Hunter 42996 Just Right Digital Thermostat with Remote

by Hunter

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Hunter 42996 Just Right Non Programmable Digital Thermostat with Remote is compatible with most furnaces and cooling systems (24v & millivolt). No programming required. Digital accuracy. Fahrenheit and celcius readout. Batteries not included.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000X9JCXO
• Item model number: 42996
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,059 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Battery type is crucial, April 8, 2008

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ArtTee (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter 42996 Just Right Digital Thermostat with Remote (Tools & Home Improvement)

At first I could not get the remote to work, and I assumed it was defective. After receiving a prompt exchange I discovered the problem: I had not used alkaline batteries. The instructions say use alkaline batteries, but I thought this was just a recommendation, so I had tried two brands of rechargeables without success. I even called the factory and they did not ask what kind of batteries I was using. Maybe I'm the only person in the world who does not follow instructions, but, hey, I'm a guy.

After the exchanged unit did not work, it finally it dawned on me to re-read the instructions. I tried alkaline batteries and that solved the problem: everything works.

There is a film over the recessed display marked "73". It can be hard to grab a corner by hand, but it easy to take off with the point of a safety pin.

I appreciate having a remote to adjust the temperatue when I am not up to getting out of bed. I can hear a little "click" from the thermostat across the room when the base receives the signal from the remote and adjusts the thermostat. I also tested the remote when the base was downstairs, and it worked just as well between floors.

In summary, this is a basic non-programmable thermostate with a remote at a reasonable price. The instructions could make it clear that you MUST use a battery marked "Alkaline" for all functions to work.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great simple thermo, October 5, 2009

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M. VanTyne (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter 42996 Just Right Digital Thermostat with Remote (Tools & Home Improvement)

Purchased this as a replacement for a thermostat in a camping trailer. Installation was easy and it works perfectly. The remote is an added bonus - now I don't even have to get up to warm the camper up in the morning!

36 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Read Befor Buying!, March 14, 2009

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Simply Happy in Texas (New Braunfels, Tx) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hunter 42996 Just Right Digital Thermostat with Remote (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought this Remote Control Thermostat so I could Velcro the remote to the front door and adjust the temperature to reduce utility costs as I would leave in the AM and return at night. Never got installed!

A basic design limitation, not mentioned in the product description makes the unit useless for my application. As it came in a plastic "blister pack" that I destroyed on opening it, I admit I was so disappointed that I could not implement my energy savings plan that I never even attempted to return the item. I just did not want to deal with return costs and hassles. Specifics below:

The Printed Directions sent with the unit but not given on the product page on Amazon says, verbatim:
"NOTE: You can not change your thermostat's setting by more than two degrees in either direction by using the remote control. If you change the setting by two degrees you must wait until the room temperature arrives at the new setting before you adjust the setting again with the remote control."

Simply NG for my purpose as I want to change the setting by 5 to 15 degrees for Energy savings. (Another practical consideration comes to mind: If a person changes the temp by two degrees with the remote in the wrong direction by accident, "Does that mean that the remote will not be able to change back in the desired direction until the room's temperature gets to the initial erroneous setting? If that's true, does getting up and going to the wall unit enable one to override the limitations of the Remote? i.e. can the temperature setting be changed any direction any number of degrees and any time as one would expect?)

Might be a good product - Who knows? But shoddy and inconsiderate marketing based on missing information about a significant operational limit (...and battery requirement too - see other User's review above).