doing a lab for my installations class EXACTLY like this one, part 1 is from a wall-mounted thermostat and part 2 is from a built-in thermostat. best video out there.
Additionally, I have a ton of 10~3 wire. I’ve got a large baseboard heat job to do. I will run 220 to each. What do you suggest doing with the neutral wire?
Thanks for this excellent video. I couldn't find one this good on the Ouellet site. You put a smile on my face when I saw you were connecting the same name brand of heater I was working with. Thanks again.
My heater did not have a red and a black wire, just two black ones. Does it matter which wire I hook up the red and which wire I hook up to the black to in the heater? I.e. in your video if you hooked your red wire to the black heater wire and your black wire to your red heater wire, would it change the operation, safety or function of the heater?
Thanks. have a Stelpro bb heater 1000/750 watt. and no heat in apt bedroom. Power tested on both ends of bb ok. Should I eliminate Thermostat first. ( removing thermostat and touching wires together). BB worked before. Probably 5 yrs old
Great Video, nicely explained, pretty useful. I'm still having a hard time with "Breaker" and "Wire size" calculations for "Heating Circuits". Sam, could you please provide me with some help or internet links on the subject ?
You should never, ever cut off the ground wires. It pretty much makes future changes next to impossible. And as previously noted, code (in the U.S. anyway) requires a minimum length in the box.
I'm confused though when you split a cable like that what if you nice one of the conductor's what is your next move electrical tape it? But you can't have that on a new install
Hooking up additional baseboards is possible, but it requires further calculations. Each wire size can only handle a maximum amount of current. so depending on how many baseboards heaters you wanted to hook up will determine the wire size needed, the breaker size required and the amount of thermostats you may require. The video was design for a simple one baseboard heater hook up. Consulting a certified electrician is recommend if you wish to expand your installation.
HOME very old house and the current comes from the cellar just a wire and makes the 2 nd floor with the same wire for 3 bedrooms and a bathroom but in each box there are 3 wires instead of 2 as in your vidéo so how to connect them. merci
I can't wrap my head around why you don't use a neutral in this case also in installing water heaters but you need a neutral in other 240 appliances such as ranges ? What is the horizontal copper and steel bars for under the panel for at the start of the video ? Where is this project located ? I've never seen orange 12-2 wire.
No neutral here because you need booth wire to meet at the end create the resistance to produce heat at the baseboard.at 11:30 he said one of the wire acts a neutral to return the power back to panel.but in reality there should not be any power returning to the panel as both wires be positive carries the 120v.im not electrician this is only what I understand from watching and knowing as DIYer
Great video. But all videos I see it's only 1 breaker, 1 thermostat and 1 baseboard. If you need to have 2 rooms on the same breaker, how would you run your wires so it would be 1 breaker, 2 thermostats and 2 baseboards?
I live in an older home and my lead is going to the heater first, how should I hook up the heater and wall thermostat. there is only one wire going from the heater to the thermostat.
Seems like having the thermostat right over the heater would cause problems. I realize this is demonstration, but you should probably mention that. In fact I think it's prevented by code.
As you mentioned this is a demonstration video. Your thermostat would be mounted on the inter wall of the room to give a more accurate reading of the room temperature.
Hi. Sam.. You did use red color wire for installing baseboard heater.. Can I use yellow color wire for installing baseboard heater?.. I live in Canada.. Canada have any code which I have to (must) use red color wire for installing baseboard heater?
The colour of the outside jacket of the wire does not matter. The size of the wire based on the load and breaker is what counts. The red wire I used is designed for baseboards, because the two internal wire are red and black. This tells anyone servicing this circuit that both wire are hot.
The size of the wire and the breaker is determined by the wattage of the baseboard heater and the voltage rating of the unit. Ampere= power(wattage) divided by voltage. Once you determine the amperage rating the electrical code will determine the size of the and type of cable you can use. The cable you use will also determine the size of your overcurrent size(breaker). USA and Canada code may vary. Consult your local code or a certified electrician.
Who would want a thermostat in the baseboard heater?? Wall mounts are much better ,no bending..Nice job ,I would have longer ground wires in the unit and the thermostat box ?? I no it's a demo,250-300 watts you be lucky if you can heat your slippers lol...
These baseboards are rated for 240 volts and therefore you use both hot wires of your panel to apply 240 volts to your baseboard heater. this is why you need a two pole breaker just like your dryer and stove. You could hook up only 120 volts to the baseboard heater if you wanted, but it would not given you maximum output and not be as efficient as running them on 240 volts.
@@royalsam69 great explanation sam. I always like how you mention the codes, and some of the electrical theory behind it so that us students can understand them as we are building our electrical stuff.
The neutral wire originates as a center tap on the secondary of your step-down transformer. It divides the output voltage in half between the neutral tap and either hot leg. Thus the neutral is basically only required for 120v loads, so a simple 240v resistance heater has no need for the neutral. Some 240 volt appliances, etc., include 120v sub-circuits, and thus require a neutral wire. A ground wire is still required in either case, bonded to the metal frame or casing of the appliance.
Doesn’t the following sentence in this video feel off: « We can hook up many more baseboard heaters on this 15A breaker but if it was 20 you need additional ones.. » additional what? You can daisy chain 300w heaters on a 12/2 wire 240V set up but if you only up the amperage to 20A you need additional… what? Separate breakers? Additional luck?
