Aube by Honeywell TH106/U Electric Heating 7-Day Programmable Reviews

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I bought this thermostat for my den, which has electric baseboard heat. The original thermostat looked like it was 30 years old; instead of a dial with temperatures, it had one ranging from 0 to 4. Getting the room to a comfortable temperature was impossible.

This thermostat is simple to use and is VERY good at keeping the temperature steady. It is also silent. Programming it is pretty straightforward. I should mention that you cannot set completely distinct temperatures for each time of day. You basically enter a warn daytime temp and a cooler night temp. When programming, you decide which of the two temps to use during each period of the day. This limitation actually makes it simpler to program and works well for me.

The only feature that is missed is a back-light.

Pros:

Holds temperature steady

Silent operation

7-day programmable (vs 5-2)

Cons:

No Back-light

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I'm impressed with the quality and the functionality of this Single Pole Thermostat. I purchased one to make sure that I wanted to replace all the thermostats in my condo with this thermostat. I have since purchased two more for other rooms in my condo.

Pros:

+ Easy Installation

+ Single Pole

+ 16.7 Amp Rating

+ No Batteries Required

+ Retains Programming throughout power lost (Time retained up to 4 hours)

+ Programmable and Manual Modes

+ Three Temperature Settings (Comfort, Economy, and Vacation)

+ Accurate Thermometer Display

+ Silent Switching (No Click!)

+ Looks sleek and modern

+ Key Pad Lock

+ Quick Cycling of Baseboard heaters helps prevent large temperature swings.

Cons:

No Back-light

Long Cycle mode should be longer (Frequent on and off for forced air units can be slightly irritating at first.)

Limitations to Programing (4 Periods limited to two temperature settings 1&3 Comfort, 2&4 Economy)

2 Amp Minimum Load Limitation

Overall: This is the best single pole programmable thermostat available on the market. I would recommend to anyone that needs a thermostat for a single pole application. Great work Aude and Honeywell for making a great product! Five Stars!

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I like the thermostat. I have 2 and will buy 2 more for my older 2-line heaters. I just wish it was smaller like the Aube 115

EDIT: I have used these and the 115 for about 3 years without problems until last week. I had an 106 get melted at the connection point. The wire rating, voltage, and heater sizes were all in the safety zone. My breaker never tripped either. I have now learned about the aluminum to copper connection issue. One would think that'd be more prominent in the instruction manual and that proper connectors would be supplied. The manual says:

"Special CO/ALR solderless connectors must be used when connecting with aluminum conductors." My thought was that I have copper wiring so its a non-issue. I was ignorant about it, and it seemed like such a straight forward thermostat install/replacement. I hope others will learn from this and that Aube/Honeywell would draw more attention to the safety issue for the average consumer. I'm just glad the house didn't catch on fire.

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I have an old 1950's 240volt 4000watt electric in-wall header--the kind with three ceramic cylinders wrapped with a coiled wire. It's a two-wire system, which means that the electricity isn't grounded and comes from two circuit breakers. Previously I used the thermostate that came on the unit, which was placed below the heating elements. I would sometimes be sweating and then freezing. I had no idea what temperature I was setting it at and if it got really cold at night or had a warm spell, the temperature was all over the place. That didn't help my electric bill at all. I've used this about 2 weeks now and it's an amazing difference. I use a ceiling fan to help distribute the temperature in the room, but I no longer have the fluctuations. I have it set to automatically analyze how quick the room heats. And often the unit doesn't even turn on at full force (which was the only option before). It gets hot enough just to push the temperature up a degree or two. Sometimes I would turn off my heater during the day to save money, but when I turned it back on at night, it would often take 3 or so hours to bring it up to a comfortable temperature since the unit would turn on and off. The thermostat keeps the unit on at full blast until the temperature is reached so the large room now only takes about 20 to 30 minutes to heat up and then it goes back to the just touches of heat from then on. I'm very glad to have this unit. The programmed day and night buttons are also great and easy. To program an new temperature, you just hold down the sun or moon and it'll store the desired temperature.

The only things I wish it had was a backlight for the screen and for the day and night program buttons to be on the front when the flap is closed. I have gotten tired of opening the flap, so I just leave it open now and hit those to buttons as a walk by as needed. But those are a small inconvenience for the comfort level I now have. Other than a manual mechanical thermostat that isn't as accurate, this was the only 4000 watt digital thermostat. But I'm very pleased with it.

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Excellent programmable thermostat overall with a very nice finish.

As stated in previous reviews this has a "variable" heat level control that in a sense only uses part of the heating capabilities of the baseboard as needed. This is a huge benefit as it prevents baseboard heaters from creaking as they expand from constant on/off from the old knob heater controls. It is also nice to know how hard your heating system is working to keep your house warm.

The other nice thing we have noticed is that the thermostat shows very accurate measurement of how warm the room is. I have compared it against several other digital thermal sensors and this is spot on.