My murcery thermostat is acting like a switch

you didn't say how old it is, - but likely the cost effective solution (if it is more than 5 years old) is : buy a new washer.

That's very possible. Maybe when you were pulling it was snagging on something. I would strip the new wire again at the splice and give it another shot. Possibly

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Sorry , but go buy a new saw. Your not going to find an aftermarket
dealer that carries this switch.

Trying to rig some other switch is not worth the trouble over buying a new one. If the switch is not available, then the saw is old.


New

Craftsman Evolv 12 Amp 7-in Circular Saw 35.00 dollars.

some of them dryers have a switch other than the push button located behind the console. it also has an identical heat switch beside it. if that holding switch is bad it will not stay running. of the two identical switches the run switch is on the left. good kuck.

This tells me that you need a new thermostat part number 297216600
You can get the part from Sears Parts Direct or at he link below; Above your link the model number is Sears number 25338622896
Below enter the part number in the model search feature.
Thanks Sea Breeze

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HOW OLD IS THE UNIT

how old. what model. if old, gears may be stripped. take off cover and watch limit switches. are they moving; contacts ok ; wires connected.

turn the power off to the thermastat for 5 min (should be a switch on unit) and it should reset

Your red wire from the old R terminal goes to both the R and Rc terminal on the new stat. Other wires from old stat move to same terminal on new stat. You will not have any connections to the B or O terminal. Sounds like you probably already have it hooked up right though. This thermostat is what we call a power-stealing thermostat. It "steals" is power by running a trickle current to the transformer from the R terminal back through the W terminal. This meathod requires a standard resistive type thermal relay for the heating system. If you have an electronic type circuit board, many times they do not provide the proper type of connection for the thermostat to "steal" the necessary amount of power to run on. This is solved by installing a resistor from W to C in the furnace. If you have a standard electric furnace with thermal relays, then the problem is most likly the thermostat