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Posted by =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Tekkie=AE?= on December 5, 2008, 9:04 pm
jkdrummer posted for all of us...
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> 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.
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> 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
>