We just had a gas fireplace installed in the same room where our thermostat is. Obviously the rest of the house is now cold. Could you tell me what I need to be aware of in re-locating the thermostat? The kitchen location seems to have the same problem as the living-room where the thermostat is located. A central hall location seems appropriate away from the front door. When I remove the cover of the round thermostat there were 3 screws which I removed. This left me with the bulb part of the thermostat but there was another part attached to the wall.
Answer:
Once power to the furnace is turned off in any way, the thermostat is non-operational. You turn the switch off to the furnace and make your changes. The part that's held on the wall with screws is normally the workings of the thing and the mounting plate. You can move that to your favoured location and then just re-attach the wires as they were in the first place.
