Thermostat voltage for electric baseboards

Hello all,

I did a quick search but didn't see what I was looking for so I am posting the following question:

I have a home with electric baseboard heaters. One set of heaters (2) are controlled by relays off a single low voltage thermostat. The other two heaters are each controlled by their own 240 volt thermostat.

I would like to have all the thermostats looking the same however I have yet to find a single design that is available in a low model and in a high voltage model. Since a thermostat, in this case, is a simple switch, would there be any problems for me if I install a 240v thermostat on the low voltage system?

TIA,
Blane

 

If you want to use mechanical high voltage thermostat then yes... you could use one to operate a low voltage load. A mechanical thermostat uses a simple switch to connect the load. It doesn't care if high or low voltage.

You couldn't use a HV electronic thermostat on low voltage as it requires the 240v to operate.

 

Pete,

Thanks for your reply and explanation. I didn't know there is two types. I'll need to see what type of thermostat the one I am looking at is.

Blane

 

I did some research last night I have been unable to figure out how to determine whether a thermostat is mechanical or electronic. Is there a simple way to do this?

Thank you,
Blane

 

All pretty basic and simple looking.

Honeywell CT-410, T410,
Robertshaw 802
Cadet t 521

Thermostats with LED's on them require 120 or 240v so that type won't work on low voltage.
You can get low voltage thermostats that run on batteries.
They don't make high voltage thermostats to run on batteries.

 

Pete,

Thank you for providing a few example thermostats that will work. This helps me better understand what my options are.

Thanks again,
Blane