You are right.
I never thought of that.

When we moved in here, the mechanical thermostat was off by about 8
degrees.
We would set the heat for 68 and be sweltering.

Right now, these 2 standalone digital thermometers are really bugging
me.
One is at 71 and the other somewhere between 72 and 76.
I think it is time to toss the second.

On Oct 11, 9:35*pm, "Bob" wrote:
you do know that heat comes out of the thermostat. *so putting a thermometer
on top will not give accurate reading.
my bad, dumb question. *obviously you dont or u wouldn't put it on top.

"allanc" wrote in message

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A friend installed a Honeywell 5+2 Digital Thermostat last weekend.
The inside temperature reads 68 and I am trying to check its accuracy.
I compared it to two free standing digital thermometers which I
balanced on top of the thermostat (at the same time).
The thermometers readings range from *69 and 71; to 71 and 71.
Any suggestions on determining the *right* temperature are
appreciated.

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