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Default Buzzing Thermostat

On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:30:20 +0000, thescullster
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Hi all

I have a Honeywell T6360B room stat controlling the fan on a Myson kick
space heater.
http://www.directheatingsupplies.co....FWfLtAodNAQArw

After only a year of operation it has started buzzing for a good few
seconds on each switching operation.

The fan rating is only 3A so should be well within the capacity of the stat.

Is this just a duffer, or am I missing something?

I thought this would be the simplest most reliable solution for the
application. It seems to provide the control required, just makes a
noise doing it!

Thanks

Phil


There isn't anything in those that can buzz apart from the contacts
arcing, and I imagine that is what's happening.

The contacts might have a tiny magnet incorporated to make the action
more positive.

You may be able to clean and re-tension the contacts.

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Graham.

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