GoControl Z-Wave Thermostat wiring problem?!

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I purchased the GoControl Z-Wave battery powered thermostat today and am struggling to integrate it. My current thermostat is a Honeywell RTH7600 and works fine, but we would like to have a thermostat that we can adjust on the fly.

I connected it as the directions provided but I only get cold air. I then did some online research and tried a few other wiring configurations and each time the fan would come on but never the heat pump.

The Facts:

  • 4 Wires: Red, Yellow, White, Green
  • R and RC are jumpered
  • I have no C wire, hence, why I needed a battery powered device
  • Photo of the current themrostat is below

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Does anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong? I feel like it’s something really simple and stupid I am overlooking or doing wrong. Figured I could use some good eyes to double check.

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right now you are using the green wire as a common ©. Try hooking it up on the new thermostat where it should go the G terminal. O/B should go to the W terminal on the new one and Yellow to Y. Red goes to either R Rc or Rh doesnt matter as it is jumpered.

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The current one is configured as follows. The picture i think is misleading. :

Green goes to G
Yellow to Y
White to O/B
Red to R (jumper to RC)

On the new one I have it wired as follows:

Green goes to G
Yellow to Y1
White to O/B
Red to R (jumper to R)

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does the new one have a Y1?

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Yes, Y1 and Y2.

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Gas or electric furnace?

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if NOT heatpump

Green goes to G
Yellow to Y1
White to W1 NOT O
Red to R (jumper to R)

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Its gas and not entirely sure if its a heat pump, I assume so based on the previous wiring.

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I tried wiring it this way, it turns on the AC as well as the Gas.

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A gas furnace should be wired that way. If your AC turns on but not the heat check the jumper between the red wire and Rh. You should have a jumper between Rh and Rc or R and R depending on if you are looking at the top of the bottom. (you should be wiring according to the top if you are gas I can almost assure you are a furnace not a heat pump.

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heat pumps usually have 6-8 wires

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I will double check. Supposedly, according to the manual, there is a jumper automatically setup between R and R on the motherboard.

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I dont see one it is usually a physical jumper. Maybe a setting in the thermostat but I doubt it

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their wording is messed up. It is a physical jumper maybe your jumper is missing or is already broken. run a wire between Rh and RC to make it work

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What is this for then?

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it looks broken to me. Notice it looks cut. If it is cut it doesnt work like you need

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Ok. Ill just do a jumper and test. I will report back once done.

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was this thermostat new and sealed in the box or used or open?

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It did not have a cellophane wrapper around it, but it looked new. Lowes has a few others in stock, so I can always go do an exchange.

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it may be fine just someone tried it and cut that jumper. I have the Iris (Ct101 or CT100 same thing) and it works well. I got them to price match Amazon too so that saves $20