Thermostats – why do they operate the opposite way to everything else? Clockwise = down / Anti-clockwise = up?

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Thermostats – why do they operate the opposite way to everything else? Clockwise = down / Anti-clockwise = up?

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It really depends on the unit.

I’ve seen electronic ones where you just push a button up or down to set the temperature up or down.

Though even some dial ones I’ve worked with had clockwise increase the temperature and counter went down.

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