Installation Guide

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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6. Connect the grounding lead to the green
grounding screw on the side you’re wiring.
5. Mount the heater securely to two or three
wall studs.
grounding
screw
Figure 8aFigure 7a
• KNOW YOUR VOLTAGE and CHECK YOUR BREAKER!
• All baseboard heaters require three supply wires. For 120 volt baseboard wiring you will have 1 hot,
1 neutral and 1 ground. For 240 and 208 volt baseboard wiring you will have 2 hots and 1 ground;
no neutral needed.
STEP 3
Baseboard wiring
Figure 7b
LEFT SIDE WIRING RIGHT SIDE WIRING
• Cut ONLY ONE factory connection and ONLY on the side you will be wiring! If your heater is a 120
volt model, cut ONLY the factory connection that has one black and one white wire!
If you’re wiring on the left side, CUT ONLY THE
ONE FACTORY CONNECTION SHOWN.
If you’re wiring on the right side, CUT ONLY THE
FACTORY CONNECTION ON THIS SIDE.
A. Connect one supply wire to one of the heater
wires with a wire connector (not included).
For 240 and 208 volts, it doesn’t matter which
heater wire. Both supply wires (black and
white) are hot.
B. Connect remaining supply wire to remaining
heater wire with a wire connector (not
included).
Figure 8b
CUT ONLY
THIS FACTORY
CONNECTION!
DO NOT CUT
BOTH!
CUT ONLY
THIS FACTORY
CONNECTION!
DO NOT CUT!
supply wires
supply wires
star dimples are easy
to punch through with
either screws or nails
If you’re wiring a BUILT-IN model BTF or Smart-Base thermostat for your heater, go to those instruc-
tions now and follow that installation. When complete, proceed to OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.
new
connection
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new connection
new connection
If you’re wiring a WALL thermostat for your heater, follow the instructions and diagrams below or on
page 5, for your voltage and the side you’re wiring. Route your electrical supply wires from the circuit
breaker to the wall thermostat, and then to the baseboard heater.
supply wires
supply wires
• If you’re wiring a model 8F2025, go to page 5 now.
DO NOT CUT!
STEP 2
Mount heater to wall
connection
240 volt baseboard 240 volt baseboard
240 volt baseboard 240 volt baseboard
Wrap supply (white) wire with black tape to identify it as hot. Proceed to STEP 4 Finish installation.
240/208 or 240 VOLT ONLY
LEFT SIDE WIRING RIGHT SIDE WIRING
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