HVAC man needed
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:40 pm
Here's the deal. I have a wall mounted window unit that provides me with both heat and air conditioning in my workshop. It is a 110 volt (line voltage) thermostat. This thermostat operates a set of contacts that kicks in (or out) the 220 voltage the unit needs to operate. Still works well and has been operating now for about 15 years. However......
This is a bi-metal thermostat. It's a Honeywell and it's a POS.
Let's say it's a 100 degrees outside. I set the thermostat to 80. It will kick in at about 84 and won't shut off till you have icicles hanging off your mustache. This is an exaggeration of course, but the real range between on and off is about 10-12 degrees.
I have searched endlessly for a line voltage (110) digital thermostat. The one I have indoors is a White Rodgers and will hold the temp at whatever you set it at. Set it at 77 and it will kick on at 78 and off again at 77.
The bottom line is I can't find a 110 volt digital thermostat. There doesn't seem to be one in existence.
Any ideas???
This is a bi-metal thermostat. It's a Honeywell and it's a POS.
Let's say it's a 100 degrees outside. I set the thermostat to 80. It will kick in at about 84 and won't shut off till you have icicles hanging off your mustache. This is an exaggeration of course, but the real range between on and off is about 10-12 degrees.
I have searched endlessly for a line voltage (110) digital thermostat. The one I have indoors is a White Rodgers and will hold the temp at whatever you set it at. Set it at 77 and it will kick on at 78 and off again at 77.
The bottom line is I can't find a 110 volt digital thermostat. There doesn't seem to be one in existence.
Any ideas???