After I retired last year I was given an old Lyman Mag 20 furnace. It was out of an estate and had not been used in 20 years.
In attempting to get the unit functional, I discovered that the thermostat knob would not turn and was frozen. By applying some effort and WD40 I was able to budge the knob enough for the indicator light to come on momentarily. I then thought I could get more leverage if I removed the plastic knob and tried to turn the shaft with a vicegrip. Bad move. The shaft would not move and quickly became bent.
I called Lyman to buy a replacement thermostat and was told I would have to ship the furnace back to Lyman for an estimate of repair. I can only imagine that the repair cost would not be cheap.
Does anyone have any ideas of vendors that could have a workable replacement thermostat that would work that my electrician friend could install locally. I did previously buy a PID unit from a board member in anticipation of using this unit.
I appreciate your input.
Thanks,
Bill