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Question About Life Expectancy Of Helix Thermostats???

latin1956 May 27, 2005 12:11 AM

I found some used 500 watts Proportional Thermostats. The guy has had them for 4 years, but some of them have only been used for about 6 months. How long should they last.

Thanks
Tom

Replies (2)

markg May 27, 2005 01:42 PM

As long as they were not overloaded, you should be good for years to come. I have one of Helix's very early release models. Has to be about 6 years old or more I would guess. Still running well.

Mark

>>I found some used 500 watts Proportional Thermostats. The guy has had them for 4 years, but some of them have only been used for about 6 months. How long should they last.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Tom

latin1956 May 27, 2005 09:52 PM

Thanks, Thats the same thing that Helix told me. He said they should last about 15-20 years and that they repair them if needed.

Thanks
Tom

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