What'z-It?

[Garet]

Found this in a 1950s -1960s bathroom. It had an exhaust fan over the throne, with a somewhat newer count-down timer control on the opposite wall.

Google turned up nothing. Any ideas?

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[Les]

thermostat.

usually radiant heat. Likely regional.

also can be used as a colon stimulator with addition of couple pigtail clips.

[allseason]

Looks like an electric heat source control. What happened when you turned it up?

[Jim Katen]

In my area, those stats are used to control radiant ceiling heat.

[kurt]

In my area, those stats are used to control radiant ceiling heat.

Same here. I'd be looking for some electric drywall.

[Garet]

Looks like an electric heat source control. What happened when you turned it up?

Nothing, as far as I could tell. It was already a long inspection, so I didn't want to spend a lot of time running between there and the panel.

Thanks everyone for your input.

[AHI in AR]

...also can be used as a colon stimulator with addition of couple pigtail clips.

Speaking from experience, Les?

[Erby]

I agree with ceiling heat. Don't know why you'd be running back and forth to the panel. Just crank it up, go on for a while and come back to use your infrared thermometer to see if there's any temperature differential in the ceiling drywall.

Around here I usually get readings of about 115 - 120 after cranking em up.

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[Brandon Whitmore]

No wonder I see these exact 'stats all of the time-- they were made right here in OR.

[hausdok]

I see them all the time. Not just with ceiling radiant but with all sorts of electrical heaters.

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