Looking for sensitive thermostat
I replaced my original cheap furnace thermostat with a digital one, (clock, larger numbers, etc.) but it is so slow to pick up the temperature. Let's say it turns on at 40. Well it says 42 by the tim...
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Olfrt wrote:
Something to remember, if your heating the camper up from say 40 degrees the air temperature rises quickly but the wall mass that the thermostat is mounted takes longer to heat up and the thermostat responds to that cold. Once the wall warms, which can take some time, the problem goes away. Try insulating the thermostat from the wall with cork. Also when warming up the camper select a lower set point at first the move it up later to prevent overheating.
Comes from too many years solving HVAC problems.
This is great advice. If my furnace is off and the camper is real cold, the temperature will overshoot like the OP describes. However, once the temperature has stabilized in the camper, it works very well. I have learned to use a lower setting for the first 30 minutes and then put it to normal and all is well.
