A couple of the Honeywells are rated at 10 and 10.4 A for 120v, but I don't think this is quite enough. Any thermostat that you feel would be safe? Cadet used to make a 120v only model with a high amp rating, but these are discontinued. Help much appreciated. Frank P.S. Must have digital, but don't need programmable.
I don't know which ones you were looking at but the one at the URL above is rated 15amps at 120v...
~~ Evan
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drive a contactor or high current relay to provide final power.
a contactor is a high current relay with double make double break contacts for super long reliable life
A HVAC pro can use a 24 VAC power supply, and a contactor to do the job. Contactors (relays) can be rated for plenty enough amps for your job.
And, with 24 VAC power supply, you have a much wider range of thermostats to choose.
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After an hour of Googling I failed to come up with anything. I don't see anything about 120V on the specs of this thermostat, don't know where you read 15a at 120v, but I do see that the maximum amps is 15 and it's clearly a relay-type device. But since it has no battery what runs the display and doesn't that assume 208/240v (which are the only voltages I see in the spec?)
The power supply required *is* 208/240.
Bob Haller has the proper answer. WW
After reading your replies here let's try a *NOVEL* approach since you have told us what won't work,
why not telling us what all you are needing to control with a single pole 120v line voltage thermostat then ?
A fan ? A weird heater of some kind ? Maybe if you shed some light on that mystery you would find better answers as people can help you with your application...
~~ Evan
P.S. Since you seem to have very particular requirements, perhaps you are experiencing a device to application mismatch -- suggest replacing the device you want to use controlled with the line voltage thermostat which only needs 120v power with one which is fed by 240v...
Thanks. I missed that one, but what does "minimum" 2000 watts imply (for 120v)? I simply want to control a purely resistive 1350 watt 120v baseboard.
Thanks very much to all for your ideas. It's a toss between the relay idea and the Emerson stat, which I apparently missed when Googling..
Well, that's a good one that I read right over, ain;t it. It's almost certainly a mistake and they mean 2000W max. It spec'd at
4000W max at 240V, which would be a current of 16 amps. That same current at 120V would produce 2000W, ie half the power.It should work fine for that.
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