Common and Hard to Find HVAC Parts and Appliance Parts: November 2012

While HVAC contractors often install one brand such as Trane, Lennox, Rheem or Goodman they can often find themselves as experts in servicing their brand but lacking in general information concerning other brands which they service. To provide assistance with this challenge we will be recapping some of the more common questions associated with the various brands. One of the frequent questions that we hear at PilotAirHVACparts.com is "what does this model number mean." The information listed below will give a good understanding of the Lennox nomenclature which will allow you to know when and where a unit was made in addition to basic unit information. Stay tuned for upcoming posts concerning the nomenclature of other brands and please keep us in mind when you need Lennox parts.

Honeywell makes some of the best products on the market when it comes to thermostats. While Honeywell offers several lines of thermostats, for this post I will focus on the contractor focusPro series. This line of HVAC controls is only available to contractors through warehouses that furnish the heating and air conditioning community with parts and supplies. This line is NOT the same set of thermostats that you would find at your local hardware store or an area big box store. If you are looking for a direct replacement for one of these thermostats you must purchase it from a supply house, if you are a contractor or from a contractor, if you are a homeowner. You may also purchase any of these programmable or non-programmable thermostats online. The full line of stats that they offer include builders grade models (which provide one of the cheapest thermostats) such as the PRO 1000 Non-Programmable Thermostat as well as energy saving options such as the Honeywell Vision PRO 8000 7-Day Programmable Thermostat. Below are the manuals for the 7 day programmable.

Because the Honeywell Focus Pro series of thermostats is available exclusively to HVAC contractors many people do not realize that one can find a print a complete Honeywell thermostat manual online. Manuals and instructions on the full line of heat pump thermostats, oil furnace thermostats and gas furnace thermostats will be available in future posts. Choose which thermostat manual you need below. These manuals are free, downloadable and printable.