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Bought this unit because of size listed as nearly 7" square. This was the prime criteria since wall has custom paint job and was not painted under existing thermostat. Be aware that the mounting plate dimensions are actually as I've listed above, not as listed on Amazon. Otherwise this appears to be a well designed and easy to use thermostat and handles most applications at a reasonable price. Installation is well described, easy to complete, and took about five minutes. All you need is a phillips screwdriver and two AA batteries (not supplied). It is not back lite and some of the lcd readouts are small and hard to read although the temp settings are plenty large and easy to read. The mode settings (cool-off-heat and fan auto-on) are not lcd lights but a tiny blue dot that slides in place to indicate the settings. This is also hard to see in low light. I'd give the thermostat five stars if the dimensions were as described and the settings were lighted. Otherwise I'm happy with the design and construction, easy and well described installation.Best Deals on Hunter 42122 5-Minute Digital Non-Programmable Thermostat, White
simple, well labeled, very easy to install. I also like that the Hunter website has an online install guide which steps you though the install for all the thermostats and install types you may come across.Honest reviews on Hunter 42122 5-Minute Digital Non-Programmable Thermostat, White
I really like this thermostat. It is simple to operate and not as complicated as a programmable one. The only thing I miss is a light. It would be easier to read if it had a light. I guess its a small price to pay for simplicity.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Hunter 42122 5-Minute Digital Non-Programmable Thermostat, White
I was looking for a simple digital thermostat and I chose this one due to the low price. When my husband installed it, the a/c worked properly. The heat also worked properly when switched to the "heat/on" or "heat/fan" setting. However, the heat would not work on the auto setting at all. We would set it to 68 degrees, for instance, and it would go full blast up to 74 degrees and not switch the furnace off. So then we'd turn it off manually, switch it back to auto and then the temp would go down to 58 and not kick back on. My husband quadruple-checked the wiring and it was seemingly correct. He tinkered with this thing for HOURS, but the auto-heat just wouldn't work.We have a gas furnace from 1987, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. Perhaps this model would work better with a more modern furnace? In the end, we purchased a Honeywell thermostat with similar features from a home improvement store and it worked accurately from the start and has continued to work perfectly.
One more gripe I can think of is that this unit comes with 2 drywall screws and says that no additional hardware or anchors are needed. This wasn't true in our case! The drywall screws tore up our wall and fell loose after 1 day. I had to spackle and repaint the area where this was installed before we put up the new Honeywell thermostat.
I still gave this unit 2 stars, because the price was very good, it is nice looking (gray, rather than white, which looked very sleek against our gray walls) and it's self-leveling. For whatever reason, it just didn't work with our furnace.
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