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Originally Posted by gr8rcfan
One reason - A home thermostat wont handle the 2-speed fans commonly found in RVs. They'd have to do without the 2-speed, or install a separate "Hi-lo" switch in the wall which cost more labor, or might confuse us RV owners. lol
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That's true. I've seen videos where the installer had to drill a hole in the wall next to thermostat to install a Hi-Lo toggle switch.
The other issue is that a home thermostat typically runs on 24vac while an RV thermostat typically runs on 12vdc.
But, neither of those points is what we are discussing here.
I'm questioning the difference in cost between a garbage mechanical analog mercury switch RV thermostat like
this one:
compared to a shiny new digital RV thermostat like
this one:
The crap model costs $2 less. Which would you rather have?
So, can anybody explain why my 2017 Freedom Elite came from the factory with an analog thermostat like the one my father used when I was born in 1954?
Or, why do they continue making analog thermostats? Are they better in any way? Except for one guy in this thread, does anybody like them?
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