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    Found this at an inspection today, in a 1923 home. has Union on it and the dial does nothing anymore. Just wondering what it could be for. thanks for your input.

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    Default Re: Any Ideas...help the new guy

    Looks to me like a control for an electric heater. Did the house have electric heat at one time?

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    Maybe a timer for a whole house fan. Or what Gunnar said


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    Those are for those cheap metal bladed ceiling fans (usually 3 bladed ceiling fans).

    Some are 'off' at each end and 1-2-3-4 speed settings in between, some were 'off-1-2-3-4-5' - that one looks like an 'off-1-2-3-4-5' type.

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    It is clled "union" and does nothing for you. Typical.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard Stanley View Post
    It is clled "union" and does nothing for you. Typical.
    The Civil War is so century-before-last, man. Give it up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Arnold View Post
    The Civil War is so century-before-last, man. Give it up.

    I kinda think he was talking about Unions such as the Auto Union. Not the Nort/South thing.....I Think.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ted Menelly View Post
    I kinda think he was talking about Unions such as the Auto Union. Not the Nort/South thing.....I Think.

    Auto Union?

    Those were some monstorous race cars with huge engines, 12 liter as I recall.

    The Auddi is, if I recall correctly, the decendent of Auto Union.

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    Default Re: Any Ideas...help the new guy

    Thank you everyone!


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