I'm stoked guys. I got a chest freezer, 2 years old, clean as they come for 75.00. I also have an old thermostat, mechanical type without wires. Inside this beast there are 3 wire conection points. The screw at the top has a red dot with the word COM next to it. The middlescrew has a blue dot and the bottom has a yellow dot. The schemtics inside the cover show:
OPEN ON TEMP. INCREASE (w/ arrows pointing to red and blue)
CLOSED ON TEMP. INCREASE (w/arrows pointing to red and yellow)
So, what do I do now!! I'm thinking the com stand for common so the 'white' neutral wire goes there? The blue dot screw must also be used when temps need to turn on so I should wire the black or red "hot" wire. The yellow I should not use???? Also should I wire both the freezer and the wall plug to these points OR wire the wall plug and then plug the freezer into the wall plug. And where the heck does the ground wire go??? This may be hard to understand but it is the best I can do right now. Charlie
OPEN ON TEMP. INCREASE (w/ arrows pointing to red and blue)
CLOSED ON TEMP. INCREASE (w/arrows pointing to red and yellow)
So, what do I do now!! I'm thinking the com stand for common so the 'white' neutral wire goes there? The blue dot screw must also be used when temps need to turn on so I should wire the black or red "hot" wire. The yellow I should not use???? Also should I wire both the freezer and the wall plug to these points OR wire the wall plug and then plug the freezer into the wall plug. And where the heck does the ground wire go??? This may be hard to understand but it is the best I can do right now. Charlie