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Old October 15th, 2005, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by BuickGn Boosted
Since we have some HVAC experts on here in this thread, hope I can do a little hijack.

I went to put in a programmable t-stat for my 2 zone forced hot air oil burning furnace about 2 years ago when I bought my house. Apparently, what I thought was the usual T87 t-stat is actually older than that and is not compatible with any of the programmable t-stats. Honeywell verified that. My house was built in 1969 and has a Honeywell W737 Zone control so I guess that has to be replaced first so I can update the T-stat??

Have seen some of these controls on ebay - http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Honeyw...QQcmdZViewItem

Would this work for me? Doesn't look too hard to install.
That honeywell board will work for you if your zone dampers are compatible to it. I put in lot of zone systems and it's not always as easy as some may think to get everything wired and working properely. Any programmable stat works with that board on e-bay. Unfortunately I am not famililar with the w737 to be able to tell you exactly what you need to get as far as a thermostat. Best bet is to call honeywell's tech line and ask them what they recommend if anything. You might be able to get something that will work, I don't know.
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