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    Jan 16, 2012, 08:36 AM
    Electrical problems baseboard heater thermostadt?
    After installing two new electric baseboard heaters, which are connected to one thermostadt, the units run extremely hot such that, whrn turned on to even a very low setting on the thermostadt, the heat is still very warm to the extent that I needed to disconnect one of the units.
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    Jan 16, 2012, 11:30 AM
    So what is the question?

    Standard electric baseboard heaters get VERY hot. The thermostat only turns them on and off according to room temp. They do not vary the heat output of the heaters.
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    Jan 16, 2012, 12:59 PM
    So, the thermostadt must be broken because it is on even when the room temp is at 70 and the setting is at 50?
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    Jan 16, 2012, 01:57 PM
    Yeah, sounds like it. They are not the most reliable or durable things.
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