And i am curious why you ask?:smile:I admit i don't know everything in this trade,that's why i'm asking so i can learn.I've never hooked up a baseboard heater and t-stat,so i was wondering how to,and how it works.
Electric baseboard heater missing thermostat
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Wouldn't they be the wires going to the heating element?
Most often they are just two black wires.
You should have 4 wires: 2 for the thermal overload (leave wire nutted together) & 2 for the heater.
hardworkingstiff
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Welllllll.
The t-stat and thermal overload need to be wired in series with the heater element.
So, one way to do it is to have a hot wire go to the overload, then the other lead from the overload goes to one lead of the heating element. The other hot wire can go to the t-stat and the return wire from the t-stat would go to the 2nd wire on the heating element.
hardworkingstiff
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Sorry zappy, it just seems your questions are from someone that is new to the trade (not enough time in grade to be an EC).
It is/was not my intent to offend you, and if I did I'm sorry.
peter d
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I would imagine that Zappy probably does not see too many electric baseboards in California. Just like we do not see many heat pumps in New England.
no just romex in the walls.
Romex with yellow conductors? Maybe it's the white and it's discolored with age, and the black in a 12/3 has been cut off.....
No problem.Hey thanks for your help!
Hard working stiff explained it.Thanks for your help.
Yeah i can go threw the whole winter in the bay area without using my gas heater.I would imagine that Zappy probably does not see too many electric baseboards in California. Just like we do not see many heat pumps in New England.
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