snafflekid
Electrical Engineer
I'm repairing the electrical wiring to a suspended ceiling gas heater (which has a flue). The original thermostat was removed when the drywall was ripped out and replaced and only the box remains. The dummies replaced it with a recepticle! This controlled a fan as well as the gas valve. My question is if I can use a line voltage thermostat designed for baseboard heaters to replace this missing thermostat? I know that they don't all work bang-bang but some supply a variable voltage to baseboards and I cannot find any line voltage thermostats (at least in big box stores) which specify their operation. I assume that if I can see a mechanical switch inside the thermostat it would be bang-bang. Any other obvious indicators I am missing? I'm in search of an answer, I'm stumped.