Electric - Part 2

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electric wall board heater directly underneath built in smoke alarm, and alarm always goes off. What to do?

Question by sccates: electric wall board heater directly underneath built in smoke alarm, and alarm always goes off. What to do?
As I said, the heater is built in the wall, and is directly underneath a smoke alarm wired into the ceiling, not powered by batteries. The heater is my only source of heat, and whenever I turn it on it sets off the alarm, and it is a hassle to turn it off because the ceiling is very high and impossible to reach without a ladder. The heater is new, and not been used because of this reason (I had to get a portable space heater, which is not all that effective). What can I do?

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Answer by witherinlily
Well if it only goes off when you first cut it on after the summer its just the heater burning off the dust (harmless) but if it goes off everytime you cut it on after the dust has had time to burn off I say get a latter and cut the wires and get you a battery operated alarm and place it somewhere else away from the heater like on the other side of the room

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We have electric baseboard heaters throughout the house, they have power going to them but they don’t heat up.?

Question by jo_otter: We have electric baseboard heaters throughout the house, they have power going to them but they don’t heat up.?

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Answer by John L
In all heaters there should be a thermostat, check that it’s operating and it’s not turned right down, if it is although there is power going to them they won’t heat up,…… good luck.

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Electric Baseboard Heat Question?

Question by Sks144: Electric Baseboard Heat Question?
I have a few electric baseboard heaters in my apartment at college, and since they are my only source of heat, I generally run them constantly at a moderate temperature.. It generally runs up my electric bill a good bit, almost 200 a month, but I don’t have many other options.. Anyways, I will be going home for winter break for a month, and I was wondering whether I should just turn off all the heaters, because they are expensive to run and I won’t even be there (fire hazard as well).. There is an apartment below me and one above me, I am in the middle, so I am not too worried about pipes freezing, but I don’t know what else I should be concerned with.. Can anyone give me some advice?

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Answer by stacy
Don’t turn the heat off.Set it so it’s above the freezing temp.

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Q&A: Does anyone own an electric furnace?

Question by Johnny Walker: Does anyone own an electric furnace?
I heat with a woodstove and electric baseboard heaters. I am thinking of putting in a furnace and with the price of oil and gas i might just get an electric F.A,the price is lower because there are no exaust pipes to put in to vent,there are no fumes to worry about,and the furnace itself is cheaper.I’m just wondering about operating costs. It gets very cold in the winter where i live.

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Answer by bugear001
They work very well. My house is entirely electric. My electric bills averages about 0 a month. I live in Texas, so it does not get real cold here. I keep the thermostat on 72 in the winter and 79 in the summer.

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Do those electric portable fire places work good? can you tell me a good electric heater wall or portable?

Question by Leah: Do those electric portable fire places work good? can you tell me a good electric heater wall or portable?
Do those electric portable fire places work good? can you tell me a good electric heater wall or portable i live in a motor home and need electric heat because i think it is safer and cheaper then my propane heat i need try save money ..i got laid off

thanks please suggest good heats and leave links i need nothing over 130 just tell me if those fireplace heaters work and what other kind you would suggest for a motor home 35 ft

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Answer by f100_supersabre
Electric “portable fireplaces” are basically an electric heater with a fancy decoration.

IF your propane heater is a ducted type, (found on larger motor homes,) the electric heater will NOT be as efficient at heating the entire home, but will work well in a “limited” area, in part depending on how well the home is insulated.

I assume you are NOT running a generator to supply power. If you are using a generator, then the propane heater is cheaper to run as well as more efficient “overall”.

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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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Is it more economical to use portable oil-filled electric heaters than the large built-in baseboards?

Question by Dartagnan: Is it more economical to use portable oil-filled electric heaters than the large built-in baseboards?
Electric rates have skyrocketed in my area and I only heata few rooms in the house and only in the evening. I think a small electric portable oil-filled radiator would be cheaper to operate than heating up the large baseboard heater. I am wrong or right? Would love to save some money somehow. Thanks for your answers

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Answer by dodgeum43
I don’t know about cheaper but the smell will get to you.

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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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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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Electric heaters wired in versus plug in?

Question by Robert R: Electric heaters wired in versus plug in?
Would a wired in electric baseboard heater be cheaper to use than a plug in type heater? assuming the wattage is the same.

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Answer by Big City
I don’t think so. You just have the connivance of no cord and a thermostat.All electric heaters are spendy to run . I put a 1500 watt heater in my bathroom in the basement and it works great,it looks like a little fire place but i only use it when im in the shower so i haven’t seen a bill yet good luck

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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

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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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