please help me fix my heater?

And here's an animation of it happening...

http://www.goalfinder.com/preview.asp?productcode=SPHAPP1&productid=57&productname=Heat%20-%20Bi-metallic%20strip-%20thermostat%20(Educational%20Science%20technology%20animation)

Peccavi
November 2008

Well, you know how to open it up so find the part that's going "click" - it will probably be close to the heat setting control - and examine it - years ago these things were bi-metallic strips that bent as they warmed up and opened a pair of switching contacts - if yours is like this you're in luck. Disconnect the power and bend the non-moving contact away from the moving piece - 1mm should do it.

Failing that, bypass it completely and be prepared to be too hot most of the time.

Peccavi
November 2008

and how would I go about fixing the thermostat?

~still freezin'

freezin' my tuckus off
November 2008

sound like the thermostat or overheat stat

steve
November 2008