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How can I remotely control individual baseboard heaters?

Probably the first key is to find an appropriate way of controlling the baseboard heaters by a low-voltage source. A favorite set of tools for this are the Functional Devices "Relay-in-a-Box"...
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Water Heaters in Parallel on opposite side of house

If they are truly separate then there after the hot water runs out in one tank, then you would still have hot water from the taps connected to the other hot water tank. Or on other words, you can have ...
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Electric water heater tank booster

The booster is intended to be at a temp lower than your water heater. It mixes cold water with your tank's hotter water to increase the amount of hot water you can supply. So the idea is to set your ...
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New Water Heater problems

That is normal performance for a 50 gal heater, especially if the set point was at the lower end of the adjustment (say 120 deg.), as would be required (if there are no additional fancy tempering ...
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Why is the neutral blade of my heater blackened?

In fact, the receptacle (from the extension cord I'm using) doesn't "feel right" anymore. The two flat holes aren't exactly parallel, perhaps from continuous, abnormal heating inside. On the ...
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Why is the neutral blade of my heater blackened?

I live in an old apartment where 2 electrical circuits have been installed, as was standard back then when people only had a few bulbs and maybe a radio set. And the wiring isn't really built for ...
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Why is the neutral blade of my heater blackened?

Typically this is a sign that the receptacles are old and worn out, so the contacts inside them are not making good contact to the blades of the plug. They last a long time, but not forever. The ...
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My bathroom’s baseboard heater will not shut off

The thermostat (inside the unit connected to the knob) has likely failed. Or maybe you just didn't turn it OFF hard enough. The controlling breaker is not necessarily marked correctly, so you could ...
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