Wall Thermostat Blues

[JWWebster]

Bugs finally managed to kill my old wall tstat. I went down to the supply store and bought a 21 dollar heat cool tstat. The dang thang turned out to be a dud. I was forced to buy a digital wall thermostat because they was out of the old mercury bulb style. The stat cost 29 bucks and is awesome. Very easy to install.

[Frigeman]

What brand did you get? At that price it must not be programable which is best for simplicity. Who needs a set back at 9am them a set up at 3pm? 

[niobrara]

JW every time I have to install a new one it seems there are more things added. I always think of Jumptrout he seems to know about everyone of them.I have to read and reread the directions about 3 or 4 times. I really hate hearing from the customer, I bought mine because my friend just loves hers,it programmable. And I love the way it lights up ? When can you install it. They said at the store its really easy??

[theoldstoveguy]

They are easy to install,it's the programming that's a bear!

[niobrara]

Agree 

[JWWebster]

This is the stat I installed. It works well.The $29 bucks I spent included a new 24 inch thermocouple.

[JWWebster]

 

[jimbo6679]

I was forced to buy a digital wall thermostat because they was out of the old mercury bulb style.

I don't know if anyone makes a mercury stat anymore because so many states have banned them.  By this year the ban may be federal.    The "replacement" manual stat is usually a snap action switch, which is not as good as the old reliable mercury switch.    Even those are few and far between because mostly they are making digital.    But a plain, non-programmable digital is a pretty good unit, because they are simple, and the sensor is a thermistor, which gives a consistent and tightly regulated switchover point.

[bigbuck]

jW, you are the man!!!

[JWWebster]

Easy Peasy