Baseboard heater controls

kilowatts · February 23, 2021, 12:41pm

Hi all, I'm looking for ideas to enable control of my baseboard heaters without running a bunch of new wiring. Currently I have 1 room at a far end of my house that has 2 auxiliary baseboard heaters to keep it warm. They're manually controlled with these dials:

I've seen some z-wave systems but they all involve putting a separate connected thermostat on the wall. I could accomplish what I'm trying to do by only changing the dials and using a temperature sensor in the room, and skip running any new wire. What kind of control would be recommended for a dial like this?

Thanks.

thebearmay · February 23, 2021, 12:52pm

How many amps are the switches subject to?

kilowatts · February 23, 2021, 1:11pm

Good question. The breakers are 30 each, so... Less than that.

thebearmay · February 23, 2021, 1:16pm

Assuming 110v?

kilowatts · February 23, 2021, 1:17pm

240v 1250W. Each.

thebearmay · February 23, 2021, 1:32pm

Well.... that makes things a little more interesting...

Maybe this:

system · September 22, 2022, 5:11pm

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