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Originally Posted by TimJFowler
Given that the old thermostat was short-cycling the furnace I think we'll see an improvement.
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I think that the electronic programmable T-stats are just great. The early ones had a fairly wide swing, but all of the newer ones are pretty fine tuned.
I have been picking up the bling-less T-stats from Goodwill (or other thrift stores) for $2 to $5.
I've wired them up to a duplex box (I did a post about it) and used that to be the T-stat for electric heaters, when I use one of those things. They are much more comfortable to use, they go right to the temp you want and stay there, no fuss.
You can also use the same setup to make a temperature-controlled box fan for summertime. You may have to use connect different terminal screws for your T-stat output, it depends.
Great device.
Great price.
-AC_Hacker