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Gas Heating Thermostat Stuck?

DMBandit · 2009-01-20 16:19:03

Hi all, My apartment is heated by gas and there is a thermostat on the wall in the hall to control the temperature. There is a metal switch that is controlled by the thermostat and just recently this has been getting stuck. i.e. When I set the timer for the heat to come on, it won't come on unless manually "pushed" on.…

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20-01-2009 5:19pm

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DMBandit

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Hi all,

My apartment is heated by gas and there is a thermostat on the wall in the hall to control the temperature. There is a metal switch that is controlled by the thermostat and just recently this has been getting stuck. i.e. When I set the timer for the heat to come on, it won't come on unless manually "pushed" on. Also if I turn the heat on it stays on until the thermostat switches it off, but then it won't come on again until I manually push this switch back on myself, no matter how cold the apartment gets. I can see that the thermostat switch light is on which means that the heat should be back on.

Any ideas?

Cheers

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#2 20-01-2009 8:35pm
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It's an adjustable bimetallic switch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimetallic_strip
Replace the whole unit. Should only be a few quid.

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#3 21-01-2009 12:15pm
DMBandit

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That's great, thanks!

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