Thread Number: 73824
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
1936 General Controls Furnace Thermostat |
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Post# 975171   12/23/2017 at 14:25 (2,315 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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In a long ago thread about vintage HVAC equipment, I posted a picture of the floor furnace in a friend's 1936 duplex (reprised below). Last week, her tenant's identical furnace stopped functioning. It sounded to me like a thermocouple issue, but the tech that came out replaced the original thermostat (as well?).
Knowing me as she does, my friend saved the thermostat and offered it to me. I gladly accepted it. When I turn the temperature dial, I hear a faint click that seems to indicate it still works. Is there a way to check this without hooking it up to a heater, like maybe with a simple continuity tester?
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Post# 975189 , Reply# 1   12/23/2017 at 15:57 (2,315 days old) by johnrk (BP TX)   |   | |
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I've never seen one like that. My ancestors just used those gas space heaters that caught so many people on fire. Thanks for saving it- |
Post# 975190 , Reply# 2   12/23/2017 at 15:59 (2,315 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 975244 , Reply# 3   12/23/2017 at 21:13 (2,314 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Today that will last 81 years!!LOL |
Post# 975303 , Reply# 4   12/24/2017 at 10:38 (2,314 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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