Typically the yellow wire will be run to the air handler where at the air handler this wire is usually connected to another wire typically by a wire nut.
													
																	Ac thermostat control wiring. 
									
	
		
	
																	If your home s system of this vintage has provisions for air conditioning cooling then the thermostat wiring will have at least three wires some will require a separate r terminal for heating and cooling and will be labeled rh and rc now needing a minimum of 4 wires r w and a y terminal. 
																	Origin is the control transformer and then the r terminal. 
																	The yellow wires connect to the y terminals on your thermostat. 
																	G terminal is connected to the green wire or g wire this is for the blower fan in the air handler. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The yellow wires terminate at your compressor contactor via an air handler. 
																	For programmable thermostats and smart thermostats c wires are essential for setting a schedule or having your heat or air conditioner turn on at a desired temperature. 
																	Furthermore it will be one of the few control wires thermostat wires that will terminate at the condenser in a split system air conditioner and heating system. 
																	The green wire underneath your thermostat connects to the fan of your furnace or air handler. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	They control your air conditioning system.