120v Or 240v Electric Baseboard Heater

Electric baseboard heaters are etl listed factory rated at 120v 208v and dual rated from 208v to 240v.

120v or 240v electric baseboard heater.

A 120 volt will normally have a single pole. So while the 240v sounds like it has twice the power it generates the same amount of heat watts per square foot as the 120v system heats up at the same rate and would cost about the same amount per square foot to heat the floor. Case cover and deflector are made of 24. Single pole left vs.

Baseboard heaters come in two styles 120 volt or 240 volt heating styles. Double pole right circuit breaker. Generally a 240 volt circuit breaker will have a double pole due to the large supply of energy that is needed to power the heater. Baseboard heaters work best when placed under a window and at least 12 inches away from furniture or other objects.

Set your store to see local availability. Keep at least a 12 inch minimum distance from objects hanging above i e drapes. Although 120 volt baseboard heaters are the popular choice because it uses only a single circuit 240 volt baseboard heaters are much more efficient because they utilize both legs of power cutting the power demand sometimes in half. They supplement heat from a central heating system or warm a single room by itself.

A 240v heater will produce more heat than a 120v heater of the same physical size but it will consume proportionately more power as well. Element is steel sheathed calrod element with channel shaped aluminum fins. 1200 watts 120 volts 10 amps. Electrical circuit breakers should have amperage marked on the togle handle or on the top part of the module.

Do not install below electrical outlets. 1000 watt 120 volt portable baseboard heater in bright white model kp1210 156 22 156 22. It then rises into the room. In my application i am looking at install one 750w.

While many baseboard heaters require wiring to a 240 volt electric panel you can still access on demand heat if you only have a 120 volt panel available. The heater may be placed directly on the floor and mounted to the wall. Get free shipping on qualified 120 electric baseboard floor or buy online pick up in store today in the heating venting cooling department. The small but mighty cadet 05532 is a 120 volt baseboard heater that delivers up to 1 500 watts of power.

So it wouldn t matter if you got a big baseboard heater that is 120v you couldn t hook it up anyway. Electric baseboard heaters install along the base of the wall where it meets the floor. 1200 watts 240 volts 5 0 amps.