What is the difference between a mechanical line voltage thermostat and an electronic line voltage thermostat?
Mechanical line voltage thermostats work through bimetallic strips that bend with the rise and fall of temperature. When the bimetallic element heats up, the current will switch off your heating system, and when the element cools down, the heating system will go off. Clearly, this is not the most accurate method for temperature control, and this is where electric line voltage thermostats come in. These line voltage thermostats use thermistor sensors to do basically the same thing, but with more accuracy (thermistor coming from the words thermal and resistor). The Honeywell T4800 line voltage thermostat has a dial with accurate temperature selection as you can see. Sensing elements within this model, like others, promise the sensing of temperatures within +/-1 degree. Try a programmable line voltage thermostat—Honeywell T4700 for even more added benefits! The Honeywell TL8230A1003 is part of the Line VoltPRO series, the leading choice for line voltage thermostats. With features such as
