Electric heating options when on shore power?
NOOB heating question... What are the electric heating options when on shore power? Our HTT has propane heat, but when it is cold (as it was this past weekend), it can run A LOT. Seems like an easy...
Forum Discussion
rhagfo wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I've replaced all the female outlets so I don't have to worry about overloading them. The OEM "stab" units may be a bad idea when using a full blown 1500 watt heater. Consider running the heaters on the lower wattage settings--or replacing the female outlets.
What size was the cable supporting that outlet? 14 gauge is only good for 15 amps, you need the cable to be 12 gauge and breaker to be 20 amps, to run a 1500 watt heater on high.
Huh? 1500 W works out to 12.5A at 120V and is okay to use for extended periods of time (albeit with nothing else simultaneously) on a 15A circuit.
Any appliance that has a plug with parallel blades (a 15A plug) is designed for use on a 15A circuit. If it actually requires a 20A circuit, it would have one blade perpendicular to the other. 20A plugs are very rare in practice, though combo 15A/20A sockets are not too uncommon. (The NEC does permit having multiple 15A receptacles on a 20A circuit, which is the most common situation when 20A circuits are used.)
