20 Most Recent Fahrenheat FBE15002 Baseboard Heater Questions & Answers

I have some confusion about what you are asking......

There is no such thing as "Hydronic Electric Baseboards"......

I am assuming you are referring to the oil filled baseboard heaters. If so....

The same amount of btu's required to heat a space remain the same whether the elements heat a liquid to warm the air or whether they heat the air directly, the same amount of wattage will be consumed. So, their is no more or less efficiency between the two.

If you are referring to "Hydronic Baseboard Heaters" (these baseboards are fed from a boiler with a pump) Then....I will assume that it is a gas boiler. In which case, the gas boiler would be more cost efficient to operate. If it is an electric the same rule applies as above......the cost is the same.

It is attached with 2-screws or 2-nails. Depending on who installed it. I970's, I'm betting on 2-nails.
If you remove the cover, you will see where the nails are located on the inside back wall of the heater compartment and are attached to the baseboard. Be sure to turn the circuit breaker for the heater to the OFF position, be for attempting to unwire and move the heater. The circuit breaker should remain OFF until the heater is reinstalled.

These are electri baseboard heaters...check the electrical panel to make sure they are on. Some turn off the breaker during off season.

there are clips that hold the actual element inside the enclosure.check to see they are loose or broken. a small amount of humming noise is normal while the heater is being energized expansion/ contraction of alumimun fins is normal.

Hi blow it out with a vac see if the smell stops

Hi!
The number you keep it on is whatever temperature that is comfortable to you. The settings on the dial are graduated from #1(lowest-coolest) to #10(warmest). If you want to keep the room temperature somewhat even you need to play around with the settings( one number at a time) until you find what is comfortable to you. Hope I was of help to you.

The wall thermostat will click even if there is no power. You will need an electric metere to trace down the problem. May be a bad breaker, bad limit switch or the element could have went bad. You need to follow the electric and see what is interupting the flow.

Most any elec. or hvac supply house

Black soot appearing above and around electric baseboard heaters is caused by burnt hydrocarbons in the air.
The Heating element draws the cool room air from the bottom and over the element. Any excess hydrocarbons in the air become burned and are deposited on the surrounding surfaces from the warm heated air flowing up out of the heater.

The Heater is not the cause of these hydrocarbons. They come from the home / enviornment.

Some cause.
Smoking, burning Candles releases waxy hydrocarbons, carpet cleaning solutions, spray type air fresheners.

Black waxy sooty deposits are usually from burning candles.

Posted by George Patterson

A few companies sell child-proof covers that prevent little fingers and small objects from getting into the radiators. Try searching Child-safe baseboard heater covers in a google search or PexSupply.com.... we use them in daycare centers.

Turn the power to the furnace off and then back on and see if it resets. If not you may have a bad ignitor or dirty sensor.
Hope this helps.
Matt

the stat points are stuck together or the stat is defective. try tapping on it to make them loosen up or replace the thermostat.