thermostat

[rob in nh]

i think my thermostat has gone bad, it doesn't seam to be calibrated anymore. i was thinking on just getting a new one. it has a honeywell stat right now, any recommendations for a replacement? thanks

 

[Richard Cranium]

get a programmable unit so that it turns its self down at night

 

[ForceFed70]

Honeywell is the brand to go with.

Nest is also a good one if you want something fancy with all the bells and whistles. Overkill in a garage IMO.

 

[vietnastee]

I went with Nest and it's super easy to use compared to the other programmable thermostats.

The Nest version 2 is really afforable right now, under $200.

Be careful and don't get the super cheap ones like I did in the beginning. I got the cheapest Honeywell one for like $20 and it kept on blowing my 24V transformer. Took me a while to debug the problem.

 

[nadogail]

IMHO, Honeywell is the Gold Standard of the industry.

I have head "Just as good as a Honeywell" when other brands are compared, but never "better than a Honeywell".

 

[bonneyman]

Avoid your typical home center brand. Buy one of the premium lines of Honeywell.

 

[zmaxmotorsports]

Heres the brand I normally use from the supply house,they work just as good as any other normal stats out there.
The high tech stats are just more complicated/easier to break down in my book anyway.
The regular non programmable digital H/C stat costs me $29.00 and change.
The heat pump version is programmable and costs me like $51.00

 

[rob in nh]

thanks for the help guys

 

[Dragfluid]

Also something else to consider. If you aren't in the garage every day, and don't want to heat it up much past freezing, you can get what's called a "low temp" thermostat. It will go down to 35F. That's what I put in my shed. It's not programmable, though.

 

[bedn0009]

Nest. So nice to be able to monitor and adjust from the house

 

[Jarnipman]

I am extremely happy with this one. Honeywell has a great app and online interface. WiFi is key because programming it for certain hours is not good unless you are in there on a constant schedule, otherwise you might heat it when you are not in there. I don't think the Nest knows either when you have truly variable schedules. WiFi lets you turn up the heat before you go in anytime. Sometimes I go in the shop at 7AM, other times at 6 PM, WiFi let's me adjust it before i get to the shop anytime. Keep it at 40-50 and then crank it to 65 from home. Also sends you alerts if it drops below a setpoint so if your are away from home and there is a problem that could freeze your stuff costing you money, then you can address it with the alert. It's nice when it's -30 to crank the heat from your bed before you get up in the morning with your phone or tablet. Right now I was drying something at 70F in my shop, I forgot to turn it back down to 50 and it's freezing cold outside - I'm on the couch, wallah, I just changed the shop to 50 on my computer.

Honeywell RTH6580WF Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable Thermostat

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A97FIG0/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[rob in nh]

Well i suppose i should have checked the obvious first, took it apart and found out it was out of level, works good now.