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Old 08-15-2023, 12:11 AM   #1
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Default Problem replacing furnace thermostat

I have a 97Dodge 190 Popular Roadtrek. The thermostat was very hard to control so I thought I'd change it.

I bought a Robertshaw RS1100-72 which has battery backup. It has only two wires, a 'R' and 'W' with the 'R' being the 24 Vac and the other the heater.

I have attached the wires both ways (since I can't tell what's a 'R' and what's a 'W' and when I turn on the power, the furnace comes on, but the little screen is blank and I can't control the temperature.

Any idea what might be the problem?
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Old 08-16-2023, 11:12 PM   #2
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I would contact Robert Shaw to find out if the thermostat will work with 12 volt DC. I'm thinking not. It likely requires a working "C" wire.

I purchased this one about 2.5 years ago. Tighter control than the original.

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Old 08-20-2023, 05:16 PM   #3
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It should work. The literature says it will work on a millivolt system. Try it with batteries installed but not wired up. It may be defective.
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Old 08-20-2023, 09:26 PM   #4
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Should work, it’s rated for dry contact operation and only has two terminals, W and R.
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