I would like to put forth a theory about the wiring.
Perhaps the unit on the wall is an interface to a "brain box" back near the furnace or something, and there is more conventional wiring at that point that can be extended back up the wall.
OR
I've been looking around at inverters lately and doing some dreaming. While looking at the newest Xantrex sine wave inverters:
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/40/p/1/pt/8/product.asp
I noticed this little nugget:
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quote:Network-enabled (compatible with RV-C network protocol)
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It appears that Xantrex has a common bus that various components can all plug into (inverter, generator starter, control unit, etc..) These devices all send messages back and forth addressed to the correct destination.
http://www.xantrex.com/xanbus.asp
IF (and I stress if because I can't find any reference to the RV-C protocol anywhere except for Xantrex equipment) this remote is using the same or similar thing, then it may be more difficult to remove and replace. Lord help us all if the furnace and air conditioner are using some type of message based protocol for control.....
HOWEVER: to provide support for my idea, see the following links. These are products that utilize some form of a network based control protocol. Add an infrared controller at one end of the "network" and you could easily see where your pile of ju^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hfine high tech device could have come from.
http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/oct9.../drew/drew.htm
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...mation/p13.htm
http://www.hometech.com/modules/hvaczone.html
Eric