Water heater thermostat

[quail kid1]

Hello,

Well Im based in the UK, and put water heater thermostat but I dont know what one is right, could someone look in ebay but UK and tell me whcih one is right? Also how do you connect the thermostat to the bulb?


Thanks,

quail kid1

 

[quail kid1]

As there are different ones, does someone have a spare one that they could send to the UK? Ill pay for the shipping

 

[aprophet]

the merchants who sell the WH thermostats here where I am have 2 different styles our mains are available in 2 different voltages 115 and 208-240 kina depends on the town you are in the T-stat made for 115 volts only has 2 screws ie. 1 pole or 1 leg ,the one made for 220 volts has 4 screws ie 2 poles or legs both legs of the main are broken or interupted on this model most of the homade incy I have seen built use the single pole type.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TS09-HOT-CUPB...QQptZUK_BOI_Restaurant_RL?hash=item1e55029bd7

looking around a bit on evil bay this looks kina promising I would ask the vendor what the differential of this unit is HTH

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Here are some pictures to help you. What you want is a bottom thermostat. Most have 2 screws.

Print that pic out a take it to your hardware store.


Here are some other variations on it beside the top thermostat... You do not want a top thermostat, they cost more an may or may not work for you....

Water heater thermostats are only used because they are easy to get.
If you have to order a thermostat online I would just go ahead an get a wafer thermostat. They cost a little more but they work well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...d3a8433&itemid=380207647758&ff4=263602_263622

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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Aint that an Oven thermostat??? Dont think I would try that.

 

[aprophet]

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Aint that an Oven thermostat??? Dont think I would try that.

I have been playing with a toaster oven stat it is actuaaly closer then the 3-4 WH t-stats I have tried I think in the UK a water heater is going to be a boiler

 

[aprophet]

I think the main reason the bottom one is used here is it is generally cheaper LOL

 

[quail kid1]

How would the wafer thermostat be controlled? I cant see any numbers like 90-150 F.

How would you connect it to the bulb?
Does anyone have a spare thermostat?

Thanks,

quail kid1

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

It has 2 screws on it an hooks up just like the water heater thermostat. It has no numbers on it so you just adjust the L bar till your thermometer says what you want it to say.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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That is a big part of it but you also cant just go to the hardware store an pic up a wafer thermostat or parts for it.

But yes the top thermostat is about 3 times the cost of the bottom thermostat. An some are set to a higher temp range.