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Posted by ransley on May 29, 2008, 3:25 pm
> I have a LUX thermostat (model 1000?) in my vacation home. =A0It ran for
> days causing the temperature in the house to exceed 95 degrees. =A0(It
> melted crayons in the house!)
>
> If we hadn't caught the problem in time our house might have burned
> down.
>
> We aren't sure how many days this problem existed, but I do have a
> $1,300 gas bill to pay. =A0(This incident occurred in the middle of
> winter, in the mountains.)
>
> The other damage was mostly to the wood in the house: =A0floor boards
> shrank; cabinet door panels shrank; veneer came off the cabinet face;
> wine bottles popped and other interesting damage occurred in the
> house.
>
> LUX sent a new thermostat and requested we return the old one so they
> could test it.
>
> I'm reluctant to return it in case something 'happens' to it.
>
> Anyone else have a similar experience? =A0(Hopefully not as severe as
> mine, since you were probably at home when it happened.)
>
> regards,
> madel
Lux is not a top brand although I own 2 of them, if it were me I would
put in a honywell and call my insurance co and do what they say, I
believe you are covered and they would want the stat as they could
collect from lux.
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