I just realized the old baseboard heater had a control knob right on it so one could
turn the heat up or down manually. The new one has no knob and is meant to be
used only with with a thermostat, which we do not have in this room. Am I looking
at hiring an electrician to do the installation? The heater is 240V.

Scott

Scott wrote:

I bought an 8' Marley Electric Baseboard Heater to replace the old one in our
family room. The new heater has a single black wire plus a copper ground
wire. However, the old one was wired with a black and white wire, plus a
ground. They're both the same type of heater. Which wire coming out of
the wall should I use....the white or the black?

Thanks!
Scott