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   BryanSayer | Sep 09, 2006 06:04am | #1

   The manufacturer of the wall heater should have both thermostats and instructions for wiring them. Some attach directly to the heater, some can be remote, using wiremold. There might even be wireless models now for all I know.

   Search for the manufacturer online.

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   BillHartmann | Sep 09, 2006 05:01pm | #2

   What kind of wall heater.

   Some of them can't have a thermostat.

   Or only their internal ones.

   
   

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   Edited 9/9/2006 10:02 am by BillHartmann

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   jhausch | Sep 09, 2006 05:18pm | #3

   If it is not wired for a t-stat, you'll need a t-stat that is rated for the wattage of the unit.  In other words, this will probably be a solid state relay of some sort that goes between the heater and the incoming power.  The input to the SSR that tells it when to come on or off will be the T-stat.

   I don't know if such a thing exists, but if you go looking for one, be sure to know the volts and watts of your heater (or the volts and amps).  If it is 115, the SSR will only have to switch the "black wire".  If it is 230, the SSR will have two legs to switch.

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   BillHartmann | Sep 09, 2006 05:26pm | #4

   What is the wattage of a gas valve with a mechanical thermostat?We have no idea of what kind of "wall heater" this is.

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   jhausch | Sep 10, 2006 03:48pm | #5

   Good point.  I assumed he meant a electric like you'd find in a bathroom or entry area.  It very well could be one of those gas "garage heaters" or something similar.

   Looks like "assume" may have only made an A$$ out of me, not you.

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   BillHartmann | Sep 10, 2006 04:11pm | #6

   There are lots of in wall/ on wall heaters that are much more like the electric heater that you describe than garage heaters.Here are a few in gas and oil.http://www.cozyheaters.com/products.phphttp://www.cetsolar.com/empire.htmhttp://www.monitorproducts.com/http://www.alsheating.com/RinnaiHeater.htm

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   jhausch | Sep 10, 2006 04:46pm | #7

   OK OK, I got it - it could be gas or electric.

   I already said I was the a$$ for assuming.

   What more do you want? Sheesh

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   BillHartmann | Sep 10, 2006 05:14pm | #8

   Just to show that there is a wide varity of equipment out there.I looked at those from Louisville Stove. Had an apartment years ago when I was in grad school that had one similar to there gravity feed wall heaters. Now it had a millivolt thermostat on the wall. But looking at the spec sheets they come both that way and also with gas valve mounted all mechanical thermostat.They later I got a used rectangular one from a neighbor that was replacing it with a wood stove. I installed it in my basement workshop.It only had a mechanical thermostat to control the burner. But it also had an optional electric blower that had a thermostat that turned the blower on when the heater got hot.

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   DanH | Sep 10, 2006 05:22pm | #9

   I assume this is an electric heater? You'd use the same type of thermostat used for electric baseboard heat. Note this sort of thermostat is designed to switch 120-240V (which is what you're dealing with) and must be wired with the proper size wire.

   Wiring details depend on whether the heater is 120 or 240V. The difficult part is snaking the wire from the heater to the thermostat, installing a box for the thermostat, etc. Generally a job for an electrician, unless you're comfortable doing electrical work.

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