Baseboard - Part 2

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Baseboard heating: Leave on or turn down when gone?

Question by Jen: Baseboard heating: Leave on or turn down when gone?
I have electric baseboard heaters. Should I turn them down when I’m gone or leave them at a constant temp, in order to save money?

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I heard that if you turn it down, when you turn it back up it has to work twice as hard and costs more than just leaving it set at a constant temp. Is this true?

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Answer by Trilinie Sarah S
Any time you turn it down, you save money.

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Q&A: I am changing my thermostats on my 240 volt electric baseboard heaters. How do I wire them in series.?

Question by chris k: I am changing my thermostats on my 240 volt electric baseboard heaters. How do I wire them in series.?
At my thermostat box are three sets of wires all wires in box are black/white/ground. One set goes to heater, one set brings power from breaker box and one set goes to heater in other room. My new thermostat has 2 black and 2 red wires.I know how to hook up for single heater, but confused when adding second heater in other room. Which wires get joined together with new thermostat wires so that both heaters get optimal power and I dont burn down my house. Thank You. Chris

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Answer by Rob O
I’m going to assume that your thermostat is ’switching’ from red to black on a DPST type action. In this case, White and black from power source would go to red and red. Two blacks from heaters would go to one black on T-stat and two whites from heater would go to other black on T-stat. Caution should be taken to ensure that the total load from the two heaters is not greater than breaker/fuse capacity.

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Electric Baseboard Heaters vs Electric Space Heaters?

Question by battosaidac: Electric Baseboard Heaters vs Electric Space Heaters?
I want to know what are the advantages and disadvantages of using either of the two products. Which consumes less energy? And stuff like that.

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Answer by $andman
turning electricity to heat is the least efficient of any heat source…the heaters you describe are essentially identical

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Is there any reason to not run baseboard heaters to max?

Question by Doug McKenzie: Is there any reason to not run baseboard heaters to max?
Electric Baseboard heaters. Is there any reason not to run them at max heat. For any length of time . Other than electric bill.

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Answer by Karen L
Not that I know of. Just check there aren’t any curtains or anything too close to them which might have been fine at lower temperatures but would be affected by more heat.

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Does electric heat mean baseboard heaters?

Question by A23: Does electric heat mean baseboard heaters?
I’m debating gas versus electric heat for a new house. Is there such thing as an electric furnace or does electric heat mean electrically heated baseboard heaters?

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Answer by lilabner
you can buy an electric heat pump as well as a gas one. Gas works out cheaper if you combine it with cooking and hot water.

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OIl fired boiler for baseboard heating and electric hot water heater for hot water – any way to save money?

Question by dideyjohn: OIl fired boiler for baseboard heating and electric hot water heater for hot water – any way to save money?

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Answer by roadlessgraveled
If you plan to keep both of those, insulation is the best way to save money.
Insulate the water tank and the pipes from it for 5′.
Turn the temp on the water heater as low as you can tolerate.

Insulate your attic as much as you can, upgrade your windows if they are not good thermopanes, add heavy curtains or cellular blinds, weatherstrip your doors, insulate attic access, insulate sill boxes in basement, insulate perimeter of foundation with at least an inch of foam to 2′ below grade.
One other “trick” is to provide outside air for your boiler so the air it uses for combustion doesn’t have to be pulled through every window/outlet/door and sidewall in the house. By putting a pvc pipe to the outside, with the outlet close to the boiler air intake, you can reduce the drafty feeling in the house, and less warm air is going up the chimney because it is pulling in outside air directly. A motorized damper on that air inlet is best, that opens when the boiler turns on.

However, if the oil boiler is older…think seriously about replacing it with a gas boiler. The difference in efficiency, and the use of “direct vent” makes a huge difference.

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Q&A: What’s the code on installing electric baseboard heaters near electrical outlets?

Question by MM: What’s the code on installing electric baseboard heaters near electrical outlets?
We’re trying to add electric baseboard heaters in a bay window area in a living room but there are a couple of outlets installed in the same spot. We already know we can’t put the heaters directly underneath the outlets, but how far away should they be in order to be within code?

Is there a website that may have this kind of info on electric code such as NEC standards or perhaps state standards?
This is in Pennsylvania BTW. And I’m specifically asking how far away from the sides of the heater it can be installed (but Boston Fan’s already answered that anyway)

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Answer by Boston Fan
The reason for not installing a heater under an outlet is only because you have to keep the cords away from it. You must keep everything at least 6″ away from the heater and drapes at least 12″ away. But follow the instructions on your heater. NEC says that you must follow the instructions on a UL listed item.

Here is the installation manual for the heaters I install.

http://www.houseneeds.com/shop/manuals/qmark_baseboardmanual.pdf

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Can you get a programmable thermostat for electric baseboard heat?

Question by sunflwr324: Can you get a programmable thermostat for electric baseboard heat?
The second level of my house has individual baseboard heaters. The current thermostats are the typical slide bar units … Are there programmable thermostats avaliable for these units and how difficult are they to install?

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Answer by paintingj
Yes. There is one in my office. I think it came from Home Depot about 5 years ago.

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Installing two or more electric baseboard heaters on the same circuit?

Question by Mario R: Installing two or more electric baseboard heaters on the same circuit?
I’ve installed two electric baseboard heaters on the same circuit but I did no daisy-chain them. Instead I have my 12/2 coming from the powerbox to the thermostat and splitting ( Y ) with a set of wires going to baseboard A and a set going to baseboard B.

Is this ok?

Everything works but for some reason the thermostat is kinda warm.
Thanks guys

Here are more details ********************

Actually the electronic thermostat has a capacity of 240 v / 12.5 amp / 3000 w.

I use the same thermostats all over the house and some with 2500 w heaters. No such problems.

I’ve got a 12/2 wire coming from the power box ( 20 amps breaker / 220 circuit ) to the thermostat, then from there it goes to a junction box where it’s split in two. The electric baseboard heaters are 1500 w and 750 w / 2250 w total… about 10.5 amps

What worries me the most it the fact that I put a junction (split) after the thermostat instead of daisy chaining the two baseboards.

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Answer by pokerfunman
1) Be sure the connectons are tight
2) The wattage (power) divided by line voltage will yield your current draw (amps). Be sure your wiring can support the “total load” of both heaters.
3) If you are not tripping your circuit breaker that will be fine, but be sure the wiring at the feed point is adequate for both lines it feeds.

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are space heaters cheaper to run than electric baseboard heaters?

Question by matthew b: are space heaters cheaper to run than electric baseboard heaters?

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Answer by wiredguy1
this depends entirely on the amount of electricity used by each appliance. more info is needed. but for the most part, no. most baseboard heaters run on 240 volts. space heaters run on 120 and will use around 1500 watts to run. the same amount of heat with baseboards heaters will use 1/2 that much.

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Would it be cheaper to use electric baseboard heat or portable heaters to heat a studio in the winter?

Question by Anna: Would it be cheaper to use electric baseboard heat or portable heaters to heat a studio in the winter?
I will be living in a third floor studio (about 400 sq. feet) in Chicago. The management has recently installed electric baseboard heat, therefore I was not able to get price quotes, before signing the lease. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with electric baseboard heat and how much it costs during the winter months? What would be a cheaper alternative? I signed a lease for a year – so I would not be able to make any major changes. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Answer by Steven J
Kerosene heaters, propane heaters, or prefeerably natural gas heaters. Just have a vent for the exhaust.

Electric baseboard heaters are energy inefficent.

Electric is the most expensive source of energy.

And baseboard heating is even worse.

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Oil filled radiator Vs. New electric baseboard…?

Question by Josh: Oil filled radiator Vs. New electric baseboard…?
I recently installed a new electric baseboard heater (just the standard one – no fan) in my office. I am wondering, though, would using my oil filled radiator be more energy efficient?

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Answer by enord
NO. all electrics are the same unless its a quartz or halogen which shines the heat to the object [u] & expends less to warm the room. eventually the e-heat will heat the room at the same cost & efficiency. for all e-heaters

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Q&A: Is our baseboard heater outdated and/or unsafe?

Question by …: Is our baseboard heater outdated and/or unsafe?
We have a baseboard electric heater that spans the length of the kitchen that turns on when the temperature gets below 60 degrees. There is no off switch the lowest it goes is 60.

There are two concerns
The safety factor of course all our other heaters turn all the way off and we usually keep them off unless we really REALLY need them.

Which brings me to the second concern.
We are trying to safe money this year and every time that darn thing kicks on its trying to heat up an entire downstairs to 60.

SO not only am I always worried about a fire or my kids getting burned but Its using money I really can not afford to spend this year..

Problem? I live in an Apartment in Tacoma,wa
Is this something that I can even ask my landlord to fix or update or am I out of luck?
My manager and maintenance man are very intimidating so I want to find out the rules before I get up the nerve to ask.

I did not alter the baseboard at all in anyway. Nor is it anything to do with a breaker. That is just how it is. It never turned off ever. The lowest setting on this one is 60. I am guessing that is just how they made them back then? This apartment was built in the 70s and only one of the eaters in this place have been updated. So I am left to assume back in the seventies they thought a heater that would not off an off option would be great. ?
Oh I thought your “PROB” meant problem re~reading it I see now you meant probably.

So on that note. I do not want to turn any breakers off or alter it in anyway. I just don’t want to be forced to use up energy if I do not have to. And I am not comfortable with the thing coming on every night..

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Answer by davep123
This is prob on it’s own breaker, you could just turn it off at the panel. Also you could get a new T-stat for the unit to turn it to the off possition.

I as a landlord myself wouldn’t let this happen if you let it get too cold, pipes will freeze and i will have to come in and fix pipes, if i ever find out one of my tenants is trying to turn off the heat they will be evicted period plain and simple.

In PA people who can’t afford heat can go to the county for “heat help”
maybe your state offers that IDK, be worth a try.

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Electric baseboard heaters?

Question by bsisser0: Electric baseboard heaters?
We have moved in to a house in the country, witch was built in 1975. The heating system is electric baseboard heaters. They are all original to the house. Are the ones that are built today so much more energy efficient that it would be worth replacing them or are they still the same when it comes to being efficient.

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Answer by don_vvvvito
Looks like as far as energy efficiency goes they are about the same.
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http://www.jimrooneyonthelevel.com/2007/1117.htm

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Q&A: Outlets can be located 6 inches above electric baseboard heaters.True or false?

Question by Abe: Outlets can be located 6 inches above electric baseboard heaters.True or false?

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Answer by chris45771618
You need to check your LOCAL electrical codes, but here it is NOT allowed

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