Recent content by ktmridertony

I ran two wires, w to w and r to r. I for sure had it turned off while hooking up the wires. I'm curious why it didn't shut off when it reached the temp I had it set to. :headscrat

Hey rick, thanks alot for your input, it was a piece of cake. I was thinking it to death. I got it wired up and it kicked on just as it was suppoed to and blows great heat. I've got the t stat set to 45 and the temp rose to 50 as indicated by the t stat but it isn't turning its self off. Do...

One last question, What size wire do I use to wire up the thermostat. Can I just peel off some yellow romex and seperate the wires and use that or is it going to be too thick?

That's cool, I think this thread ran it's course anyway. Personally, with all the reading I've done< I would say it isn't enough. With a shop that big, I'd go with the 75K or something bigger than the 45K big maxx anyway.

Sounds easy enough. Thanks for the instruction. I appreciate it. I may or may not get to it tomorrow, just bought a snowmobile so that with the superbowl, the heater may take a back seat. We'll see. Thanks again.:thumbup:

I bought a NON PROGRAMMABLE Honeywell thermostat. It's the round one that just has a dial that turns. Anyone familiar with this that can hold my hand thru it?:(

Hi everybody, total noob here with first post. I searched but couldn't find my answer. Does the Big Maxx 45K heater HAVE to have a thermostat to operate? I got it all hooked up and I get a slow green blink which tells me there is no call for heat. I'm guessing that the only thing that will...