Most Trane thermostats use triple AAA batteries and you will need to keep an eye on your thermostat’s batteries. One of the many things that matter for the proper performance of your AC is a good running thermostat. You want the thermostat to run as expected and batteries are crucial.
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How to change the Trane thermostat battery
Many HVAC professionals recommend replacing the batteries on your thermostat once a year. However, you might have to do it more often than that. Use good quality batteries (triple AAA batteries most of the time), so you don’t have to replace the batteries once a month.
Here’s how to change the batteries on the Trane thermostat:
- Walk to your thermostat. If it has a small thumb hole on the top, place your thumb in the hole. The thermostat will pop out of the wall easily.
- Grab the thermostat top to bottom and pull it off the wall.
- Reveal the batteries and pay attention to how they’re placed inside.
- Grab the old batteries and remove them from the thermostat
- Place in the new batteries, according to the visual instruction (+ to +, – to -)
- Put the thermostat back in its place
- The program of your AC unit should have been saved, so you don’t need to reset the system
Note
If your thermostat comes with metal prongs, use them when placing the thermostat back in its place. Push straight in and pay attention not to bend the prongs. They help the thermostat stay securely in place.
Do all Trane thermostats come with batteries?
Not all thermostats use batteries; some are still hardwired into the house’s electrical distribution system. If the thermostat uses batteries, remove the front plate from the wall plate and change the batteries—maybe you don’t need to use new batteries after the wall. If this doesn’t result, simply replace the batteries with new ones.
Can you use a thermostat without batteries?
If the thermostat doesn’t have a battery backup to perform, you need to use a 24Volt C (standard) cable to power the thermostat. When the batteries run low in the digital thermostat, various problems can alter the cooling system’s performance.
Why are batteries essential? When should you replace them?
Batteries help the thermostat maintain its setting if a power outage occurs. When the batteries run out of energy, you will probably lose the settings and the ability to adjust your air conditioner efficiently. It’s important to know when to change the thermostat batteries:
You see the low battery indicator
If the batteries in the thermostat are almost empty, the thermostat display will show a low battery indicator. Some thermostats come with light instead of an on-display indicator. Once the low-battery indicator shows, it will take a month or two until the batteries completely deplete. Don’t postpone and change the batteries as soon as you notice the indicator.
The display goes blank
You don’t need to be a licensed HVAC professional to know that the batteries are entirely dead once the display gets blank. Dead batteries make the programmable thermostat impossible to use and you won’t be able to use the air conditioner either. Additionally, you lose the thermostat’s pre-programmed settings. You will definitely need to change the batteries if you get this far.
The HVAC professional performs the annual checkup
The annual HVAC system checkup is the perfect time to manage the thermostat batteries. Stay on the safe side and change the thermostat batteries when the HVAC technician runs the annual maintenance.
