![My old thermostat had the following wires. When I tried to setup a Nest Thermostat E, I don't know where to place the white wire since E does not have something for My old thermostat had the following wires. When I tried to setup a Nest Thermostat E, I don't know where to place the white wire since E does not have something for](https://i.redd.it/miqh8qkrmq101.jpg)
My old thermostat had the following wires. When I tried to setup a Nest Thermostat E, I don't know where to place the white wire since E does not have something for
![heat pump - System has Orange, Blue and White wires.. but thermostat does not have a place for each! - Home Improvement Stack Exchange heat pump - System has Orange, Blue and White wires.. but thermostat does not have a place for each! - Home Improvement Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sRkZv.jpg)
heat pump - System has Orange, Blue and White wires.. but thermostat does not have a place for each! - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
![hvac - Why are the white and orange wires both connected to my thermostat's W terminal? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange hvac - Why are the white and orange wires both connected to my thermostat's W terminal? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oj6vW.jpg)
hvac - Why are the white and orange wires both connected to my thermostat's W terminal? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
![We are updating a 30 year old thermostat and we only have white and black, where does black go? : r/AskElectricians We are updating a 30 year old thermostat and we only have white and black, where does black go? : r/AskElectricians](https://preview.redd.it/we-are-updating-a-30-year-old-thermostat-and-we-only-have-v0-fk42g1hn1mrb1.jpg?auto=webp&s=82e5f528bfb95f9c183c11eefad3704d4538e3d2)
We are updating a 30 year old thermostat and we only have white and black, where does black go? : r/AskElectricians
![Took off the thermostat to check for compatibility; I don't understand why there is a piece of white connected to yellow and why the white wire from the wall is not connected Took off the thermostat to check for compatibility; I don't understand why there is a piece of white connected to yellow and why the white wire from the wall is not connected](https://i.redd.it/schil3ov87q61.jpg)