Digital Thermostat Question

[Verdeboy]

After turning the power off and then back on, the digital swamp cooler thermostat started blinking. There is a hole marked "reset," with a recessed button, that I pressed and held, repeatedly with the little rod that came with the unit. No luck.

Finally, I decided to to try to remove the cover and replace the battery. Couldn't pry off the cover! Tried screwdrivers, pocket knives. I'm sure there must be a way to remove this cover, but I didn't want to break the damn thing.

BTW, it's a 2 yo unit, and they no longer have the instruction booklet.

It's a "Dial" brand thermostat.

It's not urgent, cuz it's still snowing here, but if anyone has ever dealt with this brand of thermostat, I'm open to suggestions.

[Nubbin]

look for a screw driver blade size slot, that helps me to find the 'pressure point'.

[Verdeboy]

look for a screw driver blade size slot, that helps me to find the 'pressure point'.

There's a couple of those, but as I mentioned, the cover wouldn't pop open and was about to crack, so I eased up pressure.

I'm thinking of pulverizing it with a channel locks and just replacing it. LOL

[Nubbin]

I know the feeling . I have not seen one of those, but residential tstats come out with a new model each year and box stores can buy brands I have never heard of. Some weeks it is pure guess work on opening tstats
Good luck

[Verdeboy]

Thanks. Any idea why pressing the "reset" button won't reset the damn thing?

It just keeps on blinking.

[jadnashua]

Some of them have battery backups...the batteries could be dead.

[Verdeboy]

I'm pretty sure that all digital thermometers have batteries--not as a back-up--but to display the temp settings.

That's why I was trying to get the cover off in the first place--to replace the battery.

[micp879]

This link should take you to the online instruction manual for the thermostat (or a thermostat that looks quite similar). I dont see anything about batteries, but it does say something about the temperature blinking after a power outage. I hope this helps.

http://www.dialmfg.com/Technical%20A...0Eng%20123.pdf

If that doesn't work, I would just check the "Dial" website for other info, or to find their contact info.

www.dialmfg.com

[Verdeboy]

Hey, thanks for those links. I spent an hour trying to find them but gave up cuz "Dial" is such a common word, and I wasn't getting anywhere.

Thanks again!