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If I disconnect (remove) my thermostat, will it keep the heaters from comming on?

Question by NEWTOME: If I disconnect (remove) my thermostat, will it keep the heaters from comming on?
I’ve got those electric baseboard heaters all around the basement but I also have a monitor, which I prefer to use. I don’t want to use the electric heaters, and there’s an outlet I need to use that’s on the same circuit. I thought I could disconnect the thermostat and that would disable them – would that work?

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Answer by Tim B
Yes; there is no way for the connection to be made.

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Why is there a strange scent coming from the baseboard heater?

Question by Mrs. Heathcliff: Why is there a strange scent coming from the baseboard heater?
My family and I moved into a 30+year old house over the summer. The former tenants were an 80 year old couple, and we suspect they lived in the downstairs, so the heaters may not have been in use for several years. The problem is, the heaters emit this horrible scent. If I could describe it, it smells of rust and something else. Even with opening windows and turning them on several times, it’s not going away. We have electric baseboard heat in all the rooms, and all give off the same scent. Does anyone know what could be causing this, and how to fix it? We’re renting the house.

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Answer by Carl M
yuk, yeah!

If they are electric bace heaters, it is the baked on dust, mildew dead bugs and all the other stuff of the previous owner. Electric base heaters, to me are the worste heat applicators out there. They’re horrible. BUT……they are 100% efficient. You’ve got to find a way to clean off the fins, the little heat radiators, that have been “caked” with dust.

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I have a gas wall heater from my old house that had an outdoor tank. My new house has city gas. ?

Question by shovelhead_greg: I have a gas wall heater from my old house that had an outdoor tank. My new house has city gas. ?
Is there any difference? Can i run my old heater as it is?

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Answer by JC R
It’s probably different (propane vs natural gas), so I’d say probably not. Some heaters will run both but they’re not common. Call your gas company – they will tell you for sure.

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convert a wall heater from natural gas to LP?

Question by PHLAPP: convert a wall heater from natural gas to LP?
How to convert a 30,000 btu blue flame vent less wall heater from natural gas to propane.

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Answer by tercir2006
I don’t definitely know the answer to this one, but I would imagine it’s a simple matter of changing the gas jet.

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Any tips about having an old gas wall heater removed from a bathroom?

Question by venice: Any tips about having an old gas wall heater removed from a bathroom?
I know I’ll need a plumber to remover the heater and cap the line. How much should I expect to pay? How can I repair the hole that will be left?
I’ve never turned on the heater because it appears to be original with the house; about 55 years old. Any tips or ideas would be appreciated!

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Sick from electric heater?

Question by yaoi_flavored_pocky: Sick from electric heater?
I moved into my apartment 6 months ago, and turned my electric baseboard heaters on for the first time a little over a week ago. I was awake for the first hour or two it was on, and I felt fine. When I woke up the next morning, I had a nasty headache, was dizzy, very nauseous, and started vomiting within an hour.
I turned the heater off and reluctantly left the house later on. For the two hours or so I had been in the apt, I had continued to feel sick, but within 2-3 hours of leaving, I felt basically back to normal. That night, I came home, and I turned the heaters on again – but only about halfway on.
The next morning, I again woke up with a headache and nauseated, though this time not as severely. Again, within 2-3 hours of leaving the house, I felt fine. I then left the heaters completely off three night in a row, and was perfectly fine, but I turned the heaters on again last night, and woke up sick this morning.
Does anyone know what’s wrong with my heaters?

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Answer by dances_with_unicorns1955
Are you sure that you have an ELECTRIC heater? You’re describing a lot of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, but that’s only created by improperly vented GAS heaters of one sort or another (kerosene, too). Is it possible that the heaters in your place are electric *fans* that get their actual heat from a gas source?

First, check with your apartment complex management to be SURE that those are electric heaters. If they don’t sound absolutely certain, then contact the municipality in which you live to find out if your complex has gas service. If it does, it’s possible that you’re somehow getting carbon monoxide from SOMETHING on the property. Don’t forget about a gas water heater, too, or a gas-fired community boiler of some sort.

It’s not a bad idea to get a carbon monoxide detector; it’s not much money considering it could save your life.

If ANY of it happens again, call 911; it sounds like you’re getting carbon monoxide from SOME source, and that is deadly stuff.

Good luck!

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Hooking up new electric baseboard heaters. 220 wiring going from breaker box is black and whit. wiring in hea?

Question by clemmonsralph: Hooking up new electric baseboard heaters. 220 wiring going from breaker box is black and whit. wiring in hea?

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Answer by jethro
you have no neutral, black is “hot” and white is “hot” you do have a ground. heater wires should be black and white and green or black and red and green. the black will be hot white will be hot also red will be hot doesnt matter whick color code you use connect your two “hot” together and your ground together you can also ground to the heater frame itself. hope this helps

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Is there any thing I cant get to put around a wall heater to protect my baby from touching it?

Question by Hope08: Is there any thing I cant get to put around a wall heater to protect my baby from touching it?
I just bought a wall heater for my house. But I am scared that my baby will run into it and get burnt. Is there anything that I can get to protect her from touching it?

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Answer by gary r
There are fireguards that you can buy,but why not mount the wall heater out of reach,and angle it downwards?

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how far should furniture be kept from electric baseboard heaters?

Question by Dan C: how far should furniture be kept from electric baseboard heaters?

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Will natural gas be emitted from a gas wall heater if the thermostat is on but the pilot light is off?

Question by Lisa Simon: Will natural gas be emitted from a gas wall heater if the thermostat is on but the pilot light is off?
I may have left the thermostat on but the pilot light off on my sister’s gas wall heater. Will this emit natural gas or since the pilot light is off will the flow of natural gas be blocked?
It’s a gas wall heater, not a water heater.

So, Chris, what you’re saying is that if the pilot light is not lit, even if the thermostat wants to turn on the heat, the gas will not flow because the pilot light is not lit? Therefore, the house is safe?

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Answer by Chris
It is blocked, there is a thermocouple that measures the pilot temperature, if it is not hot the gas will not turn on.

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Q&A: What wires need to be cut from an old wall heater?

Question by wishinwitchy: What wires need to be cut from an old wall heater?
We are painting our bathroom and have an old wall heater … we want to take it off the wall but we are unsure of what to do with the electrical wires. Do you know which ones we cut? Any special instructions?

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Answer by Ivan B
you need to turn off the breaker in the circuit panel first then any can be cut. be sure you shut off the right breaker!!!!

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Has anyone else noticed a smokey film coming up from their electric baseboard heaters?

Question by sue g: Has anyone else noticed a smokey film coming up from their electric baseboard heaters?
All of mine are doing it. There are two of them that are worse than the others. Is this normal?

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Answer by Handey Randy
The smokey film comes from dust that settled on the heater fins, and is now being vaporized into the room air, and sticking to walls from the heat process.

To eliminate future film, vacuum the fins monthly, or at least before the heating unit is restarted in the fall.

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The Ideal Greenhouse Heaters To Choose From

The Ideal Greenhouse Heaters To Choose From

The reason why greenhouse heaters are so important is due to the fact that the temperature changes on regular basis through out the day and night. At some stage it could drop to a low point that would not be very healthy for the plants.

That is the main reason why it is vital to keep the temperature at a suitable level so that the plants growth will be successful. When you choose a greenhouse heater it is very important that you also take into consideration not the fact that it can keep a good temperature during cold winter nights but making sure the costs of installing and running it are not to high

There are numerous kinds of greenhouse heaters

Gas Heaters – Due to the fact that these heaters are fueled by either bottled or natural gas you will find they will be much less efficient that electric greenhouse heaters.

Another factor to remember is that the waste that is created is released into the greenhouse which will then require you

an electric baseboard heater draws 8A from a 240-V source and is operated on an average of 8 hours per day. wh

Question by James M: an electric baseboard heater draws 8A from a 240-V source and is operated on an average of 8 hours per day. wh

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Answer by Dan
“An electric baseboard heater draws 8A from a 240-V source and is operated on an average of 8 hours per day. wh”

I think your question got cut off. I would help if I knew what your question was…

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Can Butane From Wall Heaters Cause Cancer If Inhaled In A Non Ventilated Area? ?

Question by Mario: Can Butane From Wall Heaters Cause Cancer If Inhaled In A Non Ventilated Area? ?
It concerns me because I have a small wall heater in my bedroom that works off of butane. I have the heater on 24/7 during the winter time because it’s so cold here and gas is free where I live.

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Answer by Billme
Cancer will not start to grow until the correct conditions are there.

It also requires your body to become acidic before you get cancer.

The heater itself will not cause the cancer. However it can not prevent it either.

Good Luck!

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