garage heater wont go below 68 degrees

[JMToolCo]

anyone else have a comfort zone cz230e electric garage heater, the digital thermostat on mine wont let me set it below 68 degrees. this seems ridiculous so i did some research and ive seen ppl mention they can set theirs to 45 degrees. id appreciate any insight or personal experience

 

[6768rogues]

Not familiar with your heater or thermostat, but if it is a line voltage wall thermostat or if you can adapt it to use a wall thermostat, I would replace it with a regular thermostat that turns down lower.

 

[JMToolCo]

integrating a wifi thermostat is what i would love to do, im still researching it so if anyone has done something similar or have a good link to some info im all ears

 

[BillK]

What do the instructions say ?

 

[JMToolCo]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NB1OB0I/?tag=atomicindus08-20

79 bucks.

that is the exact one i already have but how do i make it control this heater
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Comfort-Zone-Ceiling-Mount-Heater-7500-Watt-240V-Garage-Shop-Electric-CZ230E/173606576700?hash=item286bc2223c:g:CawAAOSwP6pb0TMn:rk:2f:0

What do the instructions say ?

just generic instructions like "set thermostat to desired temp"

 

[Milton Shaw]

See if there are any dip switches that set the range of the thermostat. A lot of PTAC units in hotel motels have limits so that they cannot be set above 76 or below 68 to keep the room in a comfort range. Those also usually have also have freeze sentinel settings that turn the unit on even if it is completely off to keep the room from freezing. Those are usually set at 40 degrees. Motels clerks used to have to go by usually sometime after midnight when the clerk remembered it to turn on units in unoccupied rooms to keep them from freezing.

 

[not sure]

How well does that heater work? How big is your space and how much you think it costs to operate? Looks like nice unit

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[Pruittx2]

I have that same heater. there is a way to run your own thermostat and bypass the internal one. Mine will go down to 45, so there must be and issue with yours.

These heaters are rated at 27500 BTU

7500 watts for 1 hr is 7.5 kilowatt hours, MY ele co charges $.012 per KWH.
for 5 hr's of usage it cost $4.50

Here's a great cost per usage calculator.
http://energyusecalculator.com/electricity_spaceheater.htm

 

[JMToolCo]

I have that same heater. there is a way to run your own thermostat and bypass the internal one. Mine will go down to 45, so there must be and issue with yours.

These heaters are rated at 27500 BTU

7500 watts for 1 hr is 7.5 kilowatt hours, MY ele co charges $.012 per KWH.
for 5 hr's of usage it cost $4.50

Here's a great cost per usage calculator.
http://energyusecalculator.com/electricity_spaceheater.htm

thanks for the info, does yours have a digital thermostat or the dial?

 

[Pruittx2]

digital,, and a remote. It's on a 10ft ceiling, so I only use the remote.

 

[JMToolCo]

what the hell i got gypped!