Lennox Montage Thermostat Help

[PA_Clinker]

The unit comes with a wired Honeywell T822K aka T822K1000 Honeywell T822K

I have read good things about the wiresless Skytech remotes and was looking at the 5301P. Skytech 5301P

Can someone knowledgeable about these units chime in here and tell me if you think it would be a suitable replacement for the Honeywell?

Here's a link to the Montage installation PDF Lennox Montage The thermostat connection is described on page 9.

Here's what it says;

Thermostat Installation:
Note: Always Disconnect Power Before Performing The Thermostat
Installation.
A 24 volt wall thermostat and 20 feet of 18-gage thermostat wire is included
in the accessory package. It is recommended that the thermostat and
thermostat wire be installed by an Lennox Hearth Products dealer.
Installation Steps:
1. Unplug stove power cord from the wall outlet.
2. Locate the thermostat terminal block (see Figures 7 and 8).
3. Loosen the two terminal screws on the terminal block and remove the
jumper.
4. Connect the two wires from your thermostat to the terminals (one
per terminal). Ensure that the purple wires from the harness remain
connected to the terminal block and tighten the terminal screws. Make
sure the wires are firmly connected to the thermostat.
5. Plug in the stove and you are ready to operate with your thermostat.

Thanks in advance.

 

[PA_Clinker]

Just in case anyone else is wondering...NOPE it doesn't work. Weird, because on the ohm meter, the Skytech thermostat opens & closes just like the T822K but connected to the stove, it acts just like the jumper...the stove runs continuously. Drats!

Anyone need a "like-new" 5301P? :roll:

Mike