How to bypass an HVAC thermostat. Do you want to know if your home thermostat is bad, defective, or malfunctioning and that is the reason your AC or furnace is not working? In this video I will show you how you can tell if your thermostat is bad. Along with simple troubleshooting tips. You will simply need to bypass the thermostat to see if the problem really lies in your thermostat or not. Also, here is a list of what the thermostat terminals mean:

G= Fan
Y= Cooling
W= Heating
R= Power
Rc= Power to Cooling
Rh= Power to Heating
C= Common
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