"Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com> wrote:
: Now wait Jon. Does that mean that one should buy the 400-180 or the
: 755-180? Other than one being a gen whatever and the other being a gen-2
: what exactly are the differences?
The "gen 2" is the "spring and plunger" style, like the stock t-stat,
whereas the 400-180 has a kind've cylindrical(sp? is that even a word?) ;-)
base, and it opens via a rotating action, I believe.
The Gen 2 is the more expensive t-stat, and comes with a limited
lifetime warranty. Either will work, its just personal preference.
I don't know enough about them to discuss their relative merits,
unfortunately. I use the standard (non gen-2) style, due somewhat
to price, but mostly just because of the good things I've heard
about that particular t-stat. I have heard they are less likely to
clog or stick than the plunger and spring style, so that's what I
used. Based on the price and warranty from Autozone, the gen 2 is
the "better" t-stat, but I'm happy with the original design so far,
so if it ain't broke, I'm not going to fix it. :-) Hopefully someone
with more knowledge about the benefits of either design can chime in here.
Bottom line though, is either should work fine.
-Jon-
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