages, it is less than or at 5 volts, just make sure unit is turned off and make a diagram of the wire location in the thermostat to avoid any mistakes. if these wires arc you make cause a surge and blow some components in your heater/blower or outside ac unit if you have oneHow can i relocate my central a/c thermostat to another wall? extend the wires?I don't know about the voltage, most of them are low voltage somewhere around 7 to 15 range. You can extend the wires as long as you don't exceed more than 30 feet or so. Use the same Gage wire and make sure to correctly mark all the wires so you don't get hooked up incorrectly after moving the thermostat.How can i relocate my central a/c thermostat to another wall? extend the wires?The voltage in the wires is 24 volts. Won't hurt you if you touch them. Easiest way to move it is go to the basement or crawlspace and find the wire going up through the floor and wall. It will probably be about the size of a pencil and may have up to 8 wires inside a plastic casing, and comes in brown, white, and maybe red casing. Turn the power off at the furnace and take the t-stat off the wall. Leave the wires sticking out of the wall. Find the place you want to relocate the tstat and get a hole in the wall and a hole in the basement/crawlspace. Get a wire of the same size as the old wire down thru the wall and over to the furnace. take each wire off one at a time and replace with the new wire. Now go up to the new wire, and replace the t-stat on the wall. hook up the wires to the same terminals as the ones you took off. They should be color-coded. Red-R Green-G White-W Yellow-Y or Blue-Y, whichever the wire has in in it. Good luck!How can i relocate my central a/c thermostat to another wall? extend the wires?The thermostat control system carries a low voltage. Never more than 24VAC. It is most preferrable to run a continous wire from the relay(contactor) to the thermostat. Use cat3 wire, you can buy it to length at any home depot or lowes. I usually pay $49 per 1000' box. I recently ran an AC controll system 300' without any negative results. The hardest part of the entire job will be getting the wire inside the wall without cutting a big hole. I suggest a 3/4%26quot; hole in the wall and 1.5%26quot; hole in the top header. Get a buddie to hold a wire in the bottom hole while you dangle another from the top(bend a hook on both wires) and basically keep moving the upper wire until the bottom one hooks it and gingrally pull it through the wall. Now take the cat3 wire and tape to the fished wire in the wall(about 6-8 inches) from the top and feed it into the wall while the other pulls until you have a foot hanging out of the wall. Pull the remainding wire across to the AC relay and if necessary fish that wall in the same manner(very carefully there is alot of other stuff in the walls near the AC/blower unit. Make sure your wire isn't laying near something hot or a phone line(by at least 18%26quot;). Turn off power to the AC system and connect the new wire same as the old.(generally you would use the blue pair and wrap the remaining 3 pairs down around the cable cover) Don't nic the wires when you strip them and terminate both ends, reenergize the AC system and viola! PS it'll take about a 12 pack of beer for the two of you to calm yourselves from fishing the wires into the wall! good luck!How can i relocate my central a/c thermostat to another wall? extend the wires?How far is the run? If it is exstensive you should consider running new wires from the indoor air handler. make sure the T-stat stays close to you return. The reason for this is that it is a true temperature and will cool/heat your home more efficently. Most ALL residential units are 24vAC.