Recent content by Bigsmith

Thanks Jackfre. EX08 it is then. Venting will be straight out the back. The wall is 2x6 framing with brick veneer so it looks like I'll need one of the extended vent kits.

OK I'm ready to get a Rinnai direct vent wall furnace for our Pastor's office. 220 square foot room with 10 foot ceiling, 15 feet of north facing exterior wall with about 10 square feet of windows. Average quality commercial construction from 2000 in Central Illinois. The existing forced air...

I take your points, thanks. As I mentioned my interest in an external stat is to be able to program different time/temperature schedules for different days of the week. E.g. the space is almost never occupied on Mondays, so I'd like to have the furnace use the setback temperature all day Monday...

OK, I looked at the manual for EX11DT. The external stat interface is the exact same part 204000045 that the CT series uses. Wired connection to an external thermostat and still a 24v wall wart to power it. So the marketing speak is a little different but there hasn't been any change.

So this "wireless kit" provides a wireless connection between the furnace and an external thermostat?

Long-time lurker, new member... I'm reviving this old thread to discuss the latest Rinnai EX...DT series of direct vent wall furnaces. The sales materials say these models are "WiFi enabled thermostat connection ready." Does this mean they can be wired directly to a 24 volt external...