[elky] Re: Curiouser and curiouser (thermostat)

  • From: Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:36:22 -0700 (PDT)

I saw that trick in my '73 GMC manual, and thought it must be a 1973 thing....because now all you have to do is put down a few bucks and get a new one.  Now I see why the test can be helpful.

From: "STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx" <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 5:17 PM
Subject: [elky] Re: Curiouser and curiouser (thermostat)

I've done this before. Makes ya lose your faith in manufacturers.
When did it open?
Smokey Mt Frank
 
In a message dated 7/23/2011 4:04:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


I've never tried this trick before: putting the thermostat in a pot of water and observing the temperature at which it opens.

This is a brand-new, unused 180F thermostat from Otter Zone.  Here it's closed at just under 200F:



And here, it's wide open at just OVER 200F:



It sure seems like a 195 thermostat to me, but it's marked 180.

I dunno.

r



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