And some thermostat myths apply just to hydronics. Typical of electro-mechanical, non-electronic, mercury-bulb thermostats are the Honeywell T87 and the White Rodgers 1E56. These are sometimes thought ...

And in 2006, Honeywell announced they would stop using mercury in thermostats. But because this is gonna cost them money there is much more resistance to taking on the responsibility of collecting ...

The Honeywell mercury thermostat, born in Minneapolis and honored for its classic design, within four years will be phased out amid concerns about the poisonous liquid metal leaching into the ...

Figure 1 The Honeywell T-86 thermostat, better known as “The Round,” is elegant ... curled strip with the two leads inserted through the glass and a tiny amount of mercury inside; this mercury makes ...

Haight pointed to state lobbying records that show Honeywell, which manufactured the majority of the mercury-tainted thermostats, spent $90,000 with influential lobbying firm Patricia Lynch ...

“trc has successfully recycled millions of mercury-containing thermostats,” said danielle myers, operations and compliance manager, trc.“however, our goal remains the same: to find and ...