Blower runs, but no heat. New programmable thermostat.

[tpederson]

I just installed a new programmable.  Well, actually I installed it two weeks ago, but now its 54F in my house and my roommates are complaining.  I say it saves on heating, and they should get some long johns on, but they think otherwise. 

Anyways, I installed it and it all seemed to be working.  I had to call a local carrier tech to figure out to hook up the blue common down stairs, but other than that it was straight forward.  I was curious about the room temp air that was blowing, but just thought that I must have caught it on the beginning of a cycle. So, today when I woke up, I checked the thermostat and sure enough it was down to mid 50s and my roommates girlfriend looked like she might freeze to death even with her winter gear on.  I reset the thermostat, clipped and cleaned the common blue wire on both ends, cycled the furnace on and off, and finally, installed my old thermostat just so it would warm up.  That worked like a charm.  The furnace is blowing hot air and the house is warming up quickly.  My question is this:  What did I do wrong?  Is there some step I missed or is this particular model incompatible with my furnace?  My furnace and thermostat model are listed below.

White Rodgers 1F95-371

Carrier Weather Maker 8000

 

Thanks, Tyler.

[dkpd1581]

WR 1F95-371's have a builder's menu that is used to set up the t-stat for the particular unit you are using it for.  You might want to check there for the options that apply to your system.

How is the stat programmed, just a temp and hold, an actual program, is it on auto or either other mode.  Theres a few things to look at....

[tpederson]

I programmed the builder menu to let the unit controll the fan as it said that's what you should do for fossil fuel (I have natural gas) systems.  I hooked it back up because when I was looking at it, I saw that I had removed wires from a jumper board.  This didnt seem to make a difference.  Im wondering now if it's the wrong thermostat for my system, because I would imagine that the problem is with the white wire as it's responsable for heating.  The white wire is currently in W1.  Should I put it in B?  Jumper W1 and W2?