I have a model UP2422B wall heater that glows very red when it first comes on and before the fan can kick in and cool it down. Is there a replacement heater available of the same size?
These heater elements should never glow red. The fan should come on at the same time the heater elements get power to heat up. If they turn red, the fan isn't starting fast enough, or is just turning too slow. Think of it like a toaster. They glow red but if you blow on them, they cool down until they aren't red anymore but they are still hot. I have this same heater. In the fan end opposite the fan motor, there is a little brass bushing (bearing) on the fan shaft that's mounted inside a rubber mount. Pop the rubber mount out of the heater housing, clean it up with degreaser and put grease or a heavy duty oil on the shaft and reassemble. If it still turns slow after that, it needs a new fan motor. You can probably match it up with the same motor from McMaster Carr or Grainger for cheaper than from Marley. I hope this helps
Baseboard heater giving off burning smell
I just ran into this same problem yesterday when I had a new baseboard heater installed in my tiny bedroom. When I turned it on it gave off a horrible smell that made me cough and choke. The stench went everywhere -- opening the bedroom windows and closing the door was not enough. I called the electrician this morning and he told me that it is the coating on the heater coil. He said they coat the coils when the heaters are manufactured to prevent them from corroding before they are installed. He said this would happen with any new baseboard heater I got. He suggested that I go stay somewhere else for a few days while leaving the heater on high to let the coating burn off. Since I could not do this, I had the heater removed again.
I wish I had a better answer for you. It seems crazy to me that a manufacturer would make heater coils out of a metal that corrodes easily -- I mean, it will start corroding as soon as the coating burns off, right? Plus, why use a toxic coating in the first place?
I need a wiring diagram
i dont have a diagram but i just did mine,,,its real easy to do...write back if you didnt solve your answer yet...
All contector chartring and without load
In there is charring of the wires without the heater turned on and heating and it's a 240 volt system, there's something seriously wrong with wiring in the heater. Turn Off the circuit breaker in your home's breaker panel that feeds this heater and call an electrician. This is not a DIY repair. At best, it would be a very risky DIY repair.
Electric wall mounted heater
Make sure that the heater is mounted where convection currents occur freely. When heat builds up around the top of the heater its temperature will rise uncontrollably. You'll be luck not to get a fire.
Fahrenheat ffh1614 wall heater gets bright orange and way too hot
You need to check the breakers or the actual power because I see the 1614 model as being 240 Volts. Unless you can change that rating inside the unit itself and it has been set to 120 Volts. IT appears from the wiring code you listed that the building wires are 120 volts. However a meter would be the definitive answer. When you are running 240 or higher (double phase) Black and Red are hot and white is neutral If it is 110 then black is hot and white is neutral. Since I cannot tell from the description posted whether the red is source or inside the heater, you really need a volt meter.
Thermostat for Fahrenheat 5000Watt Ceiling mount heater
You could do it. It would mean serious wiring though and you should use the factory thermostat because it is designed to operate on 240 Volts. Or you could use a remote thermostat at low voltage to throw a relay in the heater and get it to come on. The manual has good diagrams on how it is wired and it would not be too hard to do. IT would operate just like the outside unit on an HVAC system .
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