Heat Pumps and Electric Heating - Baseboard electric thermostat question

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mrslpdaley
11-27-04, 01:31 PM
My kitchen and laundry room are baseboard electric. The thermostat shows postions of OFF, 40*, 50*, 60*, 70*, etc. When I turn the heat on, it "clicks" on slightly to the left of the OFF position. There is no degree marking here, but I would assume it would about 15*. The heat immediately comes on, and it stays on. No matter what temp I set it to, it comes on as soon as it leaves the OFF position and stays on until I "click" it back to the OFF. Is this normal, or is there a problem? This is our first winter in this home. I assumed that it would be on some sort of a sensor, as the thermostat is marked with various degree settings. I'd like to set it for 60* or so, but it never shuts off until I do so manually.

Ed Imeduc
11-27-04, 02:10 PM
Where the tstat's just put in and are they wired up wrong??? If you let it at where it just comes on will it every shut off????what temp will the room get to if you let it alone????

ED ;)
mrslpdaley
11-27-04, 09:57 PM
The thermostat has been there for quite some time, judging by it's appearance. More than 10 years.
If I put the heat on, it just keeps running until I turn it off. I have shut it off at about 75* because I was afraid there might be something wrong that would cause a fire. The heat comes on immediately upon hearing the click, no matter how warm the room already is. I could set it at 40*, and it would still come on even if the room were already at 90*,,you know? It works as though it were just an OFF/ON control, rather than a thermostat control.