Re: Can a Remote Control Thermostat replace My Existing Thermostat?

["RBM" <rbm2@xxxxxxxx>]

"danny burstein" <dannyb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In <4cea5bd4$0$20158$607ed4bc@xxxxxx> "RBM" <rbm2@xxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>>Your existing thermostat is most likely line voltage, and this remote is
>>designed for low voltage, in fact this unit requires a 24 volt common,
>>which
>>is generally not found at a series 80 heating thermostat.
>
> a wall thermostat using line voltage? There certainly are some,
> but most of the ones I've run into run at (nominal) 24V and
> have a relay somewhere.
>
> (Might be a NY issue - whenever you run 120V you pretty much
> always have to put it in tubing or "Greenfield", which tilts
> the equation towards using lower voltages).
>
>
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Typical line voltage electric heat thermostat are rated for 22 amps. If each
room is on it's own stat, that stat is almost always going to be line
voltage. If the total amperage of the baseboards being controlled by one
stat exceeds 22 amps, you will typically have electric heat (silent) relays
used, which are controlled by standard series 80 low voltage wiring