Can this heater be installed DIY or does it require an electrical contractor? Thanks in advance!
591487
It's easy to install - you don't need an electrician. I am a 68 year old woman; I'm pretty handy but by no means an expert handyman. You just shut off the electricity to the heater, set the new heater in the box and fasten the wires with wire nuts.
542212
It is a 240 volt device and requires a separate 30 amp circuit. It can be hard-wired or it can have the appropriate plug-in connector and cable connected to it. Consult your licensed electrician for installation. It is a very good heater, raising the temperature of my 3-car garage to a comfortable level in about 2 hours. The only thing that is a little wrong with it is that the fan is a little noisy until the room comes up to temperature and the thermostat shuts it off. A very good unit overall in a very small package.
1408829
do not use a extension cord! these heaters are hard wired and they need there own circuit.I have thirty five years in the electrical trade, but do what you think is wright.
1293878
If you have to ask, it is apparent that you hain't either mechanically inclined or familiar with elecftronics. Therefore, it may be to your benefit to take the unit into a certified repair shop as advised in the instruction sheet which came with the heater. Having it professionally repaired might prevent injurry to yourself or some other human bean. You fuggin' numbskull.
870564
I don't know construction but mine was installed by a contractor and looks like the picture. He used the wall socket location removing the wall socket and using the units electric connection. The on off switch is located on the end of the opposite vertical so it is invisible. It does get very hot quickly but I did not put in a thermostat that I think is available. I'm quite pleased with its operation and it fits into the décor.
2082778
You can do it yourself easy to install, just need two people and a tall lader :)Me and my wife do them together don't need handy man, and we don't have any experience in electricity at all! Just know rule of thump turn off power before connect wire.Good luck!
1133535
I honestly don't know, we installed it ourselves and it only took about an hour. My dad was a plumber and I learned from him and my hubby is a whiz at the electrical side of it. Honestly if I had to hire a plumber and electrician to do the job I would not have gotten the unit. I know someone who is having one installed in a new home and was quoted $800!
1574615
The residential electrical code in most states "prohibits" stand a lone electric heaters in bathrooms. Your safer to have a ceiling fan installed that included a built in heater.
985722
The fan requires venting to the outside. I had mine installed by electricians doing work in my house as you may also wish to use a new multi-switch to control the various functions of the product (light, night-light, fan and heater), followed by ducting the fan to the outside via a contractor the following week (our contractor charged $125 for this service). If you're handy, perhaps you can do these yourself, but in my case, the costs of installation greatly exceeded the costs of the fan.
1026930
NEITHER. You need a HVAC Contractor to install it. You can do some of the simple parts of the job to help reduce the total labor cost.
424605
I had an electrician wire the unit to a thermostat and then direct to the power box. Great little heater.
474482
there is n plug on this unit. You need to add a quality and properly rated cost and wire it into the heater.I used a 6ft utility extension cord and cut off the female end and wired it into the heater with a thermostat. There is no thermostat in the unit except for the high temp cutout.
424602
You will need an electrician to run power to it from the thermostat. Mine was a replacement, so I installed it myself using the existing power line.
260708
This is not a heater that that can be carried in and simply hooked to batteries and off you go. Mounting requires drilling holes, wiring requires you to open battery compartment, remove nuts on battery connections, and then rewiring with new terminals.
2269974
DittoI tried to put a heater in and found the same problem - if anyone knows how I'd appreciate info too. Thank you!
1260017
It needs to be wired. You could wire a plug end to it with an SO cord if you would like but it needs to be bolted to keep the heater coil stable.
1250288
This item's electrical work needs to be installed by a professional electrition. This is not an item that can be hooked up on one's own. I had two estimates done by two different electrician companies, and the estimates were both around $1, 600.