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>Have "can't fail" safeties. I am lucky enough to have a couple of mercury thermostats for this purpose but I don't think I can get any more of those at this p
by upofadown 6y ago
>Have "can't fail" safeties.
I am lucky enough to have a couple of mercury thermostats for this purpose but I don't think I can get any more of those at this point. New "mechanical" thermostats tend to be actually electronic, some with a embedded battery that will eventually go dead.
- MarkusWandel 6y agoTry thrift stores / Craigslist / Kijiji / garage sales (after COVID anyway) and of course secondhand building supply stores like (here in Canada) Habitat for Humanity Re-stores. Those things are everywhere. Bonus points for finding a round Honeywell. Another trick that works (I used that to get a replacement panel for a no longer made garage door) is just call up the outfits that install them and offer them a reasonable sum for a "pull".