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PJ,<br><br>
I was considering doing something similar. The heater I have keeps
the fan running for a couple of minutes when the thermostat stops calling
for heat. While it can handle having the power cut completely, the
manufacturer said that doing that repeatedly was bad for the heater and
could shorten its life. My plan was instead to wire the relay into
the line going to the thermostat so it would continue to function in the
usual way. The relay being open would be the same as the thermostat
being open, not calling for heat. Unfortunately, this thought
experiment is as far as I have gotten. This project remains on my
"maybe I'll get to it someday" list. <br><br>
-Steve T.<br><br>
At 09:29 AM 7/2/2021, PJ McGarvey wrote:<br>
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I've recently been enjoying the benefits of adding a smart plug
(<a href="https://wyze.com/wyze-plug.html">
https://wyze.com/wyze-plug.html</a>) to the AC unit in my detached
workshop/garage so I can remotely turn it on and off, and also monitor it
using a remote temp/humidity sensor from Govee. Makes it easy to turn on
the AC before I decide to go out there, or turn it off if I decide not
to. I've also added one to our attic fan for those really hot days.
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This has me thinking it would be great to be able to do this with my
hardwired electric heater as well for the winter months. I've used this
heater for a few years now and find it does a great job to maintain temps
but can take a few hours to get the temps up on the colder days:
<a href="https://www.lowes.com/pd/Comfort-Zone-17065-BTU-Ceiling-Mount-Electric-Fan-Forced-Industrial-Utility-Heater-Furnace-with-Safety-Overheat-Protection/1003054570?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-sol-_-google-_-pla-_--_-sosheatingandcoolers-_-1003054570-_-0&placeholder=null&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8vqGBhC_ARIsADMSd1DJfbgivVS-Z2JpGFJV22vCzRj8CZB6sI-z5FXzgVIAXGz0e0J5bNwaAt0hEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds">
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Comfort-Zone-17065-BTU-Ceiling-Mount-Electric-Fan-Forced-Industrial-Utility-Heater-Furnace-with-Safety-Overheat-Protection/1003054570?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-sol-_-google-_-pla-_--_-sosheatingandcoolers-_-1003054570-_-0&placeholder=null&ds_rl=1286981&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8vqGBhC_ARIsADMSd1DJfbgivVS-Z2JpGFJV22vCzRj8CZB6sI-z5FXzgVIAXGz0e0J5bNwaAt0hEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds</a>
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I had been thinking the only way to do it was to add a "smart"
breaker to the subpanel I have in the garage but those seem a bit pricey
and was wondering if it would be good for the unit to power it on and off
repeatedly using the breaker. <br><br>
I was amazed to find that someone did a nice writeup on adding automation
to this exact heater model using some pretty affordable pieces:
<a href="https://thesmartcave.com/how-to-make-smart-garage-heater/">
https://thesmartcave.com/how-to-make-smart-garage-heater/</a><br><br>
I have plenty of time to plan this out before cold weather, but was
curious if anyone has done something like this, something similar to
automate hardwired devices like heaters, or thinks this is a safe way to
go about it?<br><br>
Thx<br>
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