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Ecobee Aux Heat running only in the early morning hours between 1:30-5:30am [closed]
We have only had our ecobee for about 9 months and it was still chilly in March of 2024 so we had ran our heat then as well but this didn’t happen. It only does it in the middle of the night. It has ...
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How could I add a thermostat or remote control to a hardwired wall heater?
I have a wall heater very much like this one:
This is a very simple heater that's hardwired, with a simple dial to turn on the heat, and how high.
This device is in a studio that's detached from the ...
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How to connect a smart thermostat to newer boiler
I have a new (installed 1.5 years ago) HTP Elite Ultra boiler that is run with only a Red and White wire. I figured I would look into upgrading the default thermostat they provided so that I could ...
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Thermostat Wiring for Navien Heating
I have a NCB250/150H unit for space heating and wanted to know if it's possible to connect 2 low voltage thermostat wires or splice them into one and connect to a single thermostat terminal zone (only ...
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Why is there no power to the heating system in my flat?
I turned off the power in my flat (UK) to change a light fixture. When I turned it back on everything worked…except the switch for the heating. It’s a central boiler with an evinox satellite unit. The ...
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How to unplug heating element connector in tumble dryer
heating element 3H1907SAH in tumble dryer AEG LAVATHERM 6DBK72P.
After removing side panel you see on picture the connector of the heating element. I do not know how to unplug it.
first plug in the ...
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Second floor thermostat, battery powered, does absolutely nothing and appears to not be connected to anything
I recently bought a two-level house that has a thermostat on each floor. The second-floor thermostat was not turning on; I removed it from the wall and removed some corroded batteries, cleaned it and ...
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Maytag dryer not heating
Can the thermal cut off if not working cause a new outlet thermistor to fail when connecting the machine (I didn’t check it prior to installing the thermistor)
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Is it more efficient to boil water in a pot on the electric stove than in an electric kettle? [closed]
Water heating consumes a noticeable portion in a paycheck for the electricity. Saving on water heating did affect the cost. I also dropped the electric kettle for the electric stove. Is it more ...
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Will three baseboard heaters overload my wiring or thermostat?
I purchased a residential property that has a garage/workspace constructed in 2000 with a building permit and it has a 100amp sub panel. The space has three 72" electric baseboard heaters (1500 ...
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Identifying a bimetal thermostat from an electrical wall heater
Attached are pictures of a bimetal(?) thermostat from an electric heater. The knob broke off, so I need to replace it. Does anyone know the name? Or have a link?
https://imgur.com/a/qhaC7Mo
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How to install Ecobee thermostat to central heat pump (two wires) [duplicate]
I am trying to install an Ecobee Enhanced thermostat to my central heat pump which I am told has 1 stage of heating, cooling, and aux heat and has an inverter which ramps up and down. However, the ...
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How to wire ecobee thermostat to central heat pump (two wires only)
I apologize in advance if this is not the correct forum for this. If so, please let me know where I should start.
I am looking to have my central heat pump set up with Ecobee Enhanced. For background, ...
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Why do electric baseboard heaters all max out around 2500W?
Is there a practical or rule-related reason that electric baseboard heaters in the US max out at around 2500W? It's common to have them on a dedicated 240V 20A breaker so it seems obvious to make ...
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How can I update an old electric furnace in my mobile home? [closed]
I rent a small one-bedroom trailer with an old electric furnace from the 70s. My electric bills in the winter are insane, especially relative to the size of the space.
My suspicion is that the main ...
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Entire (Mostly) Home's Lights Flicker when Resistive Loads are Energized
Thanks for taking a look at my question. I am troubled by a strange issue that I think I may have an idea about, but I am not 100%. So I would appreciate anyone else's feedback to hopefully set me ...
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Estimating heat pump energy usage
My house is heated by an old oil furnace, and the oil tank could spring a leak and flood our basement at any moment, so I'm hoping to replace it with a ground source heat pump this year. I'm trying to ...
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Dryer timer not advancing and not heating
Whirpool brand dryer timer not advancing at all. It’s also not heating as well. I checked the thermal fuse, thermostat and heating element by using continuity. All of them looks good as much as I can ...
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Can I directly power a warmfloor heating wire with mains power for testing purposes?
Sometimes on a jobsite the lighting will be wired up but the lightswitches have not been installed yet ... so you drag a live extension cord up to the wall and stab the romex hot/neutral in and ... ...
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Required Circuits for Waterfurnace Geothermal Unit and Aux Heater
I am pulling the permit and installing the electrical wiring for my Waterfurnace 7 Series 4-ton Ground Source Heat Pump / Furnace. These are the components:
7 SERIES 700A11 Model 048 (Reference ...
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Heat pump not blowing warm air when on heat - puzzling behavior
Config:
Ecobee thermostat
Lennox setup (furnace, heat pump, indoor coils)
Installed for ~6-7 months now
Problem:
Setting the Ecobee to Heat for 66F (not aux - just using the heat pump) turns on the ...
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Older Coleman Electric Furnace Not Used
My wife's family has this older Coleman electric furnace in their mobile home that is not being used, instead they use electric space heaters. We're not sure how long the furnace has been unused or ...
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Hooking up new line volt thermostat for elec baseboard
Trying to install a new thermostat to electric baseboard heating.
Heating is 240 V, new thermostat is Honeywell RLV3150
Current dial thermostat is hooked up, and the junction box has 3 wires going to ...
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Circuits for electric storage heating
I have been looking at some flats in UK (apartments) which have electric storage heating.
One flat has very old storage units, with two power supplies: one for the night (economy) rate, and one for ...
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Why is my heater constantly on?
I have a heat-only electric furnace. Bypassing the thermostat, the R and W terminals on the control board are always connected. The thermostat is good but something is causing the control board to ...
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New thermostat not compatible?
I have a new Honeywell thermostat that says it is compatible with oil furnaces, but I just took off the old rotary one and it appears there are only two black wires. I assume this will not work, ...
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Dryer won't heat even after replacing the Thermal Fuse, Thermal Cutoff Fuse, Thermostat Cutoff Kit, Heating Element, Thermistor, high-limit thermostat
Dryer won't heat. Heating element wont hold continuity. Ordered a New one, got the wrong part, took the coils off the new heating element and put them on old.. installed.. this worked well for 5 min ...
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regular oven conversion to support convection [closed]
Preface: I thought about posting this on the Seasoned Advice (Cooking) SE network but concluded that the engineering/architectural aspects of this topic and question justified placement here. I'm open ...
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Choosing Where to Place Forced Air Wall Heaters
I have a small home ~800 sq ft in a mountain climate that gets quite cold in the winters (10s-20s F in the day in the winter). I already have a pellet stove but the other existing heat comes from two ...
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Can I split a single 2500 watt baseboard heater into 2 smaller heaters?
I am converting a large bedroom into 2 smaller rooms by adding a dividing wall and hallway (see diagram).
The large room had a 2500 Watt electric baseboard heater (240V). I would like to use that same ...
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Thermostat swap
While switching out thermostat I noticed only two wires instead of more Rh W to be specific. The new thermostat has no Rh only R and Rc on Wich I selected R. Heat turns on now but doesn't turn off at ...
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What metrics determine whether a zone valve is a suitable replacement for another?
I need to replace a leaking zone valve in my basement. I think I found a replacement for it off of SupplyHouse.com but wanted to make sure it really is a suitably replacement before I pull the trigger ...
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nordyne hvac furnace will not fire up, tries 2-3 times, the grey resistors get real hot
nordyne furnace kept giving me communication code, replaced thermostat, ran fine for a week. get pressure switch codes so i replaced them. now it starts cycle and wont fire, if i leave the unit off ...
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Enabling heat-pump load shedding when running on generator power
I electrified my heating system by replacing my air conditioning condenser with a heat pump. I hired a contractor to install a Trane variable speed heat pump and matching air handler. The air handler ...
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Oil radiator making sparks
My oil-filled radiator emits sparks when the thermostat switches off. A loud click can be heard (this, I’ve seen, is normal) but when the room is dark I can see a spark through the slits in the casing ...
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Wiring 240V two-element outdoor heaters
I installed an electric heater over my covered deck last year. My intention was to design and install a system that complied with NEC and would pass an inspection. I initially installed a single ...
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Thermostat calling for heat but brand new Taco Zone Switch not opening?
I have a trusty old gas boiler that succeeded at providing baseboard heat to 2 zones for years. I recently had a third zone added. This is a 2-wire, heat-only system. The electrician tried and couldn'...
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What could be damaging my furnace control board and/or what can I do to protect it?
I had an issue with a damaged control board a few months ago, replacing it worked, details here: Is it the control board or is it the induction fan?
A similar issue has now came up.
It's hit or miss ...
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Does open stairs between basement and main living cost extra electricity bill?
Does with No door or open stairs between basement and main living lead extra electricity bill, specially in winter, even though entire basement is finished and well insulated ?
We want to have open ...
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Why I am having eye irritation problem with oil radiator in my home (in India/Asia) when I never had such problem in Europe
I used to live in Europe, and I loved electronic oil radiators as well as central heating.
This year, I decided to buy an electronic oil radiator for my home in Delhi, India. But whenever I use it, my ...
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My dryer on my laundry center stopped working
Can i run my laundry center on 120v for the washer portion only and disconnect the dryer completely? I only have 1 240v outlet and a 120v outlet with a 20 amp breaker. I called a repair shop and they ...
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What could cause a thermostat to distribute electricity to only one heater out of two?
I have two electric heaters on the same circuit. They are connected in parallel, or at least the wires all come in the same box where the thermostat is installed.
Previous setup: 1 heater had a built-...
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Wiring Infrared Patio Heating Systems
We're thinking about installing an infrared patio heater – according to a local dealer a CD-6024 (2 - 3000 W / 240 V elements for a total of 6000 watts) would do the job. For the controls they ...
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How to turn off old Mears M7-D thermostat controlling electric baseboard heating
I cannot figure out how to turn off the electric heating on this old unit that was installed probably around 50 years ago. Counterclockwise or clockwise, the electric heating element in the baseboard ...
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Is 10/3 @ 240 with ground good enough for a short run from sub panel to sauna heater?
I'm no pro, so I'm sorry in advance for doing my own work, but I enjoy the learning and experience. I've run aluminum 4/3 out to a new sauna with a sub-panel, roughly 100', which houses 2x single pole ...
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How do I convert an old Satchwell/Sunvic TLX2203 thermostat wiring to line voltage wiring?
I have an old Satchwell/Sunvic TLX2203 thermostat.
It has 3 wires connected to it which look to be:
switched live (green)
live (red)
neutral (black)
(at least I think that's the case)
I would like ...
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Water heater not producing hot water but everything seems to be working?
We just bought a house and the previous owner had a brand new water heater installed. The first day we took a shower it was not very warm and the next day there was no hot water at all.
I checked the ...
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Is it the control board or is it the induction fan?
I've got an older Goodman (GME80905CXAB) that doesn't seem to heat. Blower motor turns on just fine for cool but not at all when there's a call for heat. I can confirm ~120 volts are going into the ...
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Compatibility of heat lamps and bulbs
I am wondering which heat lamps work with what bulbs. In particular
If I have a heat lamp with a rated wattage of x, can I use it with a
heat lamp bulb with a rated wattage significantly less than x (...
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Does this seem like the right place to tap a C-Wire from my heater?
I need a C-wire for my thermostat but my heater only has R and W connectors (red circle).
On the schematic on the heater, up top (red arrow), looks like:
5 is 24V Gnd (bit hard to read but i've ...
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