If I disconnect (remove) my thermostat, will it keep the heaters from comming on?

Question

I've got those electric baseboard heaters all around the basement but I also have a monitor, which I prefer to use. I don't want to use the electric heaters, and there's an outlet I need to use that's on the same circuit. I thought I could disconnect the thermostat and that would disable them - would that work?

Answer 1

Turn off the circuit breaker in the main panel first. Remove the thermostat, take the wires apart, and put wire nuts over each wire. Reinstall the thermostat and turn the power back on.

Can you turn the thermostat fully counterclockwise to turn it off or find a shutoff switch at the heater?

Answer 2

When the thermostat is disconnected the heaters will not heat. However before disconnecting the thermostat, check the heaters very closely for a shut off switch, most of them have one.

Answer 3

You just need to make sure the 2 wires that come out of the wall into the thermostat are not connected as that is what makes the heaters come on. If you wanted them on for short period of time when the thermostat is disconected then you could just connect the ends of the wires together until it is the temperature you prefer then disconect them again.

Answer 4

in many situations, electric powered warmth is 220V. seem on the breaker...if that's a double breaker, this is 220V, and this is not linked to any 110V outlet. certain, you may disconnect the thermostats, in simple terms kill the skill first, then disconnect the wires. proper to clip the bare section decrease back to the insulation, then screw on a cord nut and wrap with electricians tape and % up the field.

Answer 5

yes but the tstat may be wired with 110 volts..and also the heaters are most likely 220 volts which mean your tstat is only breaking one feed to the heaters..

Answer 6

Yes; there is no way for the connection to be made.