Digital Thermostat Question

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Verdeboy

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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.
 
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hint

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

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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
 

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I know the feeling :confused:. 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 :eek:
Good luck
 

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

:mad: It just keeps on blinking. :mad:
 

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

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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.
 

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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!
 
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