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    Dec 16, 2009, 11:18 PM
    Can you run a 208 volt heating panel on 240 volt electrical supply
    I have a baseboard electric heater that is 208 volts. My power supply is 240 volts. What will happen if I try to run m y 240 volt electrical supply to my 208 volt electric baseboard heater?
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    Dec 17, 2009, 04:32 AM

    It will work, but...
    It will be quite a bit hotter,
    It will have a much shorter life span,
    And it will not be code compliant.

    If this is as baseboard unit I would not even consider it. Electric baseboards are super cheap and it would simply not be worth it.
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