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  1. electricnewbie

    Baseboard heater periodic buzzing when maintaining set room temperature

    Hi, A baseboard heater in my house emits a short buzzing sound every 30 seconds. It seems to happen only when the room is near the temperature I've set on my thermostat, that is, only when the heater is keeping the room at a certain temperature, and not when it's working hard to raise the...
  2. C

    Baseboard heater wiring

    I have two baseboard heaters (1000w and 1500w), both 240V. They are in different rooms of the house. I want to run them on the same 240V circuit- 15A. Two questions: can I put both on the same circuit? And can I simply connect them in a junction box near the panel?
  3. D

    208v heater doesn’t work

    I have a 208v circuit that reads 208v across the leads on my meter; but when I connect a baseboard heater rated for 208/240v that works elsewhere in the same house it doesn’t work. Appreciate any assistance!
  4. A

    Help wiring two baseboards in parallel with one T-Stat

    Hello guys, I'm in Montreal, Canada. First, I just want to install everything and then call an electrician to validate and connect to the breaker. Two baseboards in parallel with one T-Stat Can you folks tell me if my installation (see draw enclosed) is correct? I was told to do it that way...
  5. NBCanada

    What is best and easiest way for an electrician to connect lights and plugs from electric baseboard existing circuit upstairs?

    I have an older home with some knob and tube upstairs, downstairs has been rewired new. I want to disconnect upstairs knob and tube. Can an electrician , junction my electric baseboard wire (all upstairs rooms have baseboard heaters to install new bedroom lights and plugs.? I am on breakers. I...
  6. J

    240v Single Pole baseboard heater - thermostat wiring

    Im a DIY novice. I have changed central AC thermostat, light fixtures, switches etc. This has me stumped. I have a 240v single pole baseboard heater with an old mercury thermostat. I would like to replace that thermostat with a Honeywell TL8130A. Question 1 - Can someone explain the wiring to...
  7. G

    Baseboard heater won’t turn off

    Hello all, I’m a contractor and pretty decent with electrical. But I’m super stumped. I have only one baseboard heater in my house that will not turn off. I have replaced the thermostat 2 times now, so I’m pretty confident it’s not that. Could there be anything else I’m missing? On a side...
  8. R

    Baseboard Thermostats: How do I determine the power out wires to a second thermostat?

    I need some help with a 240V baseboard heater problem... I bought two smart thermostats for my home. I installed the first one and it powered on as soon as I flipped the breaker back on. Turned the breaker back off, and installed the second one. Flipped the breaker on and it worked too - yay...
  9. E

    240v electric baseboard heater

    Hello, I'm a 2nd year apprentice in commercial doing some home troubleshooting. I have a 240 volt baseboard heater that has never worked. I recently put in a new 2 wire thermostat which did not help. I checked the wiring in the heater itself and was getting 240 volts. 120 volts on the neutral...
  10. J

    Help with baseboard heaters/thermostat please.

    Hello, newbie here and thank you all very much in advance. I have two 8’ electric baseboard heaters in my living room. Both are on the same breaker and both are controlled by one old Honeywell T87F low voltage thermostat and a White-Rogers relay box in the basement. One of the heaters will...
  11. J

    Replace a 25" electric baseboard heater with in floor heat

    Hello I am starting to plan a bathroom renovation and would like to remove an old baseboard heater and replace it with infloor heat. The circuit looks to be a double breaker 20amp each that runs to a baseboard in the powder room onto the laundry room then into the bathroom i want to replace...
  12. R

    How to shut off 120v baseboard heater?

    I've planned a 20A circuit serving a tiny half-bath in a workshop. The circuit will contain a few LED ceiling lights, a receptacle (not for tools) and a 350 or 400W 120V baseboard heater. So it would not be convenient to shut off the heater via the main panel. When I'm not working during the...
  13. K

    baseboard heaters

    I have 2 baseboard heaters connected to one thermostat and they make a rattling sound. any idea what would cause this?

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