Dimplex T Series Owner's Manual

OWNER'S GUIDE
T Series
Electric
Baseboard
SENSIBLE, QUIET HEAT STARTS HERE
1-800-668-6663
www.dimplex.com
Cambridge ON, Canada
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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always
be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to
persons, including the following:
1. Read all instructions before installing shock or fire, or damage the heater.
or using this heater.
6. Use this heater only as described
2. A heater has hot and arcing or in this manual. Any other use not
sparking parts inside. Do not use recommended by the manufacturer
it in areas where gasoline, paint, or may cause fire, electric shock, or injury
flammable liquids are used or stored. to persons.
3. This heater is hot when in use. To 7. This heater must be installed in a fixed,
avoid burns, do not let bare skin permanent location.
touch hot surfaces. Keep combustible
8. CAUTION – High Temperature. Keep
materials, such as furniture, pillows,
electrical cords, drapes, and other
bedding, papers, clothes, and
furnishings away from heater.
curtains away from heater.
9. Extreme caution is necessary when
4. To prevent a possible fire, do not
any heater is used by or near children
block air intakes or exhaust in any
or invalids and whenever the heater is
manner. Do not use on soft surfaces,
left operating and unattended.
like a bed, where openings may
10. This connection box is approved for
become blocked.
interconnection of baseboard heaters
5. Do not insert or allow foreign objects
and components that are on the same
to enter any ventilation or exhaust
heating branch circuit.
opening as this may cause an electric
WARNING: Make sure power to the heater is turned off at the main disconnect panel
whenever doing any work on a heater. Serious injury or electrocution can result from
electric shock. Connecting a heater to a voltage higher than what's listed on its rating
label will destroy the heater and could start a fire. A heater will not heat properly
when connected to a voltage lower than what's listed on its rating label. If you are
uncomfortable working with electricity, running electrical supply wire or installing a
circuit breaker, please consult a licensed electrician.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
KNOW YOUR VOLTAGE!
• The most important thing you need to do is verify the electrical
supply wires you're using are the same voltage as the heater.
• CHECK YOUR BREAKER! If you're replacing an existing heater,
check the labels of the old heater and use the same voltage.
• Connecting a 240 volt heater to a 120 volt electrical supply will Double-pole
only give you 25 percent of the wattage! breaker
240 volt
TOOLS REQUIRED OR YOU MAY NEED
Wire Strippers Wire Connectors 1½" Wood Screws Tape Measure Straight and Phillips
Screwdrivers
Drill and Volt Hammer ½" Cable Clamp Stud Finder
Drill Bits Meter (optional) Connector (optional)
A multi-purpose tool or something to cut your existing base trim or molding (optional)
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Heater and controls should be installed 5. CAUTION – High temperature. Keep
by a licensed electrician. Wiring electrical cords, drapes, and other
procedures and connections should be furnishings away from heater.
in accordance with the National Electric
6. To reduce the risk of fire, do not
Code (CEC & NEC) and local codes.
store or use gasoline or other
2. Use copper conductors only.
flammable vapors and liquids in the
3. Do not install below an electrical vicinity of the heater.
receptacle.
7. Maintain at least 12 inches minimum
clearance from all objects above and
4. Do not install the heater against
in front of baseboard, and 6 inches
combustible low-density fiberboard.
minimum on both sides.
NOTE: All baseboard heaters require a thermostat (sold separately). Electric heaters
must be installed on a circuit dedicated to electric heaters, they cannot share a circuit
with outlets, lights, or other appliances. A double-pole thermostat has an OFF setting.
A single-pole thermostat does not.
PARTS OF YOUR HEATER
Element
Grounding
Grounding
screw High-temperature safety shutoff
screw
Locate or route electrical supply wires
STEP 1
• For best results, install your baseboard heater under a window, along an outside wall, or as close as
possible to an outside door.
• Install only in a horizontal position, not in a vertical position.
• Remove any floor base trim or molding so the heater will set flush against the wall. It can sit directly on
any floor surface, including carpet.
• If you're wiring a WALL thermostat, route the electrical supply wire from the circuit breaker to the wall
thermostat, and then to the heater. If you're wiring a BUILT-IN model or TBTK thermostat, route the
electrical supply wire from the circuit breaker directly to the heater.
Wall studs
Electrical
supply wire
1A. Turn off the electrical power supply. 1B. Remove only the wiring compartment
Locate wall studs and electrical supply cover. Wire connections can be made on
wires. DON'T CUT ANY FACTORY either side of the baseboard heater.
CONNECTIONS UNTIL YOU'RE
READY TO WIRE!
Cable clamp connector
(view from back)
TIP: Easiest to
DON'T CUT
1D. Install a cable clamp connector (not
remove from back!
YET!
included). Pull supply wires through the
1C. Remove one of the slotted knockouts in cable clamp connector leaving 6-inch
the wiring compartment. wire leads.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 2 Mount heater to wall
Star dimples are easy
to punch through with
either screws or nails
Grounding
screw
2A. Connect the grounding lead to the green 2B. Mount the heater securely to two or
grounding screw on the side you're wiring. three wall studs.
Baseboard Wiring
STEP 3
• KNOW YOUR VOLTAGE and CHECK YOUR BREAKER!
• All baseboard heaters require three supply wires. For 240 and 208 volt baseboard wiring you will have
2 hots and 1 ground; no neutral needed.
• Cut ONLY ONE factory connection and ONLY on the side you will be wiring!
LEFT SIDE WIRING
RIGHT SIDE WIRING
• If you're wiring on the left side, CUT ONLY THE • If you're wiring on the right side, CUT ONLY THE
FACTORY CONNECTION ON THIS SIDE.
ONE FACTORY CONNECTION SHOWN.
Figure 7a
Supply wires
240 volt baseboard
Supply wires
CUT ONLY
THIS FACTORY
CONNECTION!
DO NOT CUT!
DO NOT CUT
BOTH!
If you're wiring a BUILT-IN model or TBTK thermostat for your heater, go to those instructions now and
follow that installation. When complete, proceed to OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.
If you're wiring a WALL thermostat for your heater, follow the instructions below and the diagrams in
Figures 7b or 8b, depending on which side you are wiring. Route your electrical supply wires from the
circuit breaker to the wall thermostat, and then to the baseboard heater.
Volume of Connection Box is 43 in (704 cm )
3 3
Figure 7b
Supply wires Supply wires
240 volt baseboard
B
A A A
New
connection
New connection
A
DO NOT CUT!
New B
connection
New connection
3A. Connect one supply wire to one of the heater 3B. Connect remaining supply wire to remaining
wires with a wire connector (not included). heater wire with a wire connector (not included).
• For 240 and 208 volts, it doesn't matter which
heater wire (Figures 7b or 8b). Wrap supply
(white) wire with black tape to identify it as hot.
Screw the wiring compartment cover back on. Turn power back on at the main disconnect panel.
Proceed to OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.
Figure 8a
240 volt baseboard
CUT ONLY
THIS FACTORY
CONNECTION!
Figure 8b
240 volt baseboard