So most of the heat in my house is 240v electric baseboard heat. Long
story short, I come to find out that the dead one in the bathroom was
actually 120v. But not before I put a 240v heater in after the old
one took a dump.
Now, we get plenty of heat from the heater for the small space (more
like a 1/2 bath size but with full amenities) even with the heater
turned down to 60 degrees. And with all the electricals going in the
bathroom, we don't blow the breaker.
Here's the issue: wife is concerned about issues with the mismatch in
voltage. I told her that if the circuit had been 240 and the heater
rated for 120, then we would have an issue but that underdriving an
electric heater can only lead to less heat.
Anyone detect any safety issues here?
TIA
Sconnie
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<[email protected]>,
SconnieRoadie <[email protected]> wrote:
> electric heater can only lead to less heat.
And longer life
> Anyone detect any safety issues here?
No
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Stuart Winsor
Midland RISC OS show - Sat July 9th 2011
You should be getting 1/4 the rated heat from half the voltage. Makes a
softer, less dense heat.
Make sure the switch is not in the neutral (240volt heaters require a
different switching off position) and the wire size is adequate. USA may not
care since they formerly switched neutrals in audio equipment. This won't
pass in Canada.
"SconnieRoadie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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So most of the heat in my house is 240v electric baseboard heat. Long
story short, I come to find out that the dead one in the bathroom was
actually 120v. But not before I put a 240v heater in after the old
one took a dump.
Now, we get plenty of heat from the heater for the small space (more
like a 1/2 bath size but with full amenities) even with the heater
turned down to 60 degrees. And with all the electricals going in the
bathroom, we don't blow the breaker.
Here's the issue: wife is concerned about issues with the mismatch in
voltage. I told her that if the circuit had been 240 and the heater
rated for 120, then we would have an issue but that underdriving an
electric heater can only lead to less heat.
Anyone detect any safety issues here?
TIA
Sconnie
On Jan 19, 7:14=A0pm, SconnieRoadie <[email protected]> wrote:
> So most of the heat in my house is 240v electric baseboard heat. =A0Long
> story short, I come to find out that the dead one in the bathroom was
> actually 120v. =A0But not before I put a 240v heater in after the old
> one took a dump.
>
> Now, we get plenty of heat from the heater for the small space (more
> like a 1/2 bath size but with full amenities) even with the heater
> turned down to 60 degrees. =A0And with all the electricals going in the
> bathroom, we don't blow the breaker.
>
> Here's the issue: =A0wife is concerned about issues with the mismatch in
> voltage. =A0I told her that if the circuit had been 240 and the heater
> rated for 120, then we would have an issue but that underdriving an
> electric heater can only lead to less heat.
>
> Anyone detect any safety issues here?
>
> TIA
>
> Sconnie
Ok, if the circuit feeding the 120v heater was rated for a 240V heater
it probably used smaller gauged wire...as the current needed to do the
same work is 1/2 (when at 240v).
If your 120v heater was on a 240v circuit I'm surprised it didn't burn
up.
al
fallen.morgan (at) gmail.com wrote:
> On Jan 19, 7:14 pm, SconnieRoadie <[email protected]> wrote:
>> So most of the heat in my house is 240v electric baseboard heat. Long
>> story short, I come to find out that the dead one in the bathroom was
>> actually 120v. But not before I put a 240v heater in after the old
>> one took a dump.
>>
>> Now, we get plenty of heat from the heater for the small space (more
>> like a 1/2 bath size but with full amenities) even with the heater
>> turned down to 60 degrees. And with all the electricals going in the
>> bathroom, we don't blow the breaker.
>>
>> Here's the issue: wife is concerned about issues with the mismatch in
>> voltage. I told her that if the circuit had been 240 and the heater
>> rated for 120, then we would have an issue but that underdriving an
>> electric heater can only lead to less heat.
>>
>> Anyone detect any safety issues here?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Sconnie
>
> Ok, if the circuit feeding the 120v heater was rated for a 240V heater
> it probably used smaller gauged wire...as the current needed to do the
> same work is 1/2 (when at 240v).
Ummmmm... No.
>
> If your 120v heater was on a 240v circuit I'm surprised it didn't burn
> up.
>
That is not what he stated.
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