This is an electrical question but I want to explain the application first:
I have an LED fireplace that I'm putting in to replace a wall heater. I wired it to run through the wall thermostat, but when the thermostat turns the fireplace on it just turns on the lights, then you have to manually turn on the heat. Since I'm already messing with the wiring I'm trying to figure out a way to have the thermostat just turn on one of the heating elements and the fan (so the lights aren't turning on and off every time the thermostat turns on), then also wiring the fireplace through it's main switch so you can manually turn it on anytime with the heat and fan included. I've included a picture of the wiring diagram, I drew in the secondary wiring for the wall thermostat. My first question is, the heating element and fan-motor are both supplied 120v, so if I wire my 120v line directly to them they shouldn't burn out without a resistor, right? Second question, if the thermostat and manual switch are ever both tuned on, it shouldn't add any amperage to the heater and fan since they're both coming from the same source wires, right? Third question, do you see any risk of frying anything else on the boards if I connect the wiring this way? Thanks in advance for the help!
I have an LED fireplace that I'm putting in to replace a wall heater. I wired it to run through the wall thermostat, but when the thermostat turns the fireplace on it just turns on the lights, then you have to manually turn on the heat. Since I'm already messing with the wiring I'm trying to figure out a way to have the thermostat just turn on one of the heating elements and the fan (so the lights aren't turning on and off every time the thermostat turns on), then also wiring the fireplace through it's main switch so you can manually turn it on anytime with the heat and fan included. I've included a picture of the wiring diagram, I drew in the secondary wiring for the wall thermostat. My first question is, the heating element and fan-motor are both supplied 120v, so if I wire my 120v line directly to them they shouldn't burn out without a resistor, right? Second question, if the thermostat and manual switch are ever both tuned on, it shouldn't add any amperage to the heater and fan since they're both coming from the same source wires, right? Third question, do you see any risk of frying anything else on the boards if I connect the wiring this way? Thanks in advance for the help!
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