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Old 02-03-2019, 07:29 PM   #1
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Question Thermostat Upgrade Problem

I have a Coleman Mach ducted AC and the standard Suburban furnace. The OEM thermostat is a Coleman 7330 series analog unit that gives us fluctuations in temps I cannot stand. I looked up the direct replacement part for it and got the Coleman 8330 digital series that is listed as the direct replacement for Fan/Air/Furnance. We do not have a heat pump.

I disconnected all coach power and verified it. I cut and connected only 1 wire at a time, so I did not have to worry about mislabeling things. I took pictures of each OEM wire connection, and as I made the new connections one at a time I verified the wiring is the same.

Power back on to the coach and nothing at the thermostat. It does not come on in any mode. Nothing at all on the screen. Coach breakers and fuses are all good.

Any suggestions??

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Old 02-03-2019, 07:43 PM   #2
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I am not familiar with the Digital version Coleman Mac (although I thought they were drop in compatible with the Analog version.....but I don't know that for sure). Years ago I replaced our ACE 30.1 Analog Coleman Mac with a Hunter Digital thermostat which runs on two AA batteries instead of the 12vdc coach batteries......see my attached wiring diagram related to my conversion. On the digital (right) side of the diagram I wired the thermostat so its wire colors matched the coach wiring colors so it would be easier to reconnect if Ihad to replace the Hunter in the future. Check to make sure you have the wires on the correct terminals. The thermostat terminal designations should be similar over the years I would think and should be similar in your situation.....famous last words. I hope this helps you a little.
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Old 02-03-2019, 07:48 PM   #3
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The thermostat get's it's 12 VDC operating power from the furnace. There is an On/Off/Reset switch that if off/tripped will prevent power going to the thermostat but I believe it is more likely you may have blown the fuse that provides the 12 VDC to the furnace. That's the first place I would look.
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Old 02-03-2019, 08:32 PM   #4
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The thermostat get's it's 12 VDC operating power from the furnace. There is an On/Off/Reset switch that if off/tripped will prevent power going to the thermostat but I believe it is more likely you may have blown the fuse that provides the 12 VDC to the furnace. That's the first place I would look.
So my first thought was a fuse or a breaker. The rig is in the garage, so I cannot put the slide out. When in it partially blacks my breaker/fuse panel. I know all the breakers were good. And of course Thor could not label the 15-20 different fuses. What I could pull were fine, but then I ran out of time and had somewhere to be.

I'll check the furnace reset you mentioned. If that's not it I'll back it out of the garage, run out the slide, and start checking fuses.
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Old 02-03-2019, 08:48 PM   #5
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I am not familiar with the Digital version Coleman Mac (although I thought they were drop in compatible with the Analog version.....but I don't know that for sure). Years ago I replaced our ACE 30.1 Analog Coleman Mac with a Hunter Digital thermostat which runs on two AA batteries instead of the 12vdc coach batteries......see my attached wiring diagram related to my conversion. On the digital (right) side of the diagram I wired the thermostat so its wire colors matched the coach wiring colors so it would be easier to reconnect if Ihad to replace the Hunter in the future. Check to make sure you have the wires on the correct terminals. The thermostat terminal designations should be similar over the years I would think and should be similar in your situation.....famous last words. I hope this helps you a little.
Are you saying you changed the wires on your thermostat? The Coleman to Coleman for these 2 models is supposed to be a direct drop-in conversion. The original is the same model as your's and was wired the same. The digital model has the same wiring, so I disconnected and reconnected one at a time so the new thermostat was wired just like the old.
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Old 02-03-2019, 10:11 PM   #6
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On my 2013 coach I think the original Coleman analog thermostat had very short wiring into the wall cavity OR was stub wired into the wall and then the final connections to the main device cables (to furnace, air conditioner etc) were made with wire nuts. So when I did the conversion I used same color wires to extend slightly and rewire to the new thermo contacts (wire nuts again but taped and strain relieved). Sounds like you were careful on the one for one conversion, but you also said you disconnected the batteries I thought before you did the wiring conversion? If you don't see +12Vdc on the R, RC, RH thermostat terminal (to ground B) with a voltmeter then you have just blown a fuse as Tfryman advised.....or have a bad connection; use/store is off etc. Just a matter of tracking it down.
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Old 02-05-2019, 05:35 PM   #7
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I did this same exact swap. Luckly mine turned out ok. I wonder if one of the connections same loose in the wall? I guess double check that otherwire Im out of ideas.
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Old 02-05-2019, 08:41 PM   #8
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I did this same exact swap. Luckly mine turned out ok. I wonder if one of the connections same loose in the wall? I guess double check that otherwire Im out of ideas.
SO...you know how it's so obvious the simple and obvious things that get missed? Here's what happened:

When I went to install it the first thing I did was visualize the 2 amp fuse in the thermostat. Looks good so on with the conversion. Performed the switch as I noted. No power. I ran out of time as I just dropped by to do this quick, simple job between appointments. Later I get on here looking for ideas and spend too much time reading tech info and watching useless YouTube videos.

So I had an appointment cancel this morning. I accessed the furnace and checked the reset...all good. Toggled it a few times for good measure and closed it up. I back the rig out of the garage, run out the slide, and start pulling fuses. I pulled, checked, and replaced 13 fuses...all were good. Then I toggled every breaker again just for good measure. Everything in the coach and on the chassis works but this dang thermostat.

I look at that 2 amp fuse in it again. Yep...looks good. Put the tester on it...nothing. I pull it out and hold it to the light...looks good. Test it...nothing. Hold it to the light again and scratch my head. So I jumped the fuse connection and the thermostat comes on. The fuse looked perfectly good, but it must have broken under the metal tabs where I cannot see. A trip to O'Reilly's and an 85 cent fuse later...guess what. Thermostat is on and A/C and furnace work just fine. Why in the world was that fuse not the FIRST thing I checked with a test light the other day?

Oh well...everything works. Thanks for all the input here. This forum comes in handy so often. Next I am headed to MI next week to the Bigfoot plant for them to install levelers. That's one job I am just not willing to tackle. Pray for good weather up there.
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Old 02-05-2019, 11:16 PM   #9
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Glad you got your new digital thermostat working. I was wondering about the fuse in the thermostat on the Coleman units......my Hunter Digital did not come equipped with an internal fuse so I put an in line fuse in the wall (unfortunate only location available). Happy heating and cooling in your future travels.
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Im glad to hear it worked out for you.

You will love the Big Foot system.
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I installed both a Hunter 42999B in both my Vegas and Axis and both worked well. In both installations I put a small switch to be able to run both the high and low fan. Several months ago I had a problem with my furnace and during my troubleshooting, I reinstalled the original thermostat to see if that was the problem. It was not the thermostat - the problem was in the furnace. When I reinstalled the Hunter, I decided to not keep the switch, since I never ran the unit on low fan. One set of instructions I had said you could combine the low and high fan wires into one, so that’s what I did. I had problems with the AC running and then not cooling and then cooling and not cooling. I finally had an AC tech look at it and he told me that combining the low and high fan speed wires together apparently confused the module in the AC unit that turns the compressor on and off. He disconnected the low speed wire and everything seems to be working OK now. So, it apparently is not a good idea to combine the high and low speed fan wires if you install a thermostat with only a single speed for the fan.
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I installed both a Hunter 42999B in both my Vegas and Axis and both worked well. In both installations I put a small switch to be able to run both the high and low fan. Several months ago I had a problem with my furnace and during my troubleshooting, I reinstalled the original thermostat to see if that was the problem. It was not the thermostat - the problem was in the furnace. When I reinstalled the Hunter, I decided to not keep the switch, since I never ran the unit on low fan. One set of instructions I had said you could combine the low and high fan wires into one, so that’s what I did. I had problems with the AC running and then not cooling and then cooling and not cooling. I finally had an AC tech look at it and he told me that combining the low and high fan speed wires together apparently confused the module in the AC unit that turns the compressor on and off. He disconnected the low speed wire and everything seems to be working OK now. So, it apparently is not a good idea to combine the high and low speed fan wires if you install a thermostat with only a single speed for the fan.
You can now get a Coleman digital thermostat (Amazon) that has the high/low fan speed switch on it. It was a super easy replacement: Just move wire for wire to the new thermostat and put back up.
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You can now get a Coleman digital thermostat (Amazon) that has the high/low fan speed switch on it. It was a super easy replacement: Just move wire for wire to the new thermostat and put back up.
Good to know Jamie. Thanks. I’ll put it in my “replacement box”.
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I replaced the analog TS with the Orbit 83521 digital TSI have wired it as seen int he attached photo. nothing works.
HAs anyone replaced with this TS? If so could you tell me which contacts show 12 volts and or if I have it wired right. Frustrated in NC
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X2 on the Coleman digital replacement. About $55 in white or black and if you are replacing the ubiquitous Coleman analog one it has the same 5 (or maybe 6) wires with the same colors. On one of my coaches they were connected with twist connectors and the other had crimped connections. You don’t need to pay the least bit of attention to what the wires are for. Just connect them the same as they were on the old one.
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MTHook, look back near the beginning of this thread and look at the diagram I posted of my thermostat conversion to a Hunter Digital. All basic thermostats have similar designations and normally +12 VDC is connected to the R terminal and for basic RV furnace and air conditioner the R and RC connectors are connected together with a jumper. If your thermostat runs on its own AA batteries you should not require a ground connection; but if it uses the coach battery for power you will require a ground wire too (B terminal usually). I am not sure why your diagram says battery to G terminal as that usually is to provide power from the thermostat to either high or low speed fan on the air conditioner via the switch you show. To air conditioning compressor for call to cool (Y); to Furnace for call to heat (W). Hope that helps you out.
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You can now get a Coleman digital thermostat (Amazon) that has the high/low fan speed switch on it. It was a super easy replacement: Just move wire for wire to the new thermostat and put back up.
Unfortunately, the link is no longer. Do you remember the model number?
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Link still works for me.

T'stat is a "RV Products Airxcel 8330-3862 T-Stat Wall Digital Heat/Cool"
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Unfortunately, the link is no longer. Do you remember the model number?
Nothing wrong with that link.
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Nothing wrong with that link.
My bad. Worked to day.
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