Odd location of switches for radiant ceiling heat.

Originally Posted By: rmoore
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Small 1947 house on a crawl. The living room, dining room and front bedrooms had “normal” baseboard heaters. The kitchen, laundry/utility room, and rear bedroom had functional radiant ceiling heat. That seemed odd enough but, in each room, directly below the room’s thermostat was a separate switch only about a foot off the floor controlling power to that rooms ceiling heat (I had the client throw the switches while I checked the meter).


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As the thermostats were functional by themselves, does anyone have a clue as to why the extra switch and the strange location? The best I can come up with is that they had a small, very well trained dog named "Setback".


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Richard Moore
Rest Assured Inspection Services
Seattle, WA
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Originally Posted By: bbadger
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I have no clue whatsoever. icon_confused.gif



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Originally Posted By: Scott Stevens
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Perhaps the location is due to the fact that the heat is in the ceiling. Maybe the thermostats were originally in the lower location and later moved higher?



“Electricmanscott”

Originally Posted By: jmyers
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Could it perhaps be that they tapped into an existing receptacle to power those radiant ceiling heaters, from the original location of a receptacle?



Joe Myers


A & N Inspections, Inc.


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Originally Posted By: rmoore
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Joe…


I think that is the most likely answer (although I still like the dog thing ![icon_biggrin.gif](upload://iKNGSw3qcRIEmXySa8gItY6Gczg.gif) ). Why they bothered to put switches in is something only Harry Homeowner could answer. I'm sure it made sense to him at the time.

Just one more thing to make our lives interesting.


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Richard Moore
Rest Assured Inspection Services
Seattle, WA
www.rainspect.com

Originally Posted By: jmyers
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Richard,


I have always like "setback", he was a good dog! ![icon_biggrin.gif](upload://iKNGSw3qcRIEmXySa8gItY6Gczg.gif)


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Joe Myers
A & N Inspections, Inc.
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