I just recently bought a used dial thermostat.
I was in a thrift shop and seen it for only a buck so I figured why not? Try it out! I had a smart thermostat that just broke on me and to be honest I was not happy with it anyhow.
I am an old fashioned person and like things simple with as less technology of today as possible. So seeing this dial thermostat for a buck used in the thrift shop was a good thing. I hooked up the old dial thermostat to my current central heating and air conditioning system. It works! It’s not great because the temperature dial sticks sometimes, but it actually works good enough for me to use it for a little while until I decide what kind of new thermostat I want to buy. I will most likely go with a normal dial thermostat, but I am not one hundred percent sure on that one yet. But for now this old used dial thermostat will do just fine. It turns the central heating and air conditioning system on and off and it works, and that is all that really matters at this point. It was nearly free anyhow, so I can not complain if the temperature dial on the thermostat sticks every so often. I’m not going to bring it back since it was only a buck! I hope to select and buy some kind of new thermostat within the next few weeks. That’s my general plan.