Baseboard Heater Thermostat Wiring

Thomas with cadet tech support shows you how to install a double pole wall thermostat on a 240 volt electric baseboard heater.

Baseboard heater thermostat wiring. Route remaining thermostat wire marked t1 to the baseboard heater. Baseboard heaters typically come in standard lengths from 24 inches to 96 inches. 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 most important 15 simple wiring diagram for 220 volt baseboard heater.

Assortment of baseboard heater thermostat wiring diagram. Wiring a baseboard heater thermostat electrical question 1. Unlike the low voltage thermostats that control central heating and air conditioning systems electric baseboard heaters use line voltage thermostats that are installed as part of the full voltage circuit powering the heater. He wishes to connect a small and a huge baseboard heater to a single thermostat and isn t certain how to go about doing it.

In the first baseboard heater twist the bare copper ends together of the black wires from the 10 gauge romex to one of the wires leading to the baseboard heating element. Route remaining supply and ground wire to the baseboard heater. Baseboard heater and thermostat. Double pole wall thermostat route supply wires to the thermostat wiring box if not already present.

A 240 volt 24 inch heater generally is rated for about 350 watts sufficient for a small bathroom while a 96 inch heater is rated for 2 000 to 2 500 watts sufficient for a 200 to 250 square foot space. Perform the same task to the white wires from the romex to the other wire leading to the baseboard heating element. Route supply wires to the thermostat wiring box. Wiring a 240v baseboard heater may be the images we located online from trustworthy resources.

Baseboard heater wiring connections this example shows how the power is brought to the heater using a surface raceway. Check out our voltage blog pos. Baseboard wiring with a double pole 4 wire wall thermostat 120v or 240v supply after you have disconnected splice a left side or splice b right side proceed to the next step. Cover the twisted bare wire connections with a wire nut.

A wiring diagram is a streamlined standard pictorial depiction of an electrical circuit. It shows the elements of the circuit as simplified forms and also the power and also signal links between the gadgets. Ideally the baseboard heater should not rest on the floor or carpeting such as shown in this photo. I have a hhbt 2 thermostat that is for a 220 volt baseboard heater.