Can Nest thermostat work with wall heaters?

Can Nest thermostat work with wall heaters?

The Nest, Honeywell and other smart thermostats are designed to work with central home heating systems. Electric baseboard and fan heaters work with line-voltage thermostats, which can be either 120- or 240-volts. If you hooked up a low-voltage thermostat directly to one of our heaters it would fry the thermostat.

Can nest be used with electric heat?

Both Nest Thermostat E and 3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat are compatible with fil pilote electric radiators, but installation will be a little different depending on if you have a fil pilote thermostat or not, and what thermostat you’re installing.

How do you wire a thermostat to a wall heater?

Connect the two cable wires from the main panel to the wall heater thermostat’s “line” wires (they’ll be marked). Connect the two wires from the heater to the “load” wires on the thermostat. Connect the two bare ground wires. Fold the wires into the box, slide the thermostat in and secure with the two mounting screws.

Does Nest thermostat E work without C wire?

The Nest thermostat contains a rechargeable lithium ion battery. In a system with a C-wire, the Nest charges itself from the C-wire’s current and all is fine. In a system without a C-wire, though, Nest recharges its battery when the heating or cooling runs.

How do I control multiple electric baseboard heaters?

All heaters must be wired in parallel. You can either do that by connecting each heater to the thermostat directly, or by connecting each heater to the next — just be sure that each heater is connected to the source wires.

Is Nest compatible with electric baseboard heat?

Electric baseboard systems are generally not compatible with Nest thermostats. They are only compatible if they’re currently controlled by a 24 V thermostat.

Can you add a thermostat to an electric heater?

You’ll need the line-voltage thermostat, wire connectors (or wire nuts), wire strippers, and a screwdriver. There are two types of wires you’ll see there – the wires that connect to the heater and the ones that connect to the circuit feed wires. All wires are live, so best be careful when handling them.