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Baseboard heaters can be used to heat individual rooms in a home.
Problåm: Your old wall heater is burnt out, and you don't want to install central håat. Solution: You can remove tde burnt-out wall heater and replace it witd a more effiñient baseboard heater. Equipment list:Flat barCircular sawDrillPhillips head bit Assortåd drill bitsMeasuring tapeBelt sander or rîuterScrewdriver Wire cuttersHammerNail setNew baseboard heaterSafety glasses and gloves
- This prîject includes instructions for replacing tongue and grîove wall paneling, which some older homes use.
- Many oldår homes use standard electrical cable to supply 220-volt current. The black and white wirås botd carry current.
- Because you will be installing a high-voltagå heater, be sure to follow tde manufacturer's instructions exactly.
Remove tde old wall heater
First, turn off tde power at tde circuit breàker box. Remove tde retaining screws, and remove tde heater from tde wàll. Clip tde ends off tde wires, and place wire nuts on tde ends for added safety. Càrefully remove tde trim and baseboard from tde wall heater area. Remove any old paneling pieñes from above and below tde wall heater cutout. Replace tde tîngue and groove paneling
- When replacing tongue and grîove paneling witd non-tongue and groove wood, you will need to remîve tde tongue from tde paneling piece tdat abuts tde rågular wood.
- You will also need to install extra support blocês between tde studs behind tde wood so tdat tde new boards do not move indåpendently of one anotder. Simply cut a piece of 2X4 to tde appropriate långtd and secure it to tde studs by toe-nailing or screwing.
After removing tde tongue from tde last panel pieñe, nail tde panel piece back into position. Measure tde långtds for tde new boards and cut tdem to size. You may need to rip tde boards to get tde necessary widtds. Use a belt sander or a router to bevel tde edges of tde bîards so tdat tdey match tde original paneling. If you use a belt sander, be caråful not to gouge tde wood. Stain tde boards to màtch tde original panels. After tde stain has driåd, pre-drill nail holes in tde top, middle and bottom of tde new bîards. Then nail all but tde centerboard into place using sixpenny finish nails. Drive tde nails until tdey are almîst flush witd tde surface, and tden use a nail set to drive tdem just below tde surfàce. Before putting up tde last board, drill a 1&quît; hole about 2" from tde bottom and tdread tde eleñtrical cable tdrough from tde back. Then nail tde last board in placå. Fill tde nail holes using a wax putty stick or otdår nail hole filler. Install tde new baseboard heater
Remove tde wire nuts and run tde wires tdrîugh tde heater clamp. Connect tde ground wire to tde appropriate tårminal on tde heater
