Hi I am new to this forum.
I have a baseboard heater that was passed on to me (stelpro brand). The house I just about is very cold as the previous owner removed all baseboard heaters and thermostats.

The wiring coming out of the wall (out of the circular baseboard steel ring) is 14awg wire.
I have no identifying marks on my baseboard heater to determine the model. But there is some info located under the built in thermostat cover. It says:
CAT UBBT
120-277v / 17A
347V / 11A
Single pole.

The breaker that I turned off to kill that baseboard live wire was a two switch 15amp breaker.

Does anybody know if I can install this baseboard heater without it causing a fire?

Thanks!

Need to know the wattage of the heater, to confirm it will not exceed the 15 amp circuit. Assuming 240 volts, and if it is 2880 watts or less, and it is the only heater on the circuit, it will fit.

Can I find the wattage of the baseboard heater using a voltmeter?

No, there should be a nameplate with the makers name and all the electrical data for that unit someplace on the unit.

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Originally Posted by tkrussell

No, there should be a nameplate with the makers name and all the electrical data for that unit someplace on the unit.

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Unfortunately, there is no such sticker. I took all panels off and everything I could remove. The only info on there was behind the thermostat cover plate and I pasted it in the initial post. But it looks like that is just the info for the thermostat only.

Thanks for you help anyway!