OT will honeywell chronotherm T882A work with no transformer?

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The Thermostat reads:

Honeywell Chronotherm T882A 1054 1 The clock stopped working years ago and is not needed.

the Transformer reads: AT 75A 1036 2 OC 24V NEC Class 2

120V 50-60 CY 3VA

and it has been making a fairly loud humming noise for years.

Question: Could I just remove the transformer since I have no use for the clock functions?

The second item in the search above is a four page manual but it is also unclear to me - I know nothing except most thermostats do not need a power supply. I see no harm in just unhooking one of the two wires and see what happens????

Any suggestions? m

PS. This is all for a gas heated Carrier forced air heating and cooling unit in the attic.

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Well, first, you are certainly mistaken about thermostats and power supply. All thermostats need power. Sometimes it's internal to the furnace and sometimes you need to supply the power separately with an external transformer.

Second, I have never seen one of that type of transformer that didn't hum rather loudly. You might try remounting it directly to a wall stud, or other solid piece of framing so the vibration is not amplified by thin material.

Paul

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To specifically answer your question, probably not. Most electronic thermostats need the 24 VAC power to run their own circuit.

The furances I've serviced, the 24 VAC also opens the gas valve. So, if you take the transformer out of the picture, you get no heat.

But, it would be quieter. I suggest you take the the transformer out and try it for a couple days. Be prepared to put it back in. Let us know how it works, for you.

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Stormin Mormon

A quick check of some similar Honeywell Chronotherm units shows the programmable thermostat section running off AA batteries and the gas valve section running off of the 24 volt transformer. If yours is the same, you will NOT be able to run it without the transformer.

Just disconnect the transformer, see if the gas valve come on ....... ever. You won't hurt anything.

You might check to see if your "hasn't worked for years" is due to no battery.

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A rental of mine has a gas wall heater without a fan and it only has a connection to gas and a thermostat. I guess the power comes from a thermocouple (???) and the permanently on pilot light. My notion was based on that.

m

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24 V AC or DC? Will any 24 volt replacement that can output 3VA?

Or cooling I guess.

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I'm sure you guys a correct - the 24 v IS needed to run both heating and cooling. It was only a hope of mine that I could do without the transformer - since after more than 30 years of service it is 'due to fail' any time. I was (am) somewhat confused about how or where I get the correct replacement. I did a google and that did not help.

It has no indication of a battery in the manual or on the clock itself.

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The furnace controls usually want a 24 volt AC output at 20 to 40 VA, try page 249 at

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I have several similar units for various circuits, NONE of them make a peep.

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RoyJ

They are usually fairly standard. Does the existing transformer say the VA rating?

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THANKS - you guys are the greatest - looks perfect.

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My search for the Honeywell T882A thermostat replacement was unsuccessful. Saw no info as to it being discontinued or what the replacement may be. What would be good places to search?

Thanks again m

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My search for the Honeywell T882A thermostat replacement was unsuccessful. Saw no info as to it being discontinued or what the replacement may be. What would be good places to search?

Thanks again m

PS I really do NOT need the clock feature.

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My search for the Honeywell T882A thermostat replacement was unsuccessful. Saw no info as to it being discontinued or what the replacement may be. What would be good places to search?

Thanks again m

PS I really do NOT need the clock feature. I DO need both heating and cooling. (I will eventually get it right)

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four-pole double-throw (¦för 'pol ¦d?b·?l 'thro) (electricity) A 12-terminal switch or relay contact arrangement that simultaneously connects two pairs of terminals to either of two other pairs of terminals. Abbreviated 4PDT.

Had to look it up - Did you actually get it all to work as intended? Sounds like lots of effort and money with an uncertain outcome - that is if I were doing it. m

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4pdt relay has 14 contacts: 2 for the coil, 4 sets of 3 for the contacts.
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about 8 of these, surface mount, lots of wire running around.
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The guys at school want me to do a full microprocessor system but making changes in 5 years or having a real HVAC tech try to troubleshoot it makes me stick with relays.

New furnace is in, a LOT of tin bending (LOTS of metal content!), and the house is warm but the controls are not right.

Old system was 50's with a 60's retrofit o 3 zones on a forced air system. Old ductwork near the furnace was poorly installed, first 6 to

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