programable thermostats
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09-23-04, 07:49 AM
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programable thermostats
Do they make programable thermostats that are not low voltage? I would like to replace our regular old dial thermostat that controls our wall mounted heater with a programable one. The heater is 220v.
#3
09-23-04, 08:31 AM
Let me ask a stupid question so that I might learn something. I've not had much experience with thermostats but I have installed a programmable thermostat in the past (upgraded from a manual thermostat).
Isn't a "low voltage" thermostat referring to the 28 volt line required to power the thermostat and not necessarily the 220volt power required by the heater itself?
Isn't a "low voltage" thermostat referring to the 28 volt line required to power the thermostat and not necessarily the 220volt power required by the heater itself?
#4
09-23-04, 08:38 AM
Originally Posted by erica
Do they make programable thermostats that are not low voltage? I would like to replace our regular old dial thermostat that controls our wall mounted heater with a programable one. The heater is 220v.
#5
09-23-04, 08:44 AM
There are different types of thermostats.
The simplest are line voltage, either 120 or 240, and eliminate all power to the heaters. These are usually for electric baseboard heaters. Sometimes baseboard heaters can accept a low voltage thermostat, but not usually.
There are also low voltage thermostats. These thermostats are typically used for furnaces. The furnace itself runs on line voltage, but low voltage is used to power and control the furnace, as the thermostat is usually remotelty located, and because the furnace sometimes has to run after the thermostats tells it to shut down.
The simplest are line voltage, either 120 or 240, and eliminate all power to the heaters. These are usually for electric baseboard heaters. Sometimes baseboard heaters can accept a low voltage thermostat, but not usually.
There are also low voltage thermostats. These thermostats are typically used for furnaces. The furnace itself runs on line voltage, but low voltage is used to power and control the furnace, as the thermostat is usually remotelty located, and because the furnace sometimes has to run after the thermostats tells it to shut down.
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09-23-04, 04:41 PM
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I know for a fact it is line voltage. I replaced it once before. I guess I will look a little closer while at Lowes. All I ever see are the low voltage ones. Nothing is wrong with the one we have now. I just want a programable one.
#8
09-23-04, 05:01 PM
I have not seen line voltage programmable thermostats at the big box stores. When I was looking I found them at one site on the Internet. They are not cheap.
