Hysteresis on the Honeywell old-style bulb thermostat
On 12/26/2015 3:58 PM, Dave M wrote:
It's the weight of the mercury that moves the bimetal coil spring such that
it takes a higher temperature to bend the bimetal coil spring so that the
mercury flows back to the other end of the bulb. When the mercury moves to
one end of the bulb, it makes the spring reposition itself so that it takes
a much higher (or lower, depending on heat or cool mode) for the spring to
return back to its original position. ...
Yes!
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