I recently decided to implement (or at least try to...) the Insteon Thermostat 2441TH into my house and existing insteon hub and ended up having to revert back to the old thermostat. The symptom I was experiencing after wiring was that when the cooling kicked on it seemed to work at first, however when the compressor outside activated I was getting heat (maybe both at the same time). In MD we are still in AC season so I didn’t test the heat, and reverted back.
My current Thermostat has a 8 wire pull coming from the wall but only 6 wires is being used. The only research I did prior to the install was look at the wiring to make sure I had 5 or more wires terminated and whether the old thermostat was wired into the Heat/Cool or Heat Pump terminals. Mine was wired in Heat Cool so I got the 2441TH.
HVAC system
Trane XL15i System - 2 stage heat 1 stage cooling HVAC manufacture date is sept. 2008
http://www.manualguru.com/trane/xl15i/owners-manual
Trane Thermostat
http://trane.americanstandardca.com/pdf/otros_productos/TermostatosTconT/MANUAL_DE_INSTALACION_TCONT_602.pdf
I did not open the air handler in the basement to see the other end of the wires.
Thermostat Wire Pull
Old Thermostat Wiring
I added some wiring labels to make this easier to read.
I have jumpers going from R <>RC and a 2nd Jumper from W2 <>Y2. Not sure if the W2/Y2 jumper is even needed from the research I done, it appears my Trane XL15i hvac is 2 stage heat and 1 stage cool.
Insteon 2441TH Thermostat Wiring
In Yellow is the labeling from old thermostat showing how I wired it up to the insteon. The thermostat had power and seemed responsive to the hvac system. Unit provided heat when compressor outside kicked on.
The pic shows the new thermostat without the W2/Y2 jumper. See testing and TS notes below.
Insteon 2441TH Testing and Trouble Shooting
New Thermostat wired as shown plus I added the jumper from W2 <> Y2 as old thermostat had this.
New Thermostat wired as shown in the photo.
Reversed Wiring of Y1 and W1 to confirm the wires were not reversed somehow.
All three wirings had that symptoms of heat coming out of the vents.
Assumptions at this point:
I may need the Insteon Thermostat for Heat Pump Afterall, I think I do have a heat pump config despite the hvac terminal being used.
I may need to use the 2 wires not terminated
No Thermostat Insteon makes may be compatable? Am I looking at a Nest product now?
Thanks for reading this and any insight you can bring on my issue is greatly appreciated!