Should I mount the wall thermostat above the garage heater?
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Brian, when you are installing a thermostat for an electric unit garage heater you want to put it on the other side of the workshop, basement or garage..Please note you must you a Line Voltage Thermostat with the electric heater.. A low voltage thermostat will not work
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Absolutely! I placed mine atop my router, which is in a relatively open area. If you're using it in an enclosed area. it's probably best to use it as you mentioned and exhaust the hot air from the space. Keep in mind though that it's not a super high power unit; if you have a lot of heat being generated, you may want a stronger solution.
347629
you don't need a wall plate with his thermostat - the back is the wall plate. There isn't a thermostat covering a 2-gang - you will have to improvise and that will most likely not look very good. Better to replace the 2-gang with a single and refinish the wall.
1498808
No. It is to large to stuff in the wall...mine is mounted in the basement next to a power box with thermostat wires running to the thermostat.
419505
I would think you can if you have electrical outlets in the garage. Just be careful with it as you would any heater!
1192268
It is likely that your old thermostat is mounted on an electrical box in the wall. The T701 will mount right over the old box without any other parts needed.
917834
I am not sure if I understand the question correctly, as the bottom can mean many different things to many different people. However, I have never mounted any thermostats, for a waterbed heater underneath the bed. And I have done professional set ups, with deliveries for waterbeds for many years. And I have put thermostats in many places on a waterbed, but never underneath the frame or the deck. This is typically because the deck is not traditionally thick enough to hold the mounting screws, for the thermostats but the side boards generally are. I have this particular model of heater with the thermostat installed on the out side of the head of the bed, so I can reach it during the night to adjust it with greater ease and it works fine for me with no problems.
1433879
I'm not that good of an electrician so I can't truly say, but I can tell you that we love the remote therm. because we can make it control wherever we are. Ours is a small apartment with a loft, so to control just the loft would be cold below and vice-versa, warm on the bottom and really hot upstairs. Hope this helps with your decision, P.S. you can lay the remote anywhwere you want it and call it hardwired, HA, Ha. just kidding.
188605
You should have it installed on its own deticated circuit. If your removing an older heater and replacing it with this one you should be fine installing it yourself.
1725274
There is an on/off rheostat dial on the front of the unit. This would be fine if you are running straight power to the heater. I have the heater set at its highest setting and my power comes from a wall thermostat. Hope that makes sense to you.
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If the circuit is controlled by this thermostat, yes. If your wiring goes from the breaker directly to the heaters, no. This thermostat is intended to replace wall mounted thermostats, not on-board thermos. If you are replacing a wall mount thermo, then a series wired set of heaters is ok. Just make sure not to exceed the maximum amperage for the entire set. So Amperage = (sum of watts of all heaters on the circuit)/208 volts. The max load for this thermo is 12.5 Amps or 2600 watts total at 208V. Consult with your favorite electrician if you are unsure. If you want a digital on board thermo then use this: Cadet #03400 208/240V White Thermostat If the circuit is controlled by this thermostat, yes. If your wiring goes from the breaker directly to the heaters, no. This thermostat is intended to replace wall mounted thermostats, not on-board thermos. If you are replacing a wall mount thermo, then a series wired set of heaters is ok. Just make sure not to exceed the maximum amperage for the entire set. So Amperage = (sum of watts of all heaters on the circuit)/208 volts. The max load for this thermo is 12.5 Amps or 2600 watts total at 208V. Consult with your favorite electrician if you are unsure. If you want a digital on board thermo... » Read More If the circuit is controlled by this thermostat, yes. If your wiring goes from the breaker directly to the heaters, no. This thermostat is intended to replace wall mounted thermostats, not on-board thermos. If you are replacing a wall mount thermo, then a series wired set of heaters is ok. Just make sure not to exceed the maximum amperage for the entire set. So Amperage = (sum of watts of all heaters on the circuit)/208 volts. The max load for this thermo is 12.5 Amps or 2600 watts total at 208V. Consult with your favorite electrician if you are unsure. If you want a digital on board thermo then use this: Cadet #03400 208/240V White Thermostat « Show Less
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We bought this product over a year ago to maintain the temp in our pump house. It runs when the temp in the pump house falls below 45 degrees. This unit is easy to install and does the job as intended. I would not recommend mounting this unit vertically because the electronics could overheat or worse. If you look closely at the picture, you'll see venting above, below and in front of the heating elements. I would contact the manufacturer to be sure.
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Thermostat is at the opposite end of the wall plug. You plug the heater into the wall plug end and can move the thermostat the length of the cord.It should work for you if you have enough cord length to place the thermostat where you want it.I am very pleased with my unit.JH
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Lori,does the wall aim towards the large garage door or is it somewhere where there has a dead wall? The heat would be read as a signature that is not normally present in the space. If so then this should work... if at the big garage door then this might have issues until the heat signature moves fairly close to the unit itself....
1297245
The thermostat will keep the temp. In a safe range. Leaving the unit running to long could cause over heating.
1167668
I'm not a professional electrician, but I don't see a practical reason why it couldn't be installed sideways. However,everything I do, I do to code. So if you have space issues, you might be in violation of code spacing from unit to floor, unit to side wall and/or unit to door/trim/framing etc. Some codes may seem silly. To me, codes for a heater for safety clearance seem reasonable.
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mine is for hot water in a cabin. I will mount it on an external wall with a small roof over it with the exhaust pipe coming out the roof.piping will enter the cabin from below through the outside cabin wall. I suppose you could do the same thing with a shed but I wouldtry to keep the heater as close to where you will use it as you can. Don't forget about protecting it from freezing in the winter.