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Originally Posted by woodlover
...This room is 4 floors up from the basement so getting a 240 run from the panel to this room would be next to impossible...
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Believe it or not fishing a wire from the basement to the attic may not be as tough as you think. Your main plumbing and heating stacks should be running from the basement to the attic space .. and they generally have some room beside them that you can fish a wire through. They are also generally a fairly straight shot so you can get from floor to floor without to much hassle. So with a bit of luck .. and maybe some minor drywall patching ... you should be able to get a new wire to the attic space for your heater.
What i wouldn't recommend is adding to an electrical circuit that you not even 100% sure what's on it. It is entirely possible that other electrical devices are on that circuit that your not aware of.
I'm also wondering why you think you need a 240V circuit brought up for a 120V heater ... Are you planning to put more items in the room if you had more power for them?