Does heater use a lot of electrical power? I have notice that others ask for a separate 15 amp fuse for power box.
1401857
I use it on high, pretty much all day in our sun room. It hasn't blown any fuses yet. The one time it did, was when my husband plugged in a small mini heater on the same circuit.
1401858
As we set our heater on the economy 68 degree setting the answer would be "no'------
973860
Since the unit has a 1,500W heating element, two fans, and two lamps, I would err on the side of prudence and give it its own 20-amp circuit (which, by the way, the specifications in the Amazon product description (http://www.amazon.com/Broan-QTX110HL-Silent-Series-Heater/dp/B000QE7F26/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_i).
915966
It depends upon how long the extension cord is--my heater will trip my 15 amp power strip. As the other person suggests, for a long cord you need heavy duty.
863983
I would definitely look elsewhere for your application. This heater uses a lot of electricity, and is not really suited to this.
351650
the problem is the space heater it take a lot of power to run it probably 1500 watts so I don t tink that it can run the 3 items at the same time
573434
It runs at 1500w. From my prospective it eats up too much electricity bc there are some heater just costs as low as 600w with similar output
985101
Electric heat draws too many amps for the small relay the basic unit includes. You'd need the supplemental relay sized for your system. If you don't know the amperage, divide the number of watts by the voltage of the system (usually 120) to get the number of amps. Incidentlly, this will also be the load placed on the circuit breaker in you panel.
1741944
It calls for a 60 amp breaker. Check with home depot or lowes or whoever sells you the needed 60 amp 220 volt breaker. I used copper 2 conductor 6 gage with bare 8 gage copper safety ground. Not sure what code in your area wants though. How far is it from the heater to the circuit box? Mine is only about 12 ft. If you have a real long run you may need to go to a bigger gage yet but I doubt it. This thing does suck a lot of power!
2143708
The PLF1504 is a 1500 watt unit. For any heater device, divide the watts by the operating voltage to obtain amps. In this case, amps = 6.25.
1709175
The breaker size depends on the wire size used going to the heater. This heater only requires 8 amps at 240 v. #14 wire with a 2 pole 15 amp breaker would work. #12 wire with a 2 pole 20 amp breaker would also work.
2143966
The unit, when heating, pulls about 12 amps (1440 watts). The circuit you plug it into is generally a dedicated circuit (water heaters and microwave ovens) but it does not have to be as long as you don't plan on plugging in other high amperage appliances into the same circuit. Check your electrical breaker box that feeds the outlet you plan to use, the switch will have a number on the lever, most likely a 15 or a 20 but maybe even a 30. This is the amps which the breaker will trip. Hopefully you have a 20 or higher. For example, if you have a 20 and the heater pulls 12, that leaves 8 amps to spare and if you are at 120 volts x 8 amps, that is another 960 watts before it will trip. If your breaker is at 15 amps, then you cannot add much of anything else that pulls over 2 or 3 amps, to that circuit. You can put some child safety caps on the other plugs to remind you and others that that circuit if full.
831019
To do it right, you should have a dedicated breaker for this heater. If you don't have an open breaker, get with an electrician to have a subpanel installed. Also depending on what state you're in, you may be required to use an ARC Fault breaker. I used a 15 amp GFCI breaker because it is located in a bathroom. Hopefully this answered your question.
2187233
It seems the circuit that you put the heater on needs to have a minimum 15 amp capacity, but in my experience the heater doesn't even pull 1/2 that amperage.
260724
The extension cord is rated for 15amp maximum current with a internal circuit breaker of 15 amps. If you choose to plug in any device(s) the maximum total amperage should be less than 15 amp. Look at the max. current your heater draws. It is always safer to plug in heaters directly to an outlet.
303534
If you have a heater in your existing fan, you probably will not need more wiring. If not, you probably will. A fan will be ok on a 15 amp circuit, but you should have a 20 amp circuit for the heater.
1041038
Not for very long, electric heaters draw a lot of amperage and would drain the 150 battery quickly
871369
Have an electrician replace your electrical outlet with a 20 amp rated outlet instead of the 15 amp outlet you most likely have. Make sure he wraps the connecting wires around the screws & not just push them into the back of the outlet. Chances are your existing outlet is worn to the point where the connection between outlet and plug is not as tight as it should be. The ideal solution is to have a dedicated 20 amp circuit for the heater.