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How dangerous is spilled mercury from a thermostat to my three year old daughter and cat, as well as myself?

May 09, 2006 by indigo.butterfly | Posted in First Aid

About a week or so ago the thermostat on the air conditioner broke when my boyfriend was messing with it. I didn't think anything of it until recently when I found the glass and metal part all the way in the bathroom. Then I cleaned off the papers at

I would contact poison control. It is dangerous. I found this on the web:
All mercury spills, regardless of quantity, should be treated seriously. Metallic mercury slowly evaporates when exposed to the air. The air in a room can reach contamination

Jennifer | May 09, 2006

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Powers Thermostat- With a Glass Mercury Thermometer

These caught my eye while I was at class, they are vintage "Powers" Thermostats which appear to be line voltage, they have a set screw ...

Crafting a Thermostat for the Digital Age

25.11.11

And one of the creators of those two iconic devices, has worked for the last year and a half, in total secrecy, on a new company called Nest Labs. On Oct. 25, he began taking preorders for Nest’s first product: a sleek, circular thermostat that is simple enough for most people to use regularly and smart enough that they may not have to. The Nest Learning Thermostat, as it is called, automatically studies its owner’s daily schedule and adjusts accordingly to save energy. “Thermostats today look like personal computers from the ’90s,” Fadell says. “We think if people see that someone put in the time, energy, and passion to make a thermostat that looks great and is easy to use, they will take an interest in it.”

Fadell, 42, could easily be enjoying early retirement. Back in 2001, he led the project inside Apple that became the iPod, the hit music player that revitalized the company and kicked off its epic run of success. When he left Apple in 2010, he traveled with his family, invested in startups, and built an environmentally friendly vacation home in the Lake Tahoe region. As he looked over options for the house’s heating-and-ventilation system, he couldn’t believe how limited they were. The Internet-connected “smart thermostats” cost over $500 and didn’t have anything like the simple, sophisticated interfaces that members of the iPhone-generation have come to expect.

Source: BusinessWeek

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BusinessWeek - Nov 25, 2011
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