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How can I tell if my thermostat heater uses a line voltage or low voltage thermostat? Is there a difference between the two? Which should I use for my home? With the dramatic drop in temperature this winter season, questions about thermostats are increasing. Before lighting your curiosity heating in a heating disaster, make sure you understand some basic facts on the thermostat line voltage and low voltage thermostats.

What a thermostat line voltage?

Directly responsible for the operation of electricity your hot water, a line voltage thermostat works on baseboards, appliances electric wall heating, and other similar devices. These thermostats high voltage - usually powered by 120 or 240 volts ACs - are of two types:

• Two son (unipolar) and
• Four son (bipolar), the most common of the two

What is the difference? Four thermostat line voltage wire has an "off" the frame, while the two son thermostat line voltage can turn to the lowest setting, not off.

Typically used on electrical heating systems, thermostats line voltage are not commonly found in American households.

What a low voltage thermostat?

The low voltage thermostat is one found in most homes. Their use of tension is much lower than line voltage thermostats, hence the name. Low voltage thermostats runoff voltage somewhere around 6-30, with 24 being the average. They come in a variety of types, such as bimetallic, digital, electronic or programmable.

How do I know if I have a thermostat line voltage or low voltage thermostat?

Thermostats have very thick son electric while low-voltage thermostats are a bit like the son of the phone. Another place to check would be on the inside cover of your thermostat you'll find the voltage quotation.

Do popular brands carry both thermostats and thermostat line voltage low voltage?

Yes, they do. Brands such as href = "http://www.conservationmart.com/m-35-aube.aspx"> Aube Thermostats (now part of the Honeywell thermostats family), Globe, and Lux Thermostats come in both low and line voltage varieties.

Be sure to keep the above information in mind when you look for the thermostat in your home.

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