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Mike Whitley Posted on Oct 01, 2013
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I have several Honeywell dt90e's to control 'zones'. One is showing a low battery indicator, but replacing the batteries doesn't clear it. Also, temp. set to 19C, but the room temp is up to 24C! It is 3years old. Do I just replace it or is there a fix?

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