Definite Purpose Contactor

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Inspected a condo with electric baseboards and observed this Definite Purpose Contactor in-line with a t-stat for a circuit with three baseboard units. I think I understand the purpose of this device but don’t understand the use for this application. Additional safety feature? Thanks

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A contactor is just a relay. Low voltage/current (thermostat) switches a high voltage/current (baseboard).

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Yep, did the research and found all this info, I just have never seen one used for this application and can’t see why it’s in use here.

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This ^^^^^^^^^

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More or less so you can have a low voltage thermostat instead of a line voltage thermostat.

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Thanks for the info guys!!

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