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Old 01-31-2018, 08:14 AM   #21
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Update and further info on my therostat improvement. I found placing the insulation over the quarter sized hole and between the thermostat and the wall did help decrease the time for the thermostat from an 8 degree variance to about 5-6 degrees but I still was not completely happy. The back of the thermostat has a loose flimsy white paper type that covers the electronics (see photo 1). Not sure if it actually does anything except protect the electronics but I figured the room air needed to get into the thermostat better in order for it to work better. So I cut out a section of my insulator so room air could get back there easier while still covering the hole in the wall where heat was (photo 2). Photo 3 shows black electrician tape holding together the precut punchout pieces for the outlet insulator I used. Photo 4 shows the air gap after replacing the thermostat on the wall. Now, heater turns on when temp drops 3-4 degrees from my setting, much better than the original 8 degree drop. Not perfect but much better. (NOTE: photos rotated 90 degrees by my accident. Sorry!)
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Old 01-31-2018, 09:09 AM   #22
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In the bottom picture, the little bulb looking thing should be the thermistor. If it's touching the case (either front or back) it will lag in sensing the ambient temperature because it takes the case materials longer to change temp than it does the thermistor.
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