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installing a thermostat may seem intimidating at first but it doesn't have to be that way I'm Megan Malloy - for CNET and here's how to install the Honeywell lyric thermostat so safety first go to your circuit breaker and turn off your heating and cooling system now you're ready to pull the faceplate off of your old thermostat most of them really just pop off it looks like it would be really difficult but it's pretty simple and then the next thing to do is to take note of the wires that you see the confusing part is that every wiring setup is different but certain wires will be compatible and certain wires won't be compatible so it's really important to take a picture of the ones you have and if they aren't labeled go ahead and add labels so as you can see some of my wires aren't labeled I'm just going to take some tape and a sharpie and label them after your wires are labeled you're ready to remove the rest of the thermostat unscrew it you may have to fill in some holes or cover up any weird mismatched paint areas but that's it the next step is to actually install the new thermostat in this case the honeywell lyric next feed the wires through the base plate and attach the base plate to the wall now you're ready to attach your wires since you labeled them before this should be really straightforward but I would also recommend downloading the Honeywell lyric app at this point and it'll show you a diagram of the setup that you need unlike the Honeywell Wi-Fi smart thermostat the lyric doesn't require a/c wire so it's installation is a lot more similar to the nest than previous Honeywell thermostats and now you're basically done just make sure the wires aren't going to fall out and snap the faceplate on and you're done so while an installation like this may seem unapproachable at first if you have the correct wiring already it can be a really really simple install thanks for watching I'm Megan Willerton Christina you