I am planning on extending my room temp probe about 25 feet away from the stove. My question to those of you who have done this is, can I use inline wire connectors to join the wires or is it recommended to solder them together?
Extending Harman Room Temp Probe
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pfmaloney
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During our installation, I had the tech extend the wire and he used wire connectors like the ones used in the back of the unit.
camdids
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I have mine extended just under 15 feet from the stove. Connected as above by the same type of wire connectors as on the stove. Just a note. Be careful where you put the probe. (ie. in a draft, direct sun etc..). If its in a spot thats always the coolest, your stove will stay fired up.
pfmaloney
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I extended it around 15 feet as well and have it at eye level while sitting down. I have a digital thermostat near the probe and have been impressed with the consistency of the temperature.
Thanks, I just extended mine around twenty feet, it is about 5 ft. of the floor out of the sunlight. The stove was right near a window so I wanted to get it away from the sunlight.
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