Wall Mounted Thermostat Connected To An Electric Baseboard Heater

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.

Wall mounted thermostat connected to an electric baseboard heater.

Installing a compatible smart thermostat is quick and easy. Baseboard heater mounted thermostats also entail bending down every time you want to change the temperature. Run a new length of 12 2 with ground romex back to the heater. 64 list price 55 56 55.

To wire an installed wall thermostat to a cadet in wall fan heater. This position is closer to where you are and it reflects your comfort. Your source for electric baseboard heaters. Placing a wall thermostat directly above a wall heater is not ideal.

Putting a thermostat directly above a heater is ok but not ideal. That s because when the heater turns off residual heat from the heater will escape and influence the temperature the thermostat senses. A new line voltage thermostat will need to be connected as part of the installation of the new baseboard heater. Careful attention to specific wiring connections will result in a successful.

Reroute the power cable from the baseboard heater to the wall cutout where the thermostat will be located. Qmark md26 double pole wall mount thermostat rated at 22 amps between 120 and 240 volts 18 amps at 277 volts. 25 years ago more than 50 of all household energy was consumed entirely by space heating according to the us energy information administration eia that number has since decreased as a result of smarter energy efficient heating solutions including the onset of smart thermostats and home automation. 5 remove 6 inches of the.

Route supply wire from wall thermostat to wall can. 0 out of 5 stars based on 0 reviews current price 42 64 42. 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. Smart thermostats meet baseboard heaters.

0 review s your price. 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. Connect supply ground wire to grounding pigtail in wall can. Product title tbd baseboard heater thermostat double pole average rating.