EPHCONTROLS COMBI THERMOSTAT CM2 10AMP 250V AC IP20

THIS LOOKS GREAT AND HAS A RETRO FEEL, SIMPLE 2 WIRE DESIGN NO NEED TO RUN A NEUTRAL CABLE,THE DESIGN WHERE THE COVER FITS ON WITH 2 TOP FLIMSY PLASTIC TABS IS THE PROBLEM AS EVEN THE SLIGHTEST UNEVEN WALL WILL PREVENT THIS TOP COVER CLIPPING ON, OTHER MANUFACTURES WILL USE A BASE PLATE TO MAKE FITTING TO AN UNEVEN WALL EASIER.THE PLASTER ON THIS 70 YEAR OLD WALL I WANTED THIS STAT ON WAS BY EYE PERFECTLY FLAT HOWEVER WHEN PLACING A FLAT EDGE ON IT SHOWED IT WAS UNEVEN BY 2mm AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO STOP THE TOP COVER STAYING IN PLACE SO THE DESIGN IS NOT VERY FORGIVING TO UNEVEN WALLS IF YOU WANT TO MOUNT IT WITHOUT A BACK BOX.I ENDED UP HAVING TO CAREFULLY CHASE IN A BACK BOX TO MOUNT THIS WHERE A DOZEN OTHER MANUFACTURERS STATS WOULD HAVE MOUNTED PROBLEM FREE WITHOUT NEEDING TO CHASE THE WALL AND FIT A BACK BOX.EVEN THEN I DO NOT TRUST THE RUBBISH TINY PLASTIC TABS TO HOLD THIS IN PLACE VERY LONG, THIS STAT IS VERY WEAK AND WILL NOT LAST LONG.THE STAT IS WELL OUT OF SPEC BY ABOUT 6 DEGREES AFTER 1 HOUR SO THIS WILL NOT BE A RELIABLE OR ACCURATE STATI LIKE THE LOOK BUT HATE THE BUILD QUALITY AND THE WORST ACCURACY OF A BI-METAL TYPE STAT THAT I HAVE EVER FITTED.MY ADVISE IS TO AVOID THIS STAT.LOOK FOR ONE WITH A SOLID BASE IF YOU ARE FITTING IT DIRECTLY TO A WALL WITHOUT A BACK BOX AND IF YOU WANT A ACCURATE THERMOSTAT THEN BUY A DIGITALNICE DESIGN BUT TERRIBLE THERMOSTAT....AVOID