installing a thermostat for a construction heater

[gerryincanada]

Hi,

I have just recently installed wiring for a 250v construction heater and want to put a thermostat on it.

Can anyone tell me what I need to do, and can I use an old furnace thermostat to run it?

Thanks,

Gerry

(BTW, thanks for the info I got for wiring the heater. It works great)

[Tony Hwang]

Hi, Oh, no. You need a line voltage thermostat with 250V rating. Something like used on baseboard heaters. Check the Honeywell web site.

[Chris Lewis]

Any hardware or DIY box store will have lots of choices. They&#39;re cheap. Typically < $15.

Construction heaters usually have thermostats on them, but they&#39;re not very accurate/settable.

I have two 4800W cube heaters for heating up my garage in the winter. "Proper" thermostats would be nice in order to set a specific air temp, but I&#39;ve found that the built-in ones are good enough to avoid getting off my butt and spend a few bucks to install "real" ones.