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Apr 07, 2016
Exactly like the OEM unit
This water inlet valve 205613 is a replacement for the OEM 203177 on my 30+ year old Maytag A108 washing machine and looks identical to the old part. Easy to install. Still working great after 7 months of use. Made in the US too.
May 19, 2016
Very cool thermostat with issue's
1 of 2 found this helpful Instruction Manual - The manual is to simple for me with no technical information. I had to Google wire diagrams to correctly connect the wires at the t-stat and furnace. You must set up this t-stat with the Lyric app. I did use the "Notes" page at the back of the English section to write down the t-stat's model number and my internet gateway SSID and Network Key to have quick access to this info if I have to re-connect the wi-fi connection. I keep the manual on my desk.
Lyric App - During set-up, the t-stat had problems connecting to my android phone. I just had to keep activating the command to connect to my phone and it finally connected. Then, connecting to my internet gateway went smoothly and the t-stat registered with Honeywell. I did have a wi-fi control problem. I went to the "Messages" section of the Lyric app and found that it sent an error report to Honeywell and soon after it was fixed automatically! I did not have to call the 800 number. I did use the "Help" link in the app to learn more about this t-stat. Buried in the Help section I found a necessary function that gets you into the set-up of this t-stat. You enter the set-up by pressing and holding down the Cloud icon on the face of the t-stat for 5 seconds. You now can reconnect to your wi-fi or go through the set-up process again or get technical info about the t-stat....etc. When you do use this set-up function to reconnect the wi-fi or reconfigure the t-stat, you use it with the Lyric app to make your changes.
Wire Connections - To connect or disconnect wires to the base plate you must use a ball point pen to push down on the plastic tab for the wire you use. There is a tiny well depression in the plastic tab that the ball of the pen fit's into. Unseen to you or I, there is a plastic "wedge" below this tab that spreads the copper connector so you can insert or remove the wire easily. On Ebay, I have seen many Used Lyric t-stat's with broken plastic tabs because the installer does not understand how the connections work. In frustration, they try to lift the plastic tab and break it off in a attempt to remove the wire. This does not cause damage to the connector and you can still connect or disconnect wires using a sharpened golf tee to spread the terminal connector.
The "C" wire Connection - There are 2 reasons to use the "C" wire connection. #1) The Apple HomeKit communication system needs this wire connection to get 24 VAC from the furnace to the Lyric t-stat. #2) To illuminate the led display numbers on the face of the Lyric 24 hours, 7 days a week. When you first install this t-stat and don't use the "C" wire, the led face display shuts off after about 3 seconds. When you approach the t-stat, it illuminates the dial for 3 seconds and turns off. Make a manual temp adjustment it illuminates for 3 seconds...you guessed it....then shuts off. VERY ANNOYING!! Buried within the Lyric Help section, I discovered that you can illuminate the face display 24/7 at a reduced brightness if you connect the "C" wire. It just supplies 24 VAC from the furnace to the t-stat base. You usually do not have to run a new wire because modern wire harness's have 5 or 8 wires. The extra unused wires are just wrapped around the cable or tucked behind the old t-stat. Wire color is not important when connecting the "C" wire, you just pick an unused color. I used the last BLUE wire in my 5 wire harness and made the connections at the "C" connector of the furnace circuit board and the "C" connector at the t-stat base. When you power the system back up and the t-stat is working good, you can adjust the stand-by brightness in the Lyric app. Just go the the Thermostat selection in the Lyric app and go to "Sleep Brightness Mode" and adjust it from 0% to 50%. I use 50% and can see the display quite nicely from across the room. Of course, the display goes to 100% when you walk up to it and activate the proximity sensor.