Can this unit be used for hydronic baseboard heat?
1748908
Yes, provided your heat-loss does not exceed the BTUs made available through normal operation. IMPORTANT: Make sure that your circulator does not produce flows greater than 4 feet per second. That will erode copper tube. More Important: Do not comingle water from your panels with your drinking water system. THAT could contaminate your system, yours and your family's!Keep 'em separate, under 4fps, and stay inside the BTU limit. Call on a Wet Head [Dan Hollohan's title for hydronics gurus] if you aren't familiar with the issues.
765501
I'm pretty sure this unit is unable to do so as it is primarily a baseboard heating thermostat. It doesn't have a cool setting just the setting of the temp buttons
784834
Yes. In fact that was recommended by the electrician who installed it. When you need heat, you need heat. And you always want to be sucking the moisture out of the room. Using both together works perfectly fine for me.
886510
I would check on their website but I think this is as small as they come at 500 Watts. http://cadetheat.com/products/baseboard-heaters/baseboard
1237929
Dear Customer, you can use the housing, but its completely unnecessary to use it. Our patent design heat dissipator works great, you can turn it ON, leave it like that for several hours, and you will be able to touch it with out any problem. Also this model is 120-240 volts.
1440781
I would suggest this is a question for the manufacturer. I use mine for a water heater.
1531348
No. This is a line voltage thermostat (120/240 volts) for electric heat only. Look for something comparable in low voltage.
1611143
I would say no as it is a 240v unit. I don't think the unit would heat the water sufficiently.
2266099
Assuming you have decent insulation, you will need about 6 watts of heating power per sq foot. Electric baseboards pump out about 250watts per linear foot.12 x 12 = 144 sq ft * 6 W/sq ft = 864W required.This 6' baseboard outputs 1500W. So you are more than good.
769505
I would not. It states that the heater needs to be mounted on a wall (vertical). The heater generates convection currents to remove some of the heat. If you take that away the unit could overheat.
2017765
I assume it is electric baseboard heat in which case it is probably controlled by a relay. If you have a voltmeter or multimeter you can check the voltage at the thermostat wire. If it is approximately 24 volts then it will probably work.
829115
Yes, but not recommended for submersion heating by manufacturer. Would probably work though, but make sure it is powered by a GFCI protected circuit.
1283453
It only heats a very small space like a 150 sq ft room. I would not use it for sole source heat. We use ours to supplement a natural gas furnace and move it around to areas we are in during the day. It has a built in thermostat which turns the unit off and on. I would not recommend having it running if you are not present.
1464586
It is designed for multi stage furnaces . I don't think it would work with simple baseboard heat. I would go with a basic thermostat. But I'm not positive. You may want to Google basic thermostats..
1629320
Yes, if you have the power available it would work very well. It has a sensor to check incoming water temp and a selection knob to set the target output temperature. Mine tends to run hot but it stays consistent with higher or lower flows of water which wasn't the case with other brand units I've had in the past which would scald if the flow was too slow. Should be great for a shower.
1840629
I have 5 of them and none run warm however all are controlling less than 75% of their capability. If you are running at max wattage rating it may run warm. I would check your current draw to ensure you are not exceeding the wattage ratting. Wattage=current x voltage, if you have a 220 volt line and the heater is drawing 10 amps your wattage is 2,200. Your baseboard should have a wattage rating on it so you should not have to actually measure the amperage with a meter, just make sure it is less than the rating of the thermostat.
1450338
I don't think it will work well for this application. I have used it to heat and cool a small bedroom (350 sq ft) as a supplement to heat and central air. I think it adds/subtracts about five degrees maximum. So I would not think it would be effective at all in a larger space with no other HVAC source - especially your heat!