Recommendation for heater?
Hey, I'm looking for a recommendation for an electric space heater. I live in my camper . Last year I bought a well reviewed space heater on amazon that kept flipping the circuit breaker switch. I ...
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Grit dog wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Heater is a heater is a heater. All electric heaters are limited to 1500Watts. That keeps them undrr the 20A most household breakers will be. What else are you attempting to use in the same circuit? Realisticslly an electric heater must be on a circuit that nothing else is on it. Also plan on replqcing the breaker. Once they start tripping it will only get weaker.
Again, only in your world.
I have a couple electric heaters that pull significantly more than 1500W. But yes most Walmart plug in heaters are designed to work on normal household circuits.
Agree though, contrary to Dutchman, new breakers are stronger and get weaker with each flip. Same with GFCIs. They do wear out.
If a 120V heater (or any other load) draws much more than 1500 Watts to be U.L. listed and meet NEC code it MUST have a 20A plug so it CANNOT be plugged into a 15A outlet. Or it's a 240V heater.
Max single device power draw on a 15A circuit for code and U.L listing is limited to less than 15A, about 12A IIRC which is 1500 ish watts depending on line voltage.
