Thread: why do heaters always fail in the "on" position?
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Old 04-29-2012, 07:12 PM
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most heaters are regulated by a bimetallic strip which basically will fail with time. They are not seleniod switches which open on fail. Your best choice ia a Thermocouple and controller. You can program in failsafes
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