Honeywell Thermostat issue

Posted by =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Tekkie=AE?= on December 5, 2008, 9:04 pm

jkdrummer posted for all of us...

> Installed a new Model RTH7600 Honey Programmable Thermostat. The temp
> in the house was around 63F based on my trusty alcohol thermometer.
> But my $99 RTH7600 read a temp of 72F. Waited for 20 minutes and now
> it read 68F. Furnace finally kicked in (I had it set at 68F) the
> RTH7600 still read 68F. Ran for 15-20 minutes.
>
> My questions:
>
> 1. Does this thermostat need time to get an accurate indoor temp
> reading?
> 2. Is there a way to calibrate the indoor temp? Or reset the entire
> thing?
> 3. Should I return it?
>
> Thanks
> Jk
>

Add some Jack Daniels to the thermometer, this will fix things. It just needs
a better grade of alcohol to match the Honeywell grade.
--
Tekkie Don't bother to thank me, I do this as a public service.

Posted by HVAC on December 6, 2008, 6:26 am

> Add some Jack Daniels to the thermometer, this will fix things. It just
> needs
> a better grade of alcohol to match the Honeywell grade.
> --
> Tekkie Don't bother to thank me, I do this as a public service.

Bitch! You stole my line.

Posted by KJPRO on December 6, 2008, 5:30 am

> Installed a new Model RTH7600 Honey Programmable Thermostat. The temp
> in the house was around 63F based on my trusty alcohol thermometer.
> But my $99 RTH7600 read a temp of 72F. Waited for 20 minutes and now
> it read 68F. Furnace finally kicked in (I had it set at 68F) the
> RTH7600 still read 68F. Ran for 15-20 minutes.
> My questions:
> 1. Does this thermostat need time to get an accurate indoor temp
> reading?
> 2. Is there a way to calibrate the indoor temp? Or reset the entire
> thing?
> 3. Should I return it?
> Thanks
> Jk

When it's cold outside and you enter your home.... are you automatically
warm?
For most of us it takes awhile.

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