Honeywell programmable thermostat 2 WIRE INSTALL!!!

How to install a Honeywell thermostat with only 2 wires available.

[@larrydingalberry]

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[@Wondermel13]

Thank you! Just bought a house built in the 60s with a new furnace but only dingy mercury thermostat...pulled it off, saw two wires and panicked for a moment when the instructions said Nothing about two wires as an option. Appreciate you took the time to make this.

[@starfirekid]

217 year old house here. Still ancient steam radiators. Old dial thermostat had to go. Dumb install book couldn’t spell out what you so easily and helpfully explained. Thank you!!!

[@frankielaporte24]

Thank you brother. You were the only one had such video of proper connectivity for a 2 wire system. Awesome, great save!!!

[@587teke]

I can’t thank you enough for making this video! Swapped out my old round Honeywell unit in less than 20 minutes with the help of your video!

[@ThejustinEpage]

You're the man. Such a simple and common issue to run into. Really an oversight in the design of the instructions.

[@justingreen6969]

Thank you so much! Was trying to figure out how to set this up for my wood furnace and you saved me! So much nicer than to old dial thermostat but zero instruction for the old school 2 wire systems!

[@myfastcars]

ELL DONE!!! Not everyone has a FANCY System. Two wires is all we need and you explained that perfectly!

[@evaldotiger4014]

Agreed

[@katemooneyrsw]

Agreed! This gave me exactly what I needed to confidently proceed with my first install!

[@troubledsole9104]

Came here for a sanity check. The manual doesn’t have to make simple complicated. Thanks!

[@robertgarnier7338]

Thanks Brian. Your video also helped me with my install despite the poor instructions of Honeywell. Your video was clear, concise and to the point.

[@Para343]

After weeks of hesitation, because the two wire old system not having the correct colors of wires, I found your video and that was all I needed to replace her. Thank you and it pays to keep looking, glad I found you.!!!

[@TheJScheer]

Thank you for the video! This was my first time installing a new thermostat in my home and because of your video I was able to do it successfully. Appreciate the knowledge shared here.

[@juanalonso8797]

Brian, thank you for your video. You have helped so many people. It took me hours trying to figure this thing out on a freezing cold night. When I removed the back plate, part of the black wiring bracket was still stuck on the front plate and since I only have the 2 wire system, kept putting them in the wrong place. It was 10pm when we found your video and it saved my family from a very cold and miserable night. Thanks a million for your kindness and taking the time to post this.

[@larrydingalberry]

Juan Alonso well I'm glad I could help! Really surprised by how many people are running into the same thing! If you want to help me out hit that like and subside button! Stay warm!

[@crockpot5194]

@@larrydingalberry You must have either a gas Furnace or Kerosene number 2 Furnace?

[@fbk1011]

Thank you for your video. I have an old house with an old dial thermostat. I looked all over the Honeywell website and could not find anything. Then I found your video today. I was literally minutes away from returning the thermostat to my retailer. You have saved me much frustration.

[@doi467]

did it work out for you? i have an old house too and considering trying this

[@fbk1011]

It works great. It is a good choice if you do decide to buy one.

[@PatchV25]

Thank you! I started checking the wiring from my furnace and soon realized that I was on a two wire system, thankfully your video saved me a lot of headache when it came to wiring the thermostat.

[@deanekat6509]

Thanks! IHave the exact same problem and was clueless. You saved the day

[@jonathantuzman1096]

Thank you for this! I was also scratching my head about the difference between my two wire system and the manual that says nothing about that!! Also very helpful to know about what the other wires are for, because now I understand why it makes sense that my house doesn’t have them!

[@mk-lr8ok]

You saved the day, thank you. Looked thru these instructions many times, this helped so much.

[@Roscoe174]

I experienced the same frustration with the user manual. Thanks for making this video to explain it simply and clearly! I appreciate it. 👍👍

[@darrenmckinty760]

Perfect. Thanks brother. I was just about to start installing the same system. And immediately found the same problem you were having. You saved me a ton on frustration and confusion.

[@loganmiles655]

Thanks man! Bought the same unit with the same instructions and it doesn't explain 2 wire set up. Thanks again!

[@dizexhaled]

All I can say is.....thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! I have no experience with this kinda thing. Ran into a couple problems w/removing the old round mercury thermostat. Couldnt identify the wires. Figured out there was another layer to the thermostat where the wires were labeled, but there were only 2 of them. This was the only video I was able to find on installing 2 wire thermostats. You were so easy to understand & follow. Thank you for taking the time to make this! I truly appreciate it!

[@spazmorat]

Extremely helpful! I hooked it up to my ancient millivolt system (in my case it didn't matter which wire went to W or R).

[@bloomu2006]

Thank you so much! I have a rental property and was able to switch out the thermostat in about 10 minutes. I really do appreciate it.

[@bluejet10]

Thank you! I just bought the exact same thermostat from Walmart and just ran into the exact same problem with only having two wires. You just saved me a lot of googling, thank you, sir!!!

[@jjs3890]

I have a similar system. Your explanation was short and sweet. Just what I needed. Thank you!

[@RichardGozinya606]

Your the best! I had bought a programmable thermostat and couldn't make heads or tales of it but after your video it works perfectly, thank you

[@seandiddy2]

You are awesome. I spent over 30mins trying to figure out what i was doing wrong. I found your video and within 5mins i got the job done. thanks

[@woonsocket686]

Very helpful video. Amazing incompetence by Honeywell, not offering directions for two-wire systems. Many thanks for producing and posting this video!

[@jacktripper596]

Thank you, thank you, thank you John! From a woman that is learning how to take care of multifamily units... All on her own. It is through watching KZbin videos, such as your own that allows me to learn how to do it myself. So, thank you....

[@jasonporter4164]

Not an idiot!! This was very helpful. Like you said, the manual did not show anything regarding a two wire install. I went to the website for Honeywell, and there wasn’t anything that was helpful on that. If I wanted to wait on hold for over an hour, I guess I could have. Good old You Tube came to mind, and this gem of a video came up. Thank you so much! It took longer to watch this video than to hook it up. Amazing!!

[@oxenforde]

“Random guy on KZbin” ... saves the day! Your video was more useful than the entire instruction manual.

[@sundance32us]

thank you my man!!! I have been on hold for hour with Honeywell trying to find out what up with 2 wires on old house? You saved the day. many thanks

[@great_gig]

Thank you bro. I called an electrician a couple weeks ago and so far all I have received is voice mail messages with apologies about the delay. So decided to do it myself but grew frustrated when I discovered that the directions were useless for my old school 2-wire system. Next I jumped on KZbin and with 2 wire install as a keyword...SHAZAM!! The new Honeywell system I picked up at a local ACE hardware was EXACTLY the one you have !!!! Thanks again for sharing your experience Like another poster, I was just about to return the thermostat today assuming it was simply not compatible. And better yet, I can't wait to tell the electrician "nevermind" (assuming they'll eventually call) and cancel the job because I did it myself.

[@larrydingalberry]

T.C. Morton awesome! Glad I could help! Stay warm!!

[@davey12122005]

Thank you so much! Bought the exact same thermostat, my old furnace only has 2 wires as well, this helped a lot!

[@SteveGocka]

Just bought this and this video saved the day. Thank you very much for taking the time to post this.

[@batteytehoukamau9962]

This is what the internet was intended for, I googled 2 wire thermostat and your video come up. Thanks dude

[@MistiqueStarbrook]

Thank you so much. I have a two wire system, one white and one black wire. Your video has been a terrific help since I try to do these things myself.

[@goldengirl54]

Thank you SO much! Biggest pain in the keister ever! There needs to be clearer instructions and not all of us have fancy heating and cooling systems. Again, thank you!

[@nedandrewoconnor]

Thank you for this! I got the same thermostat and couldn't find ANYWHERE in the manual or online if I could use my existing two-wire system to hook to this, and now I know I can. Thanks!

[@StiltFactory]

Thanks this made my day and I applied it to the Honeywell RTH6360 and it is now running my simple wall furnace.

[@TheBUCKWHEAT11]

Thank you, thank you....mine only has two wires and I was totally baffled when I read the instructions,... thank you.

[@lomein9320]

Thank you so much!!! I also have a 2 wire system & didn't know if a programable thermostat would work. Yay Brian!

[@kenmok2965]

That's all I need, I don't have a fancy heating system. I just had it hooked up and work perfectly. Your video is better than the Honeywell instruction that comes with, thanks bro

[@chrisceffalia3811]

Thank you it drove me nuts perfect video

[@wendyflowers4115]

Perfect - thank you! Just what I needed to wire my new thermostat.

[@jjc6776]

Excellent sir. Just for other people mine came with the little jumper installed between r and rc. It's small and you have to take it off. This is how install videos should be. Short sweet and to the point showing everything.

[@80dale]

. Hooking up the same thermostat. Was mostly sure but your vid cleared that up. Thanks

[@thatgirlwiththehair650]

You are my hero. I have this same issue. This saved me. Thank you so much!!❤️

[@vicsarno4665]

Wonderful.... Thanks for posting, you saved me a lot of time!

[@cougarblitz99]

Thank you, this has helped, same thing as you, read the Manual and wasn't sure which two wires to put where!

[@whiteangel7777777]

Thank you I needed this today, my son was installing this we could not figure it out thanks for your help

[@frankofam1069]

Got no idea how similar this situation is to mine. Same exact set up, thermostats both old and new and same plank on wall my wife is begging for me to replace. (grandfather built this house in 59, passed away not even two year’s ago. (God bless him. One Fantastic Carpenter, not a very awesome electrician or plumber lol He would say that, but he could do a hell of a lot more than I could with both) So you seen how frustrating installation om houses with 2 wire and not very much info about them. But I can’t tell you how many videos I went thru looking to install the same thermostat you have. I really don’t even know how long I’ve had the Honeywell thermostat sitting on my shelf uninstalled until watching this! thank you Man. I don’t think it matters to you for people who don’t make a living off KZbin but definitely a 👍 and subbed!

[@brettpenza5149]

Well you are sure not an Idiot, man!! Thanks very much for this. I got 2 Honeywells in an Energy Survey, went to screw off my old circle dial thermos and stopped in my tracks when I saw only 2 wires!!! Almost ended up throwing them away, figured my old house was just too old for this cool new stuff. Agree with you, why Honeywell didn't spend the 2cents to add a paragraph about 2 wire installs... mystery. Thanks again. Now this is what KZbin is for.

[@wayebraver]

Thank you. This saved me a ton of time by not having to call some stupid tech support hotline. I can't believe Honeywell would just assume that everyone has a multiwire system and include absolutely zero information on the the very common two wire system used in places with only heat.

[@Ixisu]

THANK YOU!!!! When I saw just two of the same colored wires in there I was like damnit.....now what?!!? You absolutely rock, man. Thank you so much.

[@ahmeds8580]

6 years later but thank you so much I love this video

[@robertwatkins8220]

Thank you! I have looked everywhere for this information!

[@dtk9957]

Thanks man! Couldn't believe they didn't have a damn two wire setup in the instructions!!!

[@lostpony4885]

This vid really helped me install my thermostat. Thx so much!

[@deborahdejongh1003]

Thank you. same boat, could not make heads or tails of instructions. you rock on a Monday.

[@rickcardone1070]

Thanks for the help. Many videos out there that do not address this issue. My wires were White and Black, I put the White to W and the Black to Red. I had some prior knowledge but definitely helped me. My system is a baseboard hot water heat only.

[@larrydingalberry]

Rick Cardone glad I could help! Stay warm!

[@detroitdan8487]

Thank you. Gas steam boiler with 2 wires here. installing Easy Reader and your video helped make it work. Install instructions are for HVAC techies (as bad as IT network techies).

[@jenshennings8780]

Great explanation of what the various terminals are for -- thanks!

[@edosborn7989]

Thank You Good Sir!! I to have The "Honeywell RTH2300B" and also found very soon that they Do Not!! address this 2 wire setup!! so "THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for saving me some time.

[@Erkelmerkel]

Thank you! I had this exact problem, saved me so much time!!

[@justinfrey8599]

Saved me hours. They couldn't have just put one diagram in for this? Thank you sir!

[@paulgeary8100]

Thanks, needed your perfectly explained info for the 2 wire 1955 Honeywell roundie T87. This still works but i wanted digital. Don,t have to call my electrician friend. Thanks again. Paul

[@sjarvi75]

I ran into this exact issue today. Thanks so much for the video and for saving me some time!!

[@edyoung6573]

Awesome!!! My wife and I purchased a OLD Lance Truck camper and just finished re-Caulking it (its near mint inside) Had the old Analog Atwood thermostat, just purchased the same Honeywell but non programmable Thermostat and yup you guess it only 2 wires to the old Atwood!! Thank you very much for this video!!! Manual to the damn honeywell was useless for me!! Bravo Brian!!!!

[@krypticvoid]

From trying to figure out mine recently I've learned the O and B are attributed to systems with a heat pump. They operate some sort of reversing valve... something like that. Nice video!

[@krypticvoid]

Yeah man! Thank you! Haha, we are staying quite warm! That's pretty much our issue. When we first moved to our new home in May I switched out the old thermostat with a new one (for the heating system, we have a separate one for the central air). It's an old two wire thermostat. When I took the old one out it had been connected to R and to B. So, figuring that was correct and following the directions, I reconnected the new one in the same way. Well, what is happening is that the thermostat is working as an on/off switch, and ignoring the messages from the thermostat itself. So we've been manually turning the system on and off, as if we let it go the heat will stay on indefinitely making the house quite toasty, and wasting oil unfortunately. I haven't done it yet, but I figure I need to switch the B to W and it should work, I will be doing that once I get home from work today.Stay warm indeed!!

[@macbirt56]

I've seen a couple of these videos on this thermostat, and it still doesn't work. But now I know that I had it hooked up correctly, my son in law didn't shut of the power before he started guessing as to where the wires went. So naturally he called me to look at it and thanks to your video, I think he toasted something internally. I'm going to have him get a different one.

[@danielstanton]

Thank you. Simple and perfect. Worked great.

[@madsparcc]

Wish I found this video a couple weeks ago when you posted . I’m going through the exact same thing right now. I was going to post something similar once I figured it out.

[@bluetoque1028]

Thanks for the video. Like everyone below has said, explained perfectly and save my day.

[@jamesgodin339]

I found the same situation with my themestate, there was no instructions anywhere that I could find. Your vedeo was very helpful. That's for making it.

[@justindasilva2592]

Haha Haha I had the same issue and wasn't 100% sure. It seems you have helped fix my issue as I was growing tired of turning it on and off manually. Thank you.

[@DanKoenigJr]

Thank you my trailer is a 2 wire and you saved me a lot of time

[@jesusmendoza4668]

This video is very good, It helped to install the new thermostat at my house, thanks.

[@morganss84]

This helped tremendously. Thank you sir!

[@timodeous]

Thanks for the assist. The wires coming out of my wall are not standard, and your video helped me to realize that. I had a red and black wire, so hooked up to (r) and (b)... guess my black wire should be a white wire for Honeywell's diagram. Thanks again!

[@axelz3124]

Bought the same thermostat and had that same problem for the 2 wire system, thanks for the info

[@markstevens6139]

I think you did a great job very helpful,thanks again

[@haakonhansen2226]

Thank you so much for the video!!! I had the same issue!

[@gi_joker_954]

Thank you perfect exactly what I was looking for.

[@mtvertcaver]

Thank you! Saved me from testing with the multimeter.

[@trumanbeachy1314]

Thank you, this saved my day.

[@haligonia9563]

THANK YOU!!! 2 wires, basic instructions. Problem solved. So not an idiot - brilliant.

[@richstevenson1]

Thanks for doing this video! REALLY appreciate it!

[@Altered76]

Wish I had found this before having to weed through figuring out every combination. Glad this is out there I just wanted to verify I figured it out correctly. Thanks for the video.

[@alialshawi4158]

Thank you for showing this it help me since I am installing the same exact thermostat except for mine is non programmable in I did not know what I'm doing and I hook it up wrong so now I know how to hook it up right so I can fix it

[@troyweicht6309]

Thanks for your video I bought the same thermostat and the instructions suck for 2 wire so I did the logical thing and KZbin it found your video and done in 2 minutes thanks again

[@servant618]

I never make comments, but thanks for this video. I now have heat without worrying if it is going to work or without a phone call!

[@ianodonnell3251]

I never comment on youtube videos, seriously. Ever...BUT, this was a huge help and wanted to thank you for this. My wife, and kids also thank you, lol.

[@tamiislove]

😘

[@nadirelf]

Thanks for this - saved the day for me!

[@vncstudio]

Thank you for this video. I thought at first that I had to return the thermostat since I saw only two wires in my system.

[@ra22488]

Thanks! Very helpful for my old house 😊

[@karik7762]

Thanks so very much for your wisdom.. We had it hooked to G and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work.

[@TrooperBri]

Awesome vid, thank you! I just bought one of these to replace an ancient 2-wire thermostat in my lake house, and the book was useless. Now I have to see if one of these wires is marked.

[@heidiprince971]

This helped tremendously! Thank you

[@mikeoneill7231]

Thanks Brother, I have a 3 wire system, with a big fancy thermostat with all kinds of terminals on it, that blew. That one only used 2 wires, so I’m gonna try and guess which one is the power. Ironically the RED wire was the only one not used....I bought this and saw the manual and knew instantly this was beyond my scope. When in doubt, You Tube it. Thanks