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I am trying to learn more about how the HVAC system in my house is wired together. I have a two story home with one furnace that is hooked up with a zoned system (2 zones) using a honeywell hz311 zone panel.

On the zone panel there is a section for equipment that has 6 connections that can be made: Rh Rc W Y G DS/BK

Correct if I am wrong but the meanings for each of these connections are:

Rh - This wire comes from the 24VAC transformer on the heating system.
Rc - This wire comes from the 24VAC transformer on the air-conditioning system.
W - This wire comes from the relay that turns on the heating system.
Y - This wire comes from the relay that turns on the cooling system.
G - This wire comes from the relay that turns on the fan.
DS/BK - not sure what this one does.

So on my panel in the equipment section, the only connections used are Rh, Y, and G. I am confused why there is no connection to the W connector. If this is the suppose to go to the relay that turns the heating system on then i would think it would be utilized. I've included a picture of part of the zone panel.



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I am trying to learn more about how the HVAC system in my house is wired together. I have a two story home with one furnace that is hooked up with a zoned system (2 zones) using a honeywell hz311 zone panel.

On the zone panel there is a section for equipment that has 6 connections that can be made: Rh Rc W Y G DS/BK

Correct if I am wrong but the meanings for each of these connections are:

Rh - This wire comes from the 24VAC transformer on the heating system.
Rc - This wire comes from the 24VAC transformer on the air-conditioning system.
W - This wire comes from the relay that turns on the heating system.
Y - This wire comes from the relay that turns on the cooling system.
G - This wire comes from the relay that turns on the fan.
DS/BK - not sure what this one does.

So on my panel in the equipment section, the only connections used are Rh, Y, and G. I am confused why there is no connection to the W connector. If this is the suppose to go to the relay that turns the heating system on then i would think it would be utilized. I've included a picture of part of the zone panel.



http://s655.beta.photobucket.com/user/zachshutters/media/IMG_0750_zps6be81dc0.jpg.html
Ayuh,... You'll get more, 'n Better answers if ya say, Exactly what yer Hvac system consists of...

Hot Air furnace,..??
Hot Water Boiler,..??

The Zone thing makes me ask the question....
 
#8 ·
Looks like they bypassed the panel on the W connections. may be a problem with the panel. Or they don't know how to configure the panel correctly.
 
#9 ·
I think the wiring is all janky on this system. The homeowner whom i bought the house from wire it all and I dont think he knew what he was doing. I am working on drawing up a wiring diagram to show how everything is connected. I will post it on here when I am done with it.
 
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