baseboard heater - 2 cables
#1
11-21-19, 07:17 AM
baseboard heater - 2 cables
I installed a 120v replacement baseboard heater/thermostat last year. I wired it into one set of wires from one cable and it worked for a few months and stopped working. I bought a new 240v heater/thermostat but this wiring is odd. IDK if it is connected to another heater, and it is not in my home, so I can't test it now but I thought that both sets were live. I know I'll need to drive over there and test it again, but for now, any ideas on wiring this?
#3
11-21-19, 09:23 AM
Check the voltage at the wiring.
The second wire may go to a wall thermostat.
Sounds like you are doing a lot of guessing here. Wiring is not something to guess about unless you want to make work for the fire department.
The second wire may go to a wall thermostat.
Sounds like you are doing a lot of guessing here. Wiring is not something to guess about unless you want to make work for the fire department.
#4
12-07-19, 09:09 AM
fyi, turns out one cable is hot and the other isn't, and it is wired to a 240v breaker on the panel (B hot, W hot , ground, no neutral). Soooooo, it is a 240v circuit (heater) and the power continues to another heater. The 120v heater that was installed burned out after a few months from the 240v circuit.
#6
12-11-19, 10:39 AM
(B hot, W hot , ground, no neutral)
The 120v heater that was installed burned out after a few months from the 240v circuit.
Be thankful it was the heater that burned out and not your house! You cannot get 120 volts from a 240 volt circuit unless you use the bare grounding conductor as a current carrying neutral which apparently is what has happened.
