Cadet Baseboard Heater Thermostat Wiring

Ideally the baseboard heater should not rest on the floor or carpeting such as shown in this photo.

Cadet baseboard heater thermostat wiring.

Supply wire to one heater wire. 8f2500 models are 312 watts per foot. If you want to change to 2000 watts proceed to step 5 and the diagrams in figure 10b or 11b depending on which side you re wiring. Sometimes we get calls from people who want to know if they can wire multiple heaters to one thermostat.

Sensible plug in heat. After you have disconnected factory connector a left side or factory connector b right side proceed to the next step. Standard dual rated 240 208 volt models are 250 watts per foot at 240 volt and low density 187 watts per foot at 208 volt. All cadet baseboard heaters require a thermostat.

Connect the remaining supply wire to the remaining heater wire. The answer to that question is yes you can wire multiple heaters to one thermostat if you re using 240 volt heaters and a 240 volt breaker. For optimum comfort use a cadet electronic wall thermostat or or choose the convenience of a built in btf model thermostat. Double pole wall thermostat route supply wires to the thermostat wiring box if not already present.

A 240 volt 24 inch heater generally is rated for about 350 watts sufficient for a small bathroom while a 96 inch heater is rated for 2 000 to 2 500 watts sufficient for a 200 to 250 square foot space. Baseboard heater and thermostat. Baseboard wiring with a single pole 2 wire wall thermostat 120v or 240v supply. For step by step instructions on wiring a cadet electric baseboard to a wall thermostat view our how to video.

Route remaining thermostat wire marked t1 to the baseboard heater. Follow the installation instructions above for mounting and wiring your baseboard heater and you re all set. Route remaining supply and ground wire to the baseboard heater. Thomas with cadet tech support shows you how to install a double pole wall thermostat on a 240 volt electric baseboard heater.

Thomas with cadet tech support shows you how to install the btf2 double pole built in thermostat on a 240 volt electric baseboard heater. Check out our voltage blog pos. All model 8f2025 model baseboards are factory set for 2500 watts. This diagram from the baseboard owner s guide shows how to correctly wire multiple baseboard heaters to one thermostat.

Baseboard heater wiring connections this example shows how the power is brought to the heater using a surface raceway.