How To Install Electric Baseboard Heater With Wall Thermostat

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How to install electric baseboard heater with wall thermostat.

Visually locate the opening in the wall that was made for. Connect each wire in the wiring box with one wire from the thermostat. Guide to home electrical wire. The two wires in the thermostat wiring box run between the thermostat and the baseboard heater.

Features to look for in electric baseboard heaters. Low voltage thermostats designed for gas oil or heat pumps won t work and are extremely dangerous on a high voltage system. Wiring a baseboard heater thermostat and electric panel circuit then wiring connections for the installed baseboard wall heater. Instructions for converting baseboard heating radiant heating.

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. Thomas with cadet tech support shows you how to install a double pole wall thermostat on a 240 volt electric baseboard heater. Make sure you buy a high voltage thermostat designed for electric baseboard heat. Installing and wiring an electric baseboard heater installing a baseboard heater circuit.

Thermostats for electric baseboard heaters operate at the same voltage as the heater usually 240 volts. They are typically mounted at the same height as wall switches. Detach the screws holding the baseboard heater to the wall or baseboard with a screwdriver. Some baseboard heaters have thermostat units built into the heaters and require no wall thermostat.

Move the heater slightly away from the wall. A new line voltage thermostat will need to be connected as part of the installation of the new baseboard heater. Thomas with cadet s tech support department shows you how to install a single pole wall thermostat on a 240 volt cadet electric baseboard heater. Thermostats for baseboard heaters can go anywhere in the room but tend to give the most accurate reading when located on an interior wall and away from other heat sources.