King Electric offers a variety of thermostats, including:
Mechanical thermostats typically operate using a bimetallic strip that expands and contracts, communicating when to turn the heat on or shut it off. Mechanical thermostats do not offer as precise a temperature setting as electronic thermostats. Instead, they offer a temperature range.
Single pole thermostats cannot turn completely off. They can only turn down. Double pole thermostats can turn completely off. Additionally, single pole thermostats have two wires while double pole thermostats have four.
Read our blog What is the Difference Between a Single Pole and Double Pole Thermostat? to find out more about single and double pole thermostats!