You can’t trust thermostat ratings

Thank you for actually doing the footwork most people either just believe or deny it and never tested themselves.

They start opening before the temp rating at which they are fully open at.

People think they just POP open..lol.. yeah.. a big pressure spike is what you want...not.
They have to because it's a curve based on how the thermostat is made. They don't just "pop" open at *** temperature. lol