Re: T-Stat question
[Re: chrisnben]
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11/19/14 09:42 PM
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CMcAllister
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Cheap stats are hit or miss. A good US made part should be close. Is your thermometer any good? At 200*, the water should be about starting to boil. And unless you put it under pressure, you can't get water above 212*.
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Re: T-Stat question
[Re: chrisnben]
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11/19/14 11:27 PM
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If it is a a 180 stat that means it just barely starts to open at 180, it may be hard to see it starting to open with your face in a pan of hot steamy water, most of them will not be fully open till around 200. Even if you pull it out of the pan at 180* the open crack would be very small and the stat will be cooled a few degrees before you get it close enough to see the crack and probably closed.
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Re: T-Stat question
[Re: HotRodDave]
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11/19/14 11:42 PM
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Quote:
If it is a a 180 stat that means it just barely starts to open at 180, it may be hard to see it starting to open with your face in a pan of hot steamy water, most of them will not be fully open till around 200. Even if you pull it out of the pan at 180* the open crack would be very small and the stat will be cooled a few degrees before you get it close enough to see the crack and probably closed.
 when I test mine I notice when you cycle it the subsequent times it opens wider at 180, not fully but close. 
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I boil all of mine and Stant are the best but harder to find. 
