My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. Submitted by Iain_MS t3_z84a06 on November 29, 2022 at 7:58 PM in mildlyinteresting 91 comments 197
dwarfgiant6143 t1_iybhyn7 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:56 AM I usually change those out when I can. They worked great for their time, but now people want them gone. Permalink 2 Iain_MS OP t1_iybr6km wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:21 AM Any safety concerns? (Aside from if the mercury gets out somehow, which would obviously be bad). Permalink Parent 1 dwarfgiant6143 t1_iychnfx wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:15 AM just the mercury. The thermostats were basically bulletproof otherwise. Permalink Parent 2 Iain_MS OP t1_iydc5pj wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:45 PM Okay, good to know! Thank you Permalink Parent 1
Iain_MS OP t1_iybr6km wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:21 AM Any safety concerns? (Aside from if the mercury gets out somehow, which would obviously be bad). Permalink Parent 1 dwarfgiant6143 t1_iychnfx wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:15 AM just the mercury. The thermostats were basically bulletproof otherwise. Permalink Parent 2 Iain_MS OP t1_iydc5pj wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:45 PM Okay, good to know! Thank you Permalink Parent 1
dwarfgiant6143 t1_iychnfx wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:15 AM just the mercury. The thermostats were basically bulletproof otherwise. Permalink Parent 2 Iain_MS OP t1_iydc5pj wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:45 PM Okay, good to know! Thank you Permalink Parent 1
Iain_MS OP t1_iydc5pj wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:45 PM Okay, good to know! Thank you Permalink Parent 1
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