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Questions tagged [electric-heat]

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Is Electric Central Heating worth it if using Solar Panels?

I understand that electric heating is less efficient and comparatively more expensive than gas heating (propane or natural gas), but considering I live in Texas (a lot of sunlight) and I intend to install solar panels, would it be cheaper and more…
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How to maximize hot water production given my electrical panel limits on available amperage?

I'm in a constrained situation where I need as much hot water as I can get, in the smallest possible package, and drawing at most around ~20 amps. The best solution I've found is to use a SunAmp water heater battery. Getting one unit of their…
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Cleaning electric heaters

I own a home heated with the wall mounted wall heaters that need to be cleaned every year. The way it's recommended to clean them is just simply remove the cover and vacuum out to the insides, if not blow out with compressed air. This is already…
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How to fix baseboard header periodic buzzing

A baseboard heater in my apartment emits a short buzzing sound every 16-17 seconds. It seems to happen only when the room is near the temperature I've set on my thermostat, that is, only when the heater is keeping the room at a certain temperature,…
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Insulate ceiling, walls, or garage door?

I live in Ohio and have created a golf stimulator in my attached garage. The garage typically stays around 10 degrees warmer than the outside without wall insulation except the interior wall. I can raise the temperature with a 4000 watt electric…
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How to wire in-duct heat strip to geothermal unit with nest thermostat

I have installed a new in-duct heat strip for my geothermal heat pump. Heat strip: Warren SL20A Electric Duct Heater Heat pump furnace: GeoCool 5 Ton Thermostat: Google Nest 3rd Gen My situation is I have a leak coming from the evaporator coil and…
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Replacing old Electric Radiator Thermostat (220v) with a 4-wire Honeywell CT410B (Non-Programable)

When removing and tagging the wires from the box to the old Thermostat, the two Neutral (White) were wired together with a wire nut, and a single White wire (pigged-tailed) was going into the Thermostat. One Black (Gray) into LOAD and One Black…
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Element wattage for electric radiators

I'm looking for clarity about electric towel rails/radiators and wattages. Hope you can help. I want to connect a heated electric only towel rail into a circuit that has a smart home 'puck' switch rated for a maximum of 400 watts. Our bathroom…
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Can I hook up two baseboard heaters on a 30 amp double pole breaker with #12 wire?

I want to run 2 baseboard heaters on a double pole 30 amp breaker with 12/2 wire. Is that ok?
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Installing double-pole line voltage thermostat for 2 baseboard heaters

I'm trying to replace an old manual thermostat with a new digital thermostat for my line voltage baseboard heaters. If it's important, this particular thermostat simultaneously controls two separate baseboard heaters on opposite sides of a large…
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How to Wire 3 baseboard Heaters with 2 Thermostats

I have one 20 amp double pole circuit that I am planning to run 3 baseboard heaters on with 2 line voltage thermostats. I have already made sure the watt consumption for the 3 heaters will not exceed 3,840 watts. I have run 12/2 wiring from the…
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Is it possible that two apartments' electricity could be unknowingly linked? How to lower unknown electrical increases?

I live in a 2 bedroom apartment but one of the bedrooms is totally unused. My electric bill is very high. It got even higher as my usage declined. For example, my last bill was over $200 for a 2-week period of usage at around 1500 kWh (I was out of…
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In an old NYC apartment building built in the 50s. Would wires catch on fire if using a high powered AC?

I live in an old NYC apartment built in the 50s. I currently use a 1500-2000 watt portable AC unit and I feel the power cables are very hot during use. I'm afraid of the wires catching on fire in between the walls due to the old wiring. I know the…
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Keeping washing machine lines warm in a cold garage

A month or two ago I installed a washer in my uninsulated garage. Now that we're getting some very cold weather coming up I'm worried about the rubber water lines freezing. I did put some foam insulation on the lines but I don't think they'll be…
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Electric wall heater keeps tripping off. What might be the causes?

Just moved into a new house that uses in-wall electric heaters. Sooner or later, we'll be switching to a heat pump, but until then, I need these as it's getting cold. Our first floor has two heaters connected to one thermostat. One runs fine, but…
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