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Hello. I have a swamp (evaporative) cooler and ducted heater which have both been connected to the same thermostat remote control, a Bonaire Comfort Control remote. The remote control has now broken, and I would like to connect both units to a new thermostat. The wires available to connect to a new thermostat are brown, red, orange and yellow. I was interested in purchasing a basic Honeywell system, however the wiring diagrams make no allowance for a brown wire (see picture). The retailer does not believe joint wiring on the Honeywell is a possibility. In fact, I havent found any thermostats that make allowances for brown wires, other than the original Comfort Control remote, which is no longer produced. I dont know what the brown wire is for specifically. Has anyone had this same issue before? How to resolve it? Thank you. Update (04/24/2018)
Hi @ingrids If applicable to your location, you may wish to consider this. It states amongst other things: “i do have a limited number of spare remotes for $230 Change over(i keep your old remote)with 12 months warranty-comes with written instructions on how to code remote to heater/cooler” Perhaps worth checking out if the price seems reasonable to you. Apologies if you’ve been here already
