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Old 10-15-2012, 02:28 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by catalin View Post
The digital thermostat will need a power feed to it even if the thermostat is off. Take the one you have off the wall and see if there are more then two cables in the junction box. If so then I believe it is possible for a digital unit to be wired in... or you can possibly find a battery powered unit.

Just make sure that you use the appropriate voltage rated thermostat.
Either way you can connect a digital thermostat. It doesn't matter. You do not need a battery powered unit.

If there is a single 2 wire in the junction box you can connect a 2 wire thermostat. (non-polarized line, load)

If there is more than one 2 wire in the junction box you can connect either a 2 wire (non-polarized line, load) or 4 wire thermostat. (polarized line 1, line 2, load 1, load 2)

Its most likely that there would be more than one 2 wire in the JB, so you're fine.

Lots of brands make them. Aube, Honeywell, etc.
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