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Just spent $120 on a floral cooler thermostat upgrade after losing a whole batch of peonies to heat

My old thermostat went out during a heatwave last July and I lost $300 in peonies before I realized it, so I bought a digital one with a temp alarm for $120 and it's already saved me twice, has anyone else had trouble with those old dial thermostats?

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3 Comments

harper_owens2mo ago

Dial thermostats worked fine for decades before they started cheaping out on the parts. That old one you had probably just got a bad batch of peonies from a supplier who didn't store them right in the first place. Losing $300 hurts but spending $120 on a fancy upgrade feels like throwing good money after bad to me. I'd rather put that cash into a backup cooler or a simple temp gauge I can check myself every few hours. Digital alarms are nice until the battery dies or the sensor fails, then you're back to square one with a dead display. Seems like more stuff to break compared to a mechanical dial that just keeps ticking along.

luna5892mo ago

Mechanical dials just keep working, no batteries needed.

leow9023d ago

Did you ever have a digital thermostat fail on you like that? I used to think mechanical dials were bulletproof too, but after losing a whole batch of expensive flowers to a heat spike I couldn't see, I changed my mind. The alarm on mine has already caught two temperature drops before they ruined anything, so for me peace of mind was worth the extra cash.