can I wire a thermostat into this unit? also can this unit be set for a certin temp. and will it switch from heat to cool by it self?
1677640
NO Wired thermostats available for this unit. Yes, there is an AUTO mode which will switch over between Heat and Cool modes as needed.
2200709
It doesn't use a regular thermostat wire use the actual wire that powers it I'm guessing u could change the thermostat
2010800
I don't see why not, just plug it in to a timer. But it does have a thermostat you can set at an approximate temperature you want it to stay at.
668632
This design looks really interesting, BUT how do you CONTROL the temperature with these units?While it says it's designed to heat a 10 x 12 room (120 square feet), it doesn't say how warm that would be. And since there is NO THERMOSTAT, only a manual ON/OFF switch, there doesn't seem to be a way to control the temperature. What happens if the room is smaller?I mean, some people are fine at 64-66 degrees. Some people like it warmer. And of course the temperature range outside would affect how warm it is inside. But all this unit offers is ON or OFF.Great idea, in theory, but in practice? How do you market a heater with no way to increase or decrease the temperature besides on or off??? This design looks really interesting, BUT how do you CONTROL the temperature with these units?While it says it's designed to heat a 10 x 12 room (120 square feet), it doesn't say how warm that would be. And since there is NO THERMOSTAT, only a manual ON/OFF switch, there doesn't seem to be a way to control the temperature. What happens if the room is smaller?I mean, some people are fine at 64-66 degrees. Some people like it warmer. And of course the temperature range outside would affect how warm it is inside. But all this unit offers is ON or OFF.Great... » Read More This design looks really interesting, BUT how do you CONTROL the temperature with these units?While it says it's designed to heat a 10 x 12 room (120 square feet), it doesn't say how warm that would be. And since there is NO THERMOSTAT, only a manual ON/OFF switch, there doesn't seem to be a way to control the temperature. What happens if the room is smaller?I mean, some people are fine at 64-66 degrees. Some people like it warmer. And of course the temperature range outside would affect how warm it is inside. But all this unit offers is ON or OFF.Great idea, in theory, but in practice? How do you market a heater with no way to increase or decrease the temperature besides on or off??? « Show Less
463742
No thermostat is included with unit, I went with a wall mount thermostat but I'm sure you can get one that will install on one of the wire compartments of the unit.
2278482
Yes you can set the temp. I have had a problem with it staying at the temp I select. I lock it but it doesn't stay at the setting.
1058722
the thermostat is only the temperature of the heat coming from the heat. not room temperature.good luck
1841883
Your question is very vague but here goes, The Man Control works like this, when you first turn the unit on you set it to high to heat the room to the temp youlike in the room then you rotate it counter clockwise to get the temp you want it well turn off most of the time at about a quarter of the way on, but your supposeto set it at what temp like when you back it down! Hope that works!
1892647
I am not an electrician but I guess an inline switch is possible. However, the switch on the unit is a knob you turn, and where you position the knob determines what temp you get. Turning it all the way will give you max heat which is too warm for my shop. I set it in the middle so,ethereal when I turn it on, and go up and down when it is stable. My garage is 28 x 24 and it takes maybe 15 minutes to go from forties to 70ish. I just flip it on in AM, drink some coffee and eat breakfast, and then go to the shop. It is toasty when I get there.
250022
In so far as I can tell, there isn't any kind of a thermostat to regulate the temperature. I would guess that it's self regulating according to the room where it's located. There is a switch that you set to use as a refridgerator or as a food warmer and the other switch is for either A/C or D/C indicating a house current (A/C) or an automobile's current (D/C). There are cables for both and that's the limit of choices we have. I hope this helps. I am not an engineer---neither electronic nor choo choo. So far, this unit has performed quite well, and if it keeps up I will certainly recommend it to others. In so far as I can tell, there isn't any kind of a thermostat to regulate the temperature. I would guess that it's self regulating according to the room where it's located. There is a switch that you set to use as a refridgerator or as a food warmer and the other switch is for either A/C or D/C indicating a house current (A/C) or an automobile's current (D/C). There are cables for both and that's the limit of choices we have. I hope this helps. I am not an engineer---neither electronic nor choo choo. So far, this unit has performed quite well, and if it keeps up I will certainly recommend... » Read More In so far as I can tell, there isn't any kind of a thermostat to regulate the temperature. I would guess that it's self regulating according to the room where it's located. There is a switch that you set to use as a refridgerator or as a food warmer and the other switch is for either A/C or D/C indicating a house current (A/C) or an automobile's current (D/C). There are cables for both and that's the limit of choices we have. I hope this helps. I am not an engineer---neither electronic nor choo choo. So far, this unit has performed quite well, and if it keeps up I will certainly recommend it to others. « Show Less
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Robert, you can place this unit in any room and it will communicate back to the "base" installed where your thermostat was regulating your heat/AC. For example, in my case the thermostat controlling a bedroom and two guest rooms was in my main living area which is controlled by a separate thermostat, didn't make much sense. So I purchased this unit, replaced the thermostat with the wireless base and now put the thermostat pendant in the bedroom accurately controlling temp. in that room. Or, when I have guest I put the pendant in a guest room. My only complaint about this unit is the temperature shown is actually 3 degrees cooler than the actual room temp., however we just adjust accordingly but it's kind of a pain having to explain to guests. Hope that helps.
765502
I am an electrical engineer and I know how to do it, but I would not because there are thermostats built for that purpose. It is possible, but then you need to use a contactor or relay. So, this thermostat would drive the relay and the realy would turn on/off your AC. If you are an engineer or electrician, or you have one in the family try to do it. Otherwise, it would not be worth.
250020
In so far as I can tell, there isn't any kind of a thermostat to regulate the temperature. I would guess that it's self regulating according to the room where it's located. There is a switch that you set to use as a refridgerator or as a food warmer and the other switch is for either A/C or D/C indicating a house current (A/C) or an automobile's current (D/C). There are cables for both and that's the limit of choices we have. I hope this helps. I am not an engineer---neither electronic nor choo choo. So far, this unit has performed quite well, and if it keeps up I will certainly recommend it to others.
437740
The heater control is not intended to be a thermostat that will keep an area temperature no lower than a setting. It keeps the heater no colder than a setting so my heater came on briefly when the temperature was 25F. It didn't significantly heat the area. I would not trust this heater to keep an area from going below freezing, The outside temperature plays a major role in the temperature that this or similar heaters heat an area. By experement you could find a setting that would keep an area at 40F but if the outside temp. took a dive the inside temp will also go down but not as much. If you need to freeze protect an area plug your heater into a Farm Innovators TC-3. Find one on Amazon. It kicks on at 35F
751376
Don't confuse the fan switch with the internal program mode of Heat vs Cool. The external fan switch acts like any old dumb thermostat. I do believe that you can read instructions on how to have it switch between Heat /Cool but it requires a 3 degree difference in the numbers for heat and cool. Myself I like to have the heat temperature be almost the same as cool temperature so I have not tried that feature. NOTE: You will have to carefully read and follow instructions. ( I really like this thermostat but haven't tried that feature)
2272144
I did it myself, with basic knowledge of wiring. You might have to do a bit of research depending on your units wiring, but it really isn't any harder than any other thermostat.
1540898
This thermostat should work for heat only, cool only, or both. You can find the installation manual at this link: https://customer.honeywell.com/resources/techlit/TechLitDocuments/69-0000s/69-1920EFS.pdf