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Thermostat for electric baseboard heat Christopher Nelson 04-11-2008
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Posted by Christopher Nelson on April 11, 2008, 11:18 am
I have electric baseboard heat in one room with a thermostat on the
wall but the thermostat appears to be 15 degrees F off! If I set it
for 55, the room ends up 70. Is it reasonably likely that I can pull
off the knob and move it so the little pointer points to the real
temperature or is it likely I have to replace the thermostat? Or is
there some other calibration procedure I can follow?

Posted by RBM on April 11, 2008, 4:58 pm

>I have electric baseboard heat in one room with a thermostat on the
> wall but the thermostat appears to be 15 degrees F off! If I set it
> for 55, the room ends up 70. Is it reasonably likely that I can pull
> off the knob and move it so the little pointer points to the real
> temperature or is it likely I have to replace the thermostat? Or is
> there some other calibration procedure I can follow?

Typical pos bi-metal electric heat thermostats are inaccurate but
consistent. Many don't even try to use temperature settings, but numbers
like 1 to 10. Whatever temperature #6 gives you, it will consistently give
you. Yes, you can bend the pointer or whatever, or just see if whatever
temperature you set it at, it's consistent, then compensate for it



Posted by Big_Jake on April 11, 2008, 7:48 pm
> I have electric baseboard heat in one room with a thermostat on the
> wall but the thermostat appears to be 15 degrees F off! If I set it
> for 55, the room ends up 70. Is it reasonably likely that I can pull
> off the knob and move it so the little pointer points to the real
> temperature or is it likely I have to replace the thermostat? Or is
> there some other calibration procedure I can follow?

Typically these cost $15 to $20, and should take about 10 minutes to
replace. Don't bother trying to mess around with it.

JK

Posted by Pat on April 11, 2008, 7:56 pm

>I have electric baseboard heat in one room with a thermostat on the
> wall but the thermostat appears to be 15 degrees F off! If I set it
> for 55, the room ends up 70. Is it reasonably likely that I can pull
> off the knob and move it so the little pointer points to the real
> temperature or is it likely I have to replace the thermostat? Or is
> there some other calibration procedure I can follow?

The new electronic thermostats work great but are expensive.



Posted by RBM on April 12, 2008, 9:38 am

>I have electric baseboard heat in one room with a thermostat on the
> wall but the thermostat appears to be 15 degrees F off! If I set it
> for 55, the room ends up 70. Is it reasonably likely that I can pull
> off the knob and move it so the little pointer points to the real
> temperature or is it likely I have to replace the thermostat? Or is
> there some other calibration procedure I can follow?

Here is a great, and not to expensive digital programmable thermostat for
electric heat. They're sold under the name Aube, or Honeywell, or
Honeywell/Aube. If you shop around you can get them for under $50, which is
what any good bi-metal will cost: http://www.smarthome.com/300607b.html



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