Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Walter R." wrote in message

We hate this Honeywell T-stat: When it comes on in the morning, the
temperature at the t-stat rises much more quickly than the room
temperature. Because the thermostat is usually 4 degrees ahead of the room
temperature it shuts the furnace off too quickly. The actual room temp may
be 70 but the t-stat reads 74. Since the t-stat was set to shut off at 74,
the furnace stops, although the room temp is only 70. It then keeps
cycling on/off and high/low until it reaches 74 degrees 2 hours later.

Honeywell has a good reputation. But, when I called them, the tech said
that it is normal for their t-stats to vary as much as 5 degrees from the
actual room temperature. He said this is normal for all Honeywell digital
t-stats. I told him this was ridiculous.


My Honeywell does not vary even 1 degree. If it is still under warranty and
is truly off, I'd take it back for a new one. 5 degrees is too much, IMO,
in the digital age.

OTOH, how about the location? Is it being affected by either a direct blast
of heated air or something else that is giving it a false reading? How are
you getting the 70 degree reading? Hang a thermometer right next to it and
see the reading at that location.

You must be doing well if you can afford to heat to 74 degrees.




My thermostat is in the living room. the house temperature was varying
strangly and I couldnt pin point the pattern. You can imagine me trying
to find the right face to hide my feelings when after this hard
diagnostic work my wife pointed out it was not a good idea to have the
TV right up against the thermostat...

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