# Do all thermostats make a clicking noise?

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**Created:** [May 31, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-thermostats-make-a-clicking-noise/965425 "2022-05-31T10:42:56Z")\
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> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> In any case, yeah, don’t cover your t-stat unless you allow for a lot of ambient air to move past it. And at the point that enough air can move past it so it can correctly read the temperature of the house, you’re probably not going to be blocking that much sound.

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I was thinking exactly what **Joey\_P** said about airflow. I just didn’t get it out.

There are no end of locking thermostat covers available:

[![](https://mobileimages.lowes.com/productimages/4b91a4dc-a169-487d-aee9-6ebd89fa5164/08971230.jpg?size=xl) ](https://mobileimages.lowes.com/productimages/4b91a4dc-a169-487d-aee9-6ebd89fa5164/08971230.jpg?size=xl)

They’re just vented on the L&R sides and the top and bottom. You _could_ do something similar with a foam cover by Xacto knifing slots in the perimeter.

Even the plastic type in the picture could dampen the sound enough to make you happy. The price to find out isn’t very high.

The other question is whether the existing t’stat is compatible with a remote temperature sensor\*. You could foam box the t’stat in (w/Velcro or similar), and remote mount a temp sensor (which should operate silently) so that the operation of the system isn’t affected.

Or you could just get a new thermostat 😉

\*This kind of thing:

[https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-C7189U1005-Indoor-Temperature-Thermostats/dp/B003UJYZDG](https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-C7189U1005-Indoor-Temperature-Thermostats/dp/B003UJYZDG)

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