Electric baseboard thermostat wiring. Baseboard heater wiring is one of the photos we found on the internet from reliable resources. Step 3 remove all electrical power from the main panel circuit breaker box. This means that the baseboard will always have current flowing into it. Install a wall box for the thermostat.
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Installing a baseboard heater and electric circuit. Connect the white supply wire coming from the circuit breaker to the same color supply wire feeding to the baseboard heater. On finished walls a standard old work retrofit switch box works well. These three baseboard heaters can be connected to a two pole 30 amp breaker that is supplying power to the heaters with a two wire 10 gauge romex cable type wire.
Using wire connectors connect a hot supply wire which is typically black to thermostat wire one typically it is marked l1 or line. 240 volt electric baseboard heater 12 inch cable clamp 1 12 inch drywall screws wire connectors black electrical tape 240 volt circuit breaker instructions. How to install a double pole 240 volt baseboard mount thermostat. Electric baseboard thermostat wiring diagram wiring diagram is a simplified good enough pictorial representation of an electrical circuit.
The engineering mindset 1386632 views. Make a cutout for the line voltage thermostat and install a wall box. This thermostats versatility is increased. The other wire bypasses the thermostat box and continues to the baseboard heater.
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