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Install Guide 3M-30
Caution
• Your thermostat is a precise instrument, handle it with care.
• Turn off electricity to the HVAC system before installing or
servicing thermostat or any part of the system.
• Do not turn electricity back on until work is completed.
• Do not short (jumper) across electric terminals at the control
on the furnace or air conditioner to test the system. This may
damage the thermostat.
• All wiring must conform to local codes and ordinances.
• This thermostat is designed for use with 3AA alkaline batteries
and/or 24 volt AC C wire (or a 12-24 AC or DC source) and
millivolt gas systems. Each thermostat relay load should be
limited to 1.0 amp; higher amperage may cause damage to the
thermostat.
Caution
to prevent damage to the furnace, air conditioner, and
disconnect the power supply
thermostat,
beginning work. This can be done at the circuit breaker.
1005-001-001
To avoid electrical shock and
before
top cover
Reset
button
HVAC
selections
switches
Save
Energy
button
PM
Power Grid
RAD IO
status
indicator
1
LINK
TAR GET TEM P
bottom
cover
Wire
terminals
Mode
DAY
AUT O
button
F
Fan
button
CO OL
MENU
butto
PROG
butto
n
Touch screen
ENGLISH
1
PG
n
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Summary of Contents for 3M 3M-30
- Page 1 Install Guide 3M-30 Caution top cover • Your thermostat is a precise instrument, handle it with care. Reset • Turn off electricity to the HVAC system before installing or button servicing thermostat or any part of the system. HVAC Wire...
- Page 2 A new location will require moving your wiring. For new installations and for relocating the 3M-30 - follow the guidelines listed below: • Locate the thermostat on an inside wall, about 5 ft. (1.5m) above the floor, and in a room that is used often.
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Page 3: Remove Old Unit
REMOVE OLD UNIT Switch OFF electricity to the HEATING and COOLING systems. Then follow these steps: • Remove cover from old thermostat. Most are snap-on types and simply pull off. Some have locking screws on the side or front. These must be loosened. DO NOT remove wires. Note the letters printed near the terminals. -
Page 4: What Wires Do You Have
HVAC system makers. IMPORTANT: The 3M-30 runs on 3 AA alkaline batteries and/or the C wire if available. If you do not have a C wire you can run a new wire from the HVAC or use a standard 12-24V [AC or DC] wall transformer. - Page 5 F u r n a c e HVAC HVAC Heat Pump w/o Aux Heat 2 stage Heat section to determine your w/ Aux Heat connections, contact filtrete@radiothermostat.com or 888-607-5824 for help. Go To Page 15 Go To Page 15 Go To Page 16...
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Page 6: Connect Your Wires
NOTE: If you wish you can mount the 3M-30 to the wall first, and then connect the wires. • The 3M-30 can be externally powered with a power source rated from 12V to 24V, AC or DC, at 300ma or greater. If used, connect to the C and RH terminals (no polarity). - Page 7 3M-30 3. Attach the 3M-30 to the wall with the screws provided. 4. If you are mounting the 3M-30 to sheet rock or if you are using the old mounting holes, use the plastic anchors provided. 5. Mark first and drill a 3/16-in.(4.8mm) hole for the insert at each screw location, then mount the unit.
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Page 8: Hvac Selection
• With all the wires connected it is time to turn the AC power back on. Do this at the breaker you used to switch it off. The 3M-30 will power-up in the control OFF mode. Your 3M-30 is not configured to... - Page 9 Caution Special Battery Warning Always replace the batteries as soon as the “Low Batt” flashes. The thermostat is a battery powered device, you must be responsible to replace batteries before they run out. Failure to replace batteries can result in overheating or excessive cooling of your house. •...
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Page 10: Heat And Cool
2 stage HEAT, 2 stage COOL select NOTE: For 2 stage systems your 3M-30 can recover from a temperature setback in 2 ways: 1] Fast Recovery - This uses your 2nd stage to bring the house to Target Temperature. This may use slightly more energy. 2] Efficient Recovery -This uses the 2nd stage to bring your house to within a few degrees of the Target and then uses the 1st stage to go the last bit. -
Page 11: Test Installation
MODE - HEAT-OFF-COOL Follow these procedures to verify you have correctly installed the 3M-30. TO CHECK FAN (If you connected the G wire): Move the fan switch to ON. Verify that air is blowing from the system. Move the fan switch back to AUTO. - Page 12 Congratulations, you have successfully installed your unit. Please proceed to the OPERATING Guide to initialize the 3M-30. MODE control IMPORTANT: After you have labeled and connected your wires, followed the correct HVAC setup, and your system still does not operate, contact support at filtrete@radiothermostat.com or 888-607-5824 8am-midnight EST.
- Page 13 STEP 2 - Connect the W wire to the W terminal. This connects the heat. RADIO POWER STEP 3 - Set HVAC selections switches to NORMAL and GAS Your heater is now connected to the 3M-30. C H B O W W Y Y...
- Page 14 If you have gas or oil heat, set the HEAT TYPE switch to GAS. REMOTE POWER If you have electric heat, set the HEAT TYPE switch to ELEC. Your HVAC system is now connected to the 3M-30. Thermostat C H B O W...
- Page 15 STEP 4 - Connect the G wire to the G. This connects the fan. POWER STEP 5 - Set HVAC selection switch to HEAT PUMP and set the HEAT TYPE to ELEC. Your HVAC system is now connected to the 3M-30. C B O W W Y Y RH RC G A...
- Page 16 For Solenoid valve or Motor valve connect the wires based on diagrams below to the correct terminal on the 3M-30. USE ONLY IN HEAT MODE. The third wire on your valve may be called 6, Y, or G (see page 18).
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Page 17: Wire Reference Chart
Wire Reference Chart Possible Wires What they control R or V or VR RH and RC Single power for HEAT and COOL RH or 4 RH Power for HEAT (RH not connected to RC jumper clip removed) RC Power for COOL (RH not connected to RC jumper clip removed) W Heat control W2 2nd stage HEAT or heat pump auxiliary heat W3 3rd stage HEAT or 2nd stage of 2 stage auxiliary heat... - Page 18 Y or G (the 3rd wire) W (heat OFF) W or 4 W (heat ON) Y or G or 6 (the 3rd wire) A (heat OFF) Y or G or 6 (the 3rd wire) A (heat OFF) Customer support: filtrete@radiothermostat.com 888-607-5824 or www.radiothermostat.com/filtrete...