Vivint SmartHome ELEMENT - Connecting Your Wires; Powering the Thermostat

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Vivint Element Installation Guide
Wiring
Connecting Your Wires
ReferencetheDetailedWireDiagramsonpage26toidentifyyourwiringdiagramand
set-upinformation.Ifnecessary,contactcustomersupportforhelp.
1.Connectalabeledwireonlytoamatchingletteredterminal.
2.Inserttheterminallabeledwirewithcorrespondingterminal.(e.g.GwiregoestoG
terminal).
3.Makesuretoinsertthewireintotheterminalasfarasitwillgo.Thewireshouldbe
secureandcannotberemovedeasily.
Powering the Thermostat
TheThermostatcanbepoweredfrom24VACorbyfourAAalkalinebatteries.
24VAC Powered Installation
ThethermostatcanbepoweredfromtheHVACsystem’s24VACtransformer.Thisre-
quiresboththe“R”and“C”wiretobeconnectedtothethermostat.Thisisthepreferred
poweroption.
The24VAC“C”wireistheothersideoftheHVACsystem’stransformerandcanbefound
wheretheotherthermostatwiresconnectatthewallorattheHVACsystem.Itiscom-
monlyabluewire.Donotusethecommonorgroundsideofthelinevoltage.
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Testing the Installation