Electric Base board heaters, wiring/thermostat question
I have three rooms in a large house that do not have hot air vents so I installed electric base board heaters. The heaters I bought are Fahrenheat 96 In. Electric Baseboard Heater, and also a 72 inch and a 48 inch. I also purchased the on-unit thermostats for the units. The 96 inch and 48 inch are on the same circuit and the 72 is on its own. I roughed in the wires and have hired an electrician to finish the wiring. I used 14/2 romex wire. The question is, the electrician is refusing to do the wiring stating that the unit says that it is 22 amps, which is printed on the unit. I looked into it and the box says that the units are all under 10 amps each (96 In. Length, 240Volts, 2500 Watts, 8533 BTU/HR, 10.4 Amps, 72 In.Length 240Volts, 1500 Watts, 3413 BTU/HR, 4.1 Amps, 240Volts, 1000 Watts, 3413 BTU/HR, 4.1 Amps) it is the thermostat says 22 amps. He he right or do I need a new thermostat? Or am I completely wrong?