240 baseboard heat wiring help


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I'm running new baseboard heat into my living room, bathroom, and bedroom. I want to have three different thermostatsl the thermostat in the living room needs to control 3 baseboard heaters (the bedroom and bath t-stats control one heater each).


3 Questions, please:

- seems like t-stats are basically switches, so can I run from the panel box to the bath, then from the bath thermostat to the bedroom, and then from the bedroom t-stat to the living room one?

- would I then pig tail from each thermostat to the heater it controls?

- for the living room, where I want to control 3 baseboard heaters off one thermostat, do I run the line from the thermostat to the first heater, and then from one heater to the next, rather than running from the t-stat to each heater?

thanks to the smart fellows (and gals) who can help.........
 
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I have started a thread for you. Please no hijacking in the future. Use the Start New Thread button in the yellow box in the upper left corner on the page that lists the threads
 
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How many watts are each of the heaters you are installing?
 
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thanks...sorry

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watts: bathroom and bedroom 2 foot and 2.5 foot units. living room, 5 foot and 3 foot and 3 foot.

total run - 14.5 feet, roughly 15 amps, on 20 amp breaker.
 
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watts: bathroom and bedroom 2 foot and 2.5 foot units. living room, 5 foot and 3 foot and 3 foot.

total run - 14.5 feet, roughly 15 amps, on 20 amp breaker.
What is the wattage of each unit? All baseboard heaters are not equal, some have low and some have high watt densities.
 
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375 bath; 500 bedroom; 1250, 500, 500 in living room. total roughly 3125 watts on 20 amp breaker
 
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Are you sure the 3 foot units are 500 watts each, they could be 750 watts. I see you have a 2.5 foot unit that is also 500 watts. The posters here like to have the exact information in order to give an answer that is accurate as possible.
 
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Typically the heaters are 250 watts per foot.
 
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I haven't touched baseboard heat in awhile, but it seems the best design would be to put each room on its own circuit assuming you have enough space.
 
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that's the issue - only have the 20 amp breaker to work with. I'm pretty sure it can be done, just not positive how to do it.

the updated heaters I want to use and their wattage are below:

Bath: Cadet Baseboard - 2F350W - 240 / 208 Volt; 350 / 262 Watt, 24 in.

Bedroom: Heater - 2F500A - 240 / 208 Volt; 500 / 375 Watt, 30 in.

Living Room: 6F1500A - 240 / 208 Volt; 1500 / 1125 Watt, 72 in
5F1250A - 240 / 208 Volt; 1250 / 937 Watt, 60 in.
 
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Why do you have only the 20 amp breaker? Is your panel full? Will it use tandems?
 
 

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