Wall Mounted Thermostat Connected To An Electric Baseboard Heater

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Wall mounted thermostat connected to an electric baseboard heater.

Careful attention to specific wiring connections will result in a successful. 64 list price 55 56 55. The thermostat can be mounted directly on the heater itself or it can be mounted on the wall so that the circuit wiring passes through the thermostat first on the way to the baseboard heater. Putting a thermostat directly above a heater is ok but not ideal.

0 review s your price. Baseboard heater mounted thermostats also entail bending down every time you want to change the temperature. Your source for electric baseboard heaters. Qmark md26 double pole wall mount thermostat rated at 22 amps between 120 and 240 volts 18 amps at 277 volts.

Route supply wire from wall thermostat to wall can. Installing a compatible smart thermostat is quick and easy. Smart thermostats meet baseboard heaters. Reroute the power cable from the baseboard heater to the wall cutout where the thermostat will be located.

Remove a knockout in the wall can and attach the supply wire to wall can with a strain relief connector leaving a 6 inch wire lead for later use. 0 out of 5 stars based on 0 reviews current price 42 64 42. Run a new length of 12 2 with ground romex back to the heater. Wall thermostats allow you to situate your heater s sensor higher up near the middle of the strata of heat layers or about 48 inches high.

An existing wall mounted thermostat can be installed or wired to a baseboard heater for easier adjustment access. Placing a wall thermostat directly above a wall heater is not ideal. This position is closer to where you are and it reflects your comfort. Nest and ecobee thermostats were made to control low voltage 24v heating systems and electric baseboard heating is high or line voltage 120v or 240v.

A new line voltage thermostat will need to be connected as part of the installation of the new baseboard heater. To wire an installed wall thermostat to a cadet in wall fan heater. That s because when the heater turns off residual heat from the heater will escape and influence the temperature the thermostat senses. Product title tbd baseboard heater thermostat double pole average rating.