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Modifying the thermostat of a regular AC to create a refrigeration room?

There is a product I use to cool my brewery's cooler using a mini split (although it works with other types of air conditioners as well), called a CoolBot. The basic idea is that it tricks the AC's ...
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Modifying the thermostat of a regular AC to create a refrigeration room?

A normal split air conditioner unit is very simple to control: just short the Y terminal to the R terminal. Maybe G to R also, depending on whether the air handler/furnace turns on the fan for cooling ...
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How can I make an alternative, cheaper refrigerator thermostat work?

Without wiring diagrams for both thermostats and the fridge, it would be nearly impossible to say how to do it. The part you bought is not listed as a replacement for the one you need and has a ...
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sampling low-voltage HVAC signals with digital hardware

You didn't come out and say this part, but having the data you're wanting to collect will be helpful in understanding HVAC operating patterns, correlation to outdoor weather, and especially in ...
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Where should my C wire be connected at the furnace?

In the left-hand end of the lower partition there's a transformer. If you follow the wires from the terminals, you should find that two of of them connect back to the AC mains power. Those are the &...
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Wiring Alarm.com ADC T-2000 smart Thermostat from 24 volt DC adaptor

This is a follow up to this question. More details about the environment are there. If you don't want the new adapter, and extra wires, at the thermostat you can put them at the boiler. You have ...
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Where to put S wires on Honeywell RTH9585WF thermostat

The Support page for that thermostat indicates the outdoor temperature comes from the zip code you configure and uses Accuweather. It doesn't use a local temperature sensor. Thermostat Functions: ... ...
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