INSTALLATION

ATTENTION!

This product does not contain mercury. However, this product may replace a unit which contains mercury.

Do not open mercury cells. If a

cell becomes damaged, do not touch any spilled mercury. Wearing non- absorbent gloves, take up the spilled mercury with sand or other absorbent material and place into a container which can be sealed. If a cell becomes damaged, the unit should be discarded.

Mercury must not be discarded in household trash. When the unit this product is replacing is to be discarded, place in a suitable container and return to White- Rodgers at 2895 Harrison Street, Batesville, AR 72501 for proper disposal.

REMOVE

OLD THERMOSTAT

Shut off electricity at main fuse or circuit breaker box until installation is complete AND the jumper leads on the back of the new thermostat are configured properly.

Remove the front cover of the old thermostat. With wires still attached, remove wall plate from the wall.

Identify each wire attached to the thermostat using one of the labels enclosed with the new thermostat.

Disconnect the wires from the old thermostat one at a time. DO NOT let the wires fall back into the wall.

Install the new thermostat using the following procedures.

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ATTACH BASE TO WALL

Remove packing material from the thermostat. Place fingers of one hand on the center top and bottom portion of the thermostat. Grasp the base in the other hand on top and bottom center and gently pull straight out. Forcing or prying on the thermostat will cause damage to the unit.

Place the base over the hole in the wall where the wires come out and mark mounting hole locations using the base as a template. Drill 3/16” pilot holes, and install screw anchors in the wall.

Run wires through hole in base and attach base to wall (see fig. 1).

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Universal Electronics 975 operating instructions Installation, Remove OLD Thermostat, Attach Base to Wall

975 specifications

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