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2014-Oct-30 10:33 am
[Electrical] Baseboard heater - 120 or 240V?Last year I remodeled a room with this old baseboard heater in it. In addition to having it off the wall for over a year, the electrical panel circuits were updated. The documentation for the panel before the update was poor, so I don't have a clear idea where it was previously connected. Additionally, a new 240V circuit for new in-wall heaters were installed. Finally getting the room back together, I was going to connect the baseboard heater to the 240V circuit, but then stopped because I wasn't sure what model it is. There are zero markings of any sort on it to clearly determine. I can see the single pole thermostat is King and the heater elements themselves appear to be the lower end K model - » www.king-electric.com/pd ··· tall.pdfIs there a way to determine if the heater is 120 or 240V from the appearance? |
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No easy way to tell visually. There must be a name plate somewhere.
Do you alt least know the watt rating? If so use a kill-a-watt (or other watt meter or even an amp meter) and connect unit to 120v. Compare reading to listed wattage.
Or just get a new one, electric baseboard heaters are pretty cheap. It is the operating cost that is painful.
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mackey Premium Member join:2007-08-20 |
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Do you have a multimeter? Measure and post the resistance and either wattage if known or approx. length of the heater.
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dick white Premium Member join:2000-03-24 Springfield, VA |
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Federal Pacific. Run as fast as you can. To the dump with it. As Tom suggests, get a new one.
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USR56K join:2000-05-20 Lynnwood, WA |
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the length of the element is 40" and 57.2 ohms. |
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2014-Oct-30 11:13 am
That would be less than 1000W at 240V, less than 250W at 120 so it looks like 240V. |
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said by dick white:Federal Pacific. Run as fast as you can. To the dump with it. As Tom suggests, get a new one.
dw Yes, our house was filled with them. They are all gone. From the looks of it, it should be replaced, anyway. Did you have the 240 for the heaters run to a wall thermostat? |
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said by dick white:Federal Pacific. Run as fast as you can. Our primary heat source is cord wood but I installed electric baseboards as backup back in early 1980s, not sure what brand. What is the problem with Federal Pacific? Seems pretty hard to screw up something so simple. /tom |
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USR56K join:2000-05-20 Lynnwood, WA |
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said by SparkChaser:Did you have the 240 for the heaters run to a wall thermostat? Yes, there is a new 240V/30A circuit for in-wall heaters... each is connected to a programmable thermostat in each bedroom. |
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said by tschmidt What is the problem with Federal Pacific? Seems pretty hard to screw up something so simple.
/tom FPE Stab-Lok panels are a known fire hazard, and FPE was found by a class action lawsuit to have knowingly manufactured and distributed deficient products. Maybe their heater strips are better or less unsafe than their panels, but I wouldn't want to learn about it after the fire department has just gone back to the station. |
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2014-Oct-30 3:14 pm
Yea, I wouldnt put it past the previous owner to buy the lowest quality piece of crap and install it incorrectly *sigh*. The local Lowes only has King in stock. Thoughts on ceramic vs normal element? » www.king-electric.com/pr ··· ter.htmlThis house is soon to be a rental, if that makes any difference. |
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said by USR56K:Yea, I wouldnt put it past the previous owner to buy the lowest quality piece of crap and install it incorrectly *sigh*.
The local Lowes only has King in stock. Thoughts on ceramic vs normal element? The FPE was the bottom of the line in those heaters. I don't know of any electrical problems but they didn't compare to the others in construction. I've never used the ceramic. Most of mine are liquid filled and have been in service for 30+ years. The idea is they don't have to get as hot as conventional baseboard heaters and the temperature is not varying as much as conventional heaters. That said, the new line of 'proportional' thermostats kind of achieve the same effect. |
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2014-Nov-2 7:59 pm
New King ceramic heater installed. Old one in the trash. Project complete. |
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