Does a 2 stage furnace need a 2 stage thermostat?

Does a 2 stage furnace need a 2 stage thermostat?

Does a 2 stage furnace need a 2 stage thermostat?

The thermostat only kicks in the second stage if the furnace can’t maintain 6 to 8 degrees per hour. A two-stage thermostat may need more wires than your current programmable thermostat. If you plan to keep your home at a constant temperature, you don’t need a two-stage thermostat.

Will the Nest Thermostat work with a two stage furnace?

Too many stages of cooling or heating Nest Learning Thermostats are only compatible with systems that have one or two stages of cooling. The Nest Thermostat E is only compatible with one stage of heating, one stage of cooling, and an additional stage of either heating or cooling.

What is a two stage furnace thermostat?

Two-stage heating means the furnace has two levels of heat output: high for cold winter days and low for milder days. Since the low setting is adequate to meet household heating demands 80% of the time, a two-stage unit runs for longer periods and provides more even heat distribution.

Why does my thermostat say Stage 2?

When the thermostat on a dual-stage furnace reads “Stage 2,” it implies that the furnace is operating at the higher setting, giving you 100 percent of its capacity. Usually, the lower setting of a dual-stage furnace is sufficient to provide household comfort almost 80% of the time.

What does Stage 2 mean on a Lux thermostat?

Display reads “STG. 2” or “AUX” “STG. 2” is displayed when the thermostat is turning on the first and second stages of a conventional heating system. “AUX” is displayed when the thermostat is turning on the first and auxiliary heating stages on a heat pump.

How do you tell if your furnace is single-stage or two-stage?

Take your model number and align the digits or series of digits to the graph. For example, a Lenox furnace with a model number G60UH24A045X would be a gas, two-stage furnace, based on the first three digits.

How many wires should a thermostat have?

The most basic thermostat has 2 wires; usually a red and a white wire. Two wire thermostat wiring is used for furnaces only and usually doesn’t need a “C” or “Common” wire. That’s why we only need two wires: Red wire for power (24h).