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  • DCContrarian
    DCContrarian Member Posts: 1,379
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1880360#Comment_1880360

    I didn't say "poor insulation," I said "poorly insulated."

    I'm in Washington, DC. There are lots of houses built in the 19th century, almost all of them are poorly insulated. The winter design temperature is 21F. Every few years we get a cold snap in the single digits, pipes are freezing all over town when that happens.

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 15,674

    it depends on the exact model of baseboard but most permanent baseboard electric heat has an accessory thermostat that can be installed in the junction box. usually they are installed with the power passing through a wall box with a thermostat but most can have a thermostat directly on the baseboard unit.

  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,670

    When you buy standard baseboard heaters most wire them to a wall mounted stat.

    But they (the same BB manufacture) will sell thermostats that mount directly on the baseboard.

    They are simple thing usually with just #s on them. A bit inconvenient to have to bend over to adjust the temp

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