Low budget furnace thermostat fix -- quick and dirty
Our old-school analog thermostat died. No furnace. Which is not a huge problem, since we only run it during the evening shower time, for about 10 minutes total.
Of course, we will get a new thermostat, but what to do in the meantime?
Answer -- hotwire it! I pulled the cover off the thermostat, unscrewed the red and white wires, and touched them together. The furnace went on immediately.
At DW's suggestion, we bent each wire into a loop. When it is time to shower, the loops hook together, and the furnace is on. When we are done with the heat, we just unhook the loops.
Not elegant, but it gets the job done, at least for now.
Of course, we will get a new thermostat, but what to do in the meantime?
Answer -- hotwire it! I pulled the cover off the thermostat, unscrewed the red and white wires, and touched them together. The furnace went on immediately.
At DW's suggestion, we bent each wire into a loop. When it is time to shower, the loops hook together, and the furnace is on. When we are done with the heat, we just unhook the loops.
Not elegant, but it gets the job done, at least for now.
