What's the best way to mount this in a standard stud bay? I need to remotely power a thermostat and don't want a plug in transformer.
1449533
Depending on your local electrical codes, you SHOULD NOT conceal the transformer and it's electrical connections in an enclosed stud cavity. You're not even supposed to have any inaccessible junction boxes, such as those behind drywall. Depending on whether or not the existing thermostat wire is stapled or otherwise secured in the various wall cavities, you could use it to pull a new thermostat wire that has enough conductors to convey power to the thermostat while mounting the transformer in your basement or wherever your HVAC equipment is. That all being said, if you're going to put the transformer in a stud bay regardless of what anyone says, it's much safer to use a 4" junction box and the included mounting plate such that the high voltage connections are made inside of the junction box. There is a fuse (thermal or otherwise) inside the transformer on the primary winding that should open up if the transformer is overloaded. This will render the transformer useless if it is allowed to be overloaded; however, if you're merely powering a thermostat with it, this is unlikely to happen. The least favorable solution would be to foot-mount the transformer to a stud as this would leave the HV wiring exposed in the wall cavity. If you can't fit a 4" junction box in the cavity (remember you can use nails or screws to mount a 4" box to a stud SIDEWAYS as there are two screw holes on each of the shallow sides, typically), I would at least use a small "handy box" to protect the wiring. IN THE VERY LEAST, PLEASE DON'T SIMPLY MAKE THE CONNECTION WITH WIRE NUTS LOOSE IN THE WALL CAVITY! Repeating myself: If at all possible, use the existing thermostat wire and/or "fish tape" to pull new thermostat wire with at least one added conductor to the site of the thermostat. This will allow you to do the proper thing and mount the transformer with your boiler/furnace/whatever. There you can either foot-mount it to a stud or mount it in a 4" junction box. I hope this helps.
1449534
use a 4x4 box and cover with a piece of romex feeding from the nearest circut
1449535
It mounts in a standard square Junction box. So depending on your studs you can mount to that. A square cover plate is provided with the transformer that is designed to mount the transformer. I would make sure you have access to it within the studbay, as it is a Junction Box and shouldn't be covered over. I have mine in basement below thermostat, so I just ran thermostat wire into studbay from below.
852081
I have the opposite in my garage but the solution is the same, you leave the transformer in the on position and plug it into any inexpensive mechanical timer and control its on and off thru that. other transformers don't allow this method but it works. timer should cost less than $5.
1028403
It is not quite big enough to cover a standard outlet box. I would put a solid plate over the outlet box and then install on either side, preferably on the stud the box is connected too.
1996867
Run a wire from the main panel thru the garage wall to the location for your 220V receptacle. Not a big job.
89815
Your question is hard to understand, but I think you want to hang this from a ceiling on a chain or something. The wires come out the back, but you could run them up the decorative banding and up the chain. It will look funny because you can't remove the wall mounting collar without removing the circuit board. That's where it lives. You could remove the circuitry altogether and just have a light controlled by a switch...that's what I ultimately had to do anyway because the fragile circuitry inside took a crap after only a year.
1459730
Yep, I would enclose it in a project box, seal it and mount it. You could even cut out a window to view the volt meter.. Depending on current, you could trap in the heat using film across the board..
527864
I'm not quite sure. I was able to easily plug it in, but I wasn't trying to mount the heater as far away from a plug as possible.
761775
It is a thermostat. Not sure what else you'd use it for. It mounts to a wall box - wired-in between the line power supply & the heater.
2039736
im not really sure of the layout your talking about. but this usually kicks in when the utility power shuts off. If you want instant power switching i would use a dpst contactor. They are cheaper and instant power switching. You can hook the 120 to the coil from generator and when the generator is supplying power it switches to itself and when you shut off power it will go back to your solar bank. These range from 20-60 dollars and are dead simple to install.
628158
You have to wire it into the fan before mounting. I chose not to use that feature because my house is wired with light and fan switches.
942017
The fan should be mounted to a well supported box. I see no reasons you could not run a power cord into the box.
1039644
Get a smart power strip. Plug the item you want cooled into the control (sensed) outlet. Plug the fan adapter into one of the controlled outlets. These come one when power flow is sensed.
801476
See this link for manufacturers installation instructions-http://www.intermatic.com/~/media/Intermatic/Documentation/Surge%20Protective%20Devices/IG%20Series/IG1240RC3%20Instructions.ashxThe main thing is to keep the wire leads as short and straight as possible. In an ideal situation mounting it as close to the main breaker as possible (like in the diagram) using the nearest pair of breakers is likely best but if not possible using anotherpair on the main bus should be satisfactory. I had to do mine that way due to spacing and wiring constraints.
2094355
I suggest ordering additional wall brackets and mount them strategically around outside near outlets. Then move to each location as required. Storage is best done inside. Don't store outside plugged in...water and current don' t mix
761773
Not sure what you mean. I mounted mine in a standard light switch box. The electrical wire comes up from the base heater to the thermostat. Second wire comes in from the power source. Think of this as a light switch on a wall, except instead of switch the thermostat does the switching automatically at whatever temperature you set. Some rads have thermostats built into them, this is not for one of those, unless you by-pass any internal thermostat on the rad. Hope this helps...
996566
That is how I use mine, actually using a heavy duty 3 prong plug and it works great. Powerful and quiet. I like the remote, event though it only puts it in "standby" mode from the remote. Recently sold my motor home to buy a newer unit and the inverter was the first thing I removed to install in the new unit.
668637
You can use these: Lux WIN100 Heating & Cooling Programmable Outlet Thermostat(If that link doesn't work, search Amazon for "plug in thermostat"--that's how I found it.)They work well for wall heaters and for window A/C units.