I heated my shop with a torpedo heater with no thermostat, I had an old
thermostat in my misc. pile. I used a small 24VAC transformer and a relay
with 24VAC coil IIRC, line voltage went to the transformer and relay
contacts, transformer voltage went through thermostat to relay coil. Gave
me great temperature control of my torpedo heater, should work with a
programmable thermostat too. I made my entire assembly with a line cord to
plug into an outlet and a length of cord with receptacle to plug the heater
into.

RogerN

"Wes" wrote in message
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I built a small room inside my garage that I could afford to heat
electrically.

My needs require a programmable thermostat.

Since I'm using electric heat, I need a line voltage model. That changes
one's choices.

Honeywell makes a 7 day programmable model the TL8230A that seemed like a
natural for my
work schedule since it offers better granularity than a 5-2 day unit.

My first google search was Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/HONEYWELL-TL82...5734040&sr=8-2
69.95 with free shipping.

Googling around found drillspot.com
http://www.drillspot.com/products/15... e_Thermostat

48.35 + 6.44 shipping


But I recieved it from Grainger today. They sell it for 76.75 and I have
no idea of
shipping costs.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/6WY23

I sure don't understand the marketing strategies but I think I got deal.

Wes
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