"Better safe than zapped... trust me on that one."
Haha, learned that lesson the hard way myself. I once opened up a thermostat to find wires twisted together with duct tape—no wire nuts, nothing. Like someone thought, "Eh, tape fixes everything, right?" Took me a good half-hour just to untangle and properly cap everything. Speaking of sketchy DIY fixes, anyone ever run into thermostats mounted in weird spots? Mine was behind a bookshelf... no wonder it never worked right.
"Mine was behind a bookshelf... no wonder it never worked right."
Haha, bookshelf placement is next-level weird. Mine was mounted right above a heating vent—talk about confused readings. DIY is great, but sometimes calling a pro saves your sanity (and heating bills).
Mine was mounted right above a heating vent—talk about confused readings. DIY is great, but sometimes calling a pro saves your sanity (and heating bills).
I can definitely relate to the heating vent issue. When I moved into my place, the previous owner had installed the thermostat directly opposite a large window that got direct afternoon sunlight. Every day around 3 pm, it thought the house was a sauna and shut off the heat completely—made for some chilly evenings until I figured it out. DIY repositioning helped, but honestly, if wiring intimidates you at all, getting someone who knows what they're doing is worth every penny.
Haha, reminds me of when we moved in and found ours tucked away in a hallway corner—no airflow, no sunlight, just pure guesswork. Took us months wondering why the living room felt like Antarctica while the hallway was toasty. Ended up relocating it ourselves after watching way too many YouTube tutorials. Did anyone else find their thermostat placed somewhere totally random, or was I just lucky...?
Our thermostat was originally installed right by the kitchen doorway—talk about random placement. Every time we cooked dinner, the thermostat thought the whole house was roasting and kicked the AC into overdrive. Moved ours to an interior wall in the living room, away from direct sunlight, drafts, and heat sources. For anyone thinking of DIY-ing this: make sure you turn off power to your HVAC system first and snap a pic of the wiring before disconnecting anything...trust me, saves a ton of headache later.
