120volt thermostat

Feb 29, 2008 3 Replies

My home heating system thermostat directly controls the hot water circulating pump--that is, the 50s style bimetal thermostat is controlling a 120volt circuit. Can a set-back thermostat, designed to control electric baseboard heaters, and rated for 120volts, be used to control a motor (pump) load?


Is there a reason you can not use a 24v thermostat with a contactor? Cause that's probably what I would do.

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