How Do You Install A Home Thermostat?
Most any home you purchase today will already have a thermostat installed, so if you’re looking to install a home thermostat it’s likely you either want to replace a manual model with a digital model or put in a new thermostat unit because your old one no longer works. Find your breaker box and turn off the circuits that power both your furnace and your air conditioner. That way you don’t have to worry about electrocuting yourself. Pull your old thermostat unit about two inches off the wall, unscrewing it as needed. It is on a mounting plate and will either snap off or lift up and out. Be gentle as you pull it off so you don’t damage the wires behind it. Unwrap the wires from the screws on the back of the thermostat unit, making sure they don’t fall back into the hole in the wall. It can help to loosely tie them around a wire hanger or pencil. If your wires are not color coded, take a photo of which terminal of the thermostat each one goes to. Then take the mounting plate down. Place t
