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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Humfreeze
Update I took the thermostats back to Auto Zone and even though they are warranted, the Manager has refused to refund my money due to the fact that he does not believe that 2 thermostats can be bad. I am currently writing a letter to Corporate headquarters to try and resolve this issue. I have dealt with this particular AutoZone for years to the point that they even know my name when I walk through the door and since they have recently had a Management change, things have turned for the worse at this particular store.
Boil them to see if they are bad or not.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Humfreeze
Update I took the thermostats back to Auto Zone and even though they are warranted, the Manager has refused to refund my money due to the fact that he does not believe that 2 thermostats can be bad. I am currently writing a letter to Corporate headquarters to try and resolve this issue. I have dealt with this particular AutoZone for years to the point that they even know my name when I walk through the door and since they have recently had a Management change, things have turned for the worse at this particular store.
Take your pot of water, an electric heating element and a thermometer and prove to him that the thermostats open at the wrong temperature.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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Hot Rod Roy was the first to tell you to put the thermostat in a pan of water and heat the water.
Thanks, jfb. Sometimes it's necessary to go back to the basics, rather than assuming everything is working like it should!

Good write-up, Humfreeze!

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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 09:17 AM
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That was a good trouble shooting problem. You had me scratching my head, running out of ideas!! Now go out and have fun. - Larry
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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I had a comment but did not want to take the thread off in another direction before the problem got resolved.

I would have never thought you could get a C4 the that lower temperature when the stat is defective or opens early in this case. I guess the cold outside temperatures really did more affect than I thought it might of.

Here in Orlando it's mostly warm, 60s, or real hot in summer. Not many weeks of 30s type weather here thank goodness. We normally would not have the temperatures here to see that effect.
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