We have Power
Electrical power that is. But first to finish up the garage heater upgrade details as promised from the last post. Cause I know how many of you are just itching to know all about my garage heating! As I mentioned last post I was adding a digital thermostat to the heater so it didn’t run all the time. To accomplish that I had to add a few things, 1) A digital thermostat 2) a 24V transformer and 3) a single pole 24v controlled contactor/relay. Originally, I was going to add the additional contactor and the transformer in a separate J-Box on the wall but after looking at the space in the bottom of the heater I figured out I could move the wiring tap and then I would have space to fit in the transformer and the contactor. In the pic below you can see the...
Heat Part Deux and More Wiring
First off, I finally have constant heat in my garage. Last time I mentioned I was putting an electric heater in. It arrived from Amazon, only $400 and I hung it. I was contemplating wiring it my self but it needed a 240V line on a 40amp breaker and while I don’t mind running it I just really didn’t want to. So I called around and found an electrician to do the job for a reasonable cost. So last Tuesday he came out and ran the line and breaker. Boy was it cold in the garage while he was working and I was really glad I paid someone else to do it. It may look small put this thing puts out a ton of heat. As I’ve been playing with the thermostat the garage has been hovering around 70º since Tuesday. One modification I’m going to make is to add...
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