🌡️ Advanced Emerson Thermostat: White Rodgers 90 340 - Ultimate Efficiency and Comfort Review

I got them from Honeywell not long ago and they were made in the US, then they moved production to Mexico. The price is down 40% but the quality was the same. Then the production shifted abroad. The price dropped by 50% and the average bounce rate stayed about the same. I wonder where they will move production to next.

This Weil McLain Relay Direct Replacement 510-350-223 is less than half the price. My old one started humming loudly and this replacement is giving me some peace of mind. I bought the same relay in 2018 to use dehumidification mode on my Bryant air conditioner with an Ecobee thermostat that does not support the correct wiring configuration. Since then it has worked without any problems. Both relays (plus the old one from my boiler) make a pretty loud clicking noise when powered. It seems to be…

The original (2002) Coleman Oven Fan Relay made a loud "click" when the fan turned on. Turn off all power to the oven at the control panel and turn off all switches (including the switch on the oven) and check for dead with an AC voltmeter. While I was photographing the OLD relay, it broke and fell apart. I think it was about time. Either way, plug in this new one and the fan will work without the "click" relay it had before. The heater contactor/relay is still chattering, but I'm working on a…