electric baseboard heaters
#1
10-15-02, 09:49 AM
electric baseboard heaters
Im having problems getting my new heaters to heat up, they get warm but not like they should. They are on a 40 double poll breaker with 14.2 wire. The thermostat is hooked like the booklet said (it is directly connected to the heater in one corner) What am i doing wrong
. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
#5
10-15-02, 01:47 PM
How many heaters are on the circuit? If there are 4 or less, there should be no problem in getting them to heat unless there is a wiring error. The code only permits 2 1000 watt 240 volt heaters on a 15 amp ciruit. If you only have 2, change the breaker to 15 amps and troubleshoot the circut. How are they wired? It sounds like you have them connected in series and they should be in parallel.
Don
Don
#6
10-15-02, 08:21 PM
The volt 240/208 and watt 1000/750..
your heater supplies 1000 watts of heat at 240 volts or 750 watts at 208 volts. You need the heater connected to a 2 pole 15 amp breaker with the wire size you used. 1000 watts of heat is roughy equal to what the average toaster puts out that's why it doesn't seem to be too hot
your heater supplies 1000 watts of heat at 240 volts or 750 watts at 208 volts. You need the heater connected to a 2 pole 15 amp breaker with the wire size you used. 1000 watts of heat is roughy equal to what the average toaster puts out that's why it doesn't seem to be too hot
#11
10-16-02, 10:11 AM
Cappy,
For starters ,The breaker is too large to protect the wire and could become a fire hazard.It need to be changed to a 30amp or smaller.(15amp would work )
How is the connected to the heaters?Is it a double pole or single pole thermostat. Post back and describe what you have.Wire colors ,connections,# of wires,ran from where to where,and anything that you feel may be useful in diagnosing the problem.
For starters ,The breaker is too large to protect the wire and could become a fire hazard.It need to be changed to a 30amp or smaller.(15amp would work )
How is the connected to the heaters?Is it a double pole or single pole thermostat. Post back and describe what you have.Wire colors ,connections,# of wires,ran from where to where,and anything that you feel may be useful in diagnosing the problem.
#12
10-16-02, 02:24 PM
The thermostat is a double pole with off position 22 amp @ 120-240volts. it is a built in line voltage baseboard thermostat with a black and red wire on top and bottom. black on red, red on white on bottom side, topside is red on black and black on black,with grounding wire
#13
10-16-02, 02:28 PM
red wire coming from the heater is connected to the black wire on the bottom of thermostat, red wire on the bottom of thermostat is connected to the neutral wire, the red wire on the top of the thermostat is connected to the hot wire comming into the box, the black wire on top is connected to the black wire that is in the heater. i hope this will help.
