i have it set on "heat" and on "auto" set to around 64 degrees, but the thing never turns off now. I replaced the original with the exact same one, but now the heater runs non-stop unless i turn it off manually. All wires were labeled and hooked up exactly like the old one. Not sure what to do.....

 

What was wrong with the original one?

Could the new one be broken?
Are you positive you hooked the wires up correctly?
Are any of the wires touching each other or the other contacts?

 

Wow. I haven't had one of those in a house in 20 years.

 

Sounds like the temp sensor is bad-thinks it's colder than it really is.

 

a late night stumble down the hallway with no lights on is what happened to the first one. 225lbs. against a piece of plastic didn't work out to well.

anyway, i checked it out again and I noticed there was a piece of metal bent that some sort of sensor looks like it should be touching. i bent it back to shape so the sensor touches it again, maybe it will work?

 

owned by the white wire




you this baby up now, thanks everybody

 

I've got 'em in my house, but I keep saying I'm going to buy one of those 5+2 programable ones....

 

Another satisfied customer.

 

They're great and they're cheap cheap cheap now. Get one and you'll never go back.

Mike

 

Oh, Ol Blue Eyes, make sure you check the white wire

 

We replaced ours with a digital one, back when the other one was put in 30+yrs ago they used different wires, same situation.

 

I replaced mine like that with a programmable unit when I moved in here. The old one must have been original and 35+ years old. It has mercury in it and I keep forgetting to take it to the dump.