White Rodgers 1F80-241 Operating Guide

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1. Shut off electricity at the main fuse box until installation is

complete. Ensure that electrical power is disconnected.

2. Remove the front cover of the old thermostat. With wires

still attached, remove wall plate from the wall. If the old
thermostat has a wall mounting plate, remove the thermostat
and the wall mounting plate as an assembly.

3. Identify each wire attached to the old thermostat using the

4. Disconnect the wires from old thermostat one at a time. DO

5. Install new thermostat using the following procedures..

This product does not contain mercury. However, this product
may replace a unit which contains mercury.

Do not open mercury cells. If a cell becomes damaged, do not
touch any spilled mercury. Wearing non-absorbent gloves, take
up the spilled mercury with sand or other absorbent material and
place into a container which can be sealed. If a cell becomes
damaged, the unit should be discarded.

Mercury must not be discarded in household trash. When the
unit this product is replacing is to be discarded, place in a
suitable container and return to White-Rodgers at 9797 Reavis
Road, St. Louis, MO, 63123-5398 for proper disposal.

Read entire paragraph before setting electric heat switch. If you
are unsure of your application, contact a qualified service
person.

If you have a single-stage heat pump system, OR your system
uses central electric heat, where the blower is energized by a
separate circuit through the fan relay (meaning that the fan
turns on immediately on call for heat), then the switch on the
thermostat base must be moved to the “ELECTRIC” position
(see fig 1). If the thermostat is energizing electric heat sequenc-
ers, the switch MUST remain in the “GAS” position.

If you must move the switch to the “ELECTRIC” position (to the
left), use a small screwdriver or pencil.

1. Remove the packing material from the thermostat. Gently

pull the cover straight off the base. Forcing or prying on the
thermostat will cause damage to the unit. If necessary, move
the electric heat switch (see ELECTRIC HEAT SYSTEMS,
above).

2. Connect wires beneath terminal screws on base using

appropriate wiring schematic (see figs. 2 through 7).

3. Place base over hole in wall and mark mounting hole

locations on wall using base as a template.

4. Move base out of the way. Drill mounting holes.

5. Fasten base loosely to wall, as shown in fig. 1, using two

mounting screws. Place a level against bottom of base,
adjust until level, and then tighten screws. (Leveling is for
appearance only and will not affect thermostat operation.) If
you are using existing mounting holes, or if holes drilled are
too large and do not allow you to tighten base snugly, use
plastic screw anchors to secure subbase.

6. Push excess wire into wall and plug hole with a fire-resistant

material (such as fiberglass insulation) to prevent drafts from
affecting thermostat operation.

This thermostat is set to operate properly with a forced-air
heating system. If you have a hydronic heating system (a system
that heats with hot water or steam), you must set the thermostat
to operate properly with your system. Change the second option
in the configuration menu to SL (see CONFIGURATION MENU,
page 4).

If at any time during testing your system does not operate
properly, contact a qualified service person.

Turn on power to the system.

If your system does not have a G terminal connection, skip to
Heating System.

1. Move fan switch to ON position. The blower should begin to

operate.

2. Move fan switch to AUTO position. The blower should stop

immediately.

1. Move SYSTEM switch to HEAT position. If the heating

system has a standing pilot, be sure to light it.

2. Press 

 to adjust thermostat setting above room tempera-

ture. The heating system should begin to operate.

3. Press 

 to adjust temperature setting below room tem-

perature. The heating system should stop operating.

Mounting

holes

Mounting

holes

Electric/Gas

switch

Screw anchors