Can anyone tell me what size wire and breaker go to this unit? Am I right in thinking I need 10/2 wire and 30 amp double pole breaker? Thanks!
631204
I used 12/2 and a 15A double pole breaker, since 1500watts 240V heater only draw 6.25A.
631205
We used 12/2 and a double pole 30 amp breaker. Working fine. We felt a 10/2 was overkill, but we did 24 of them.
1209895
I'm not qualified to answer that question. I'm not a professional. I'm using it for lighting & a bath fan. I use a 15 amp breaker with 14g wire, not a 20. I always check manufactures recommendations. There may be local codes as well to consider when running a new circuit.
1689317
Use same gauge wire, 12-2 NM. This is what is required for a 20 amp breaker line.
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.
405250
This system is 220-240 VAC, single phase. Yes, you need to bring directly from your breaker box. Here is how I did. I added two 15 amps breakers at the main box. Every house has two 110VAC poles. Be sure to connect each of them to the 15 amps breaker. Then bring the wire to your system. In my case I added another 15 amps breakers next to the system out side my house. My system is 24000 btu, rated at 9 amps per phase. The rule of thumb is that your fuse must be between 120-133% of the rating on the system. Goodluck
1661781
Ideally, you should use a 200amp fuse if I understand your question correctly. Wiki American wire gauge for more info.. Hope this helps.
1161179
The unit can be run on 110 or 220. the breaker size is a 20 amp single pole or a 30 amp double pole. Regular 110 is just fine. i have a 2 ton unit and it is jsut fine on the 110 outlet.
1555157
I have mine running off a 50 amp breaker to cover absolute max inpot reguired. You can get away with a smaller breaker if you are using at a lower output.
806073
I would suggest 12/2 to wire these units. It's true the unit above only uses less then 10 amp- 240VAC. But using 12-2 allows you to put more than one heater on a circuit. There is only one power connection.
1030359
I'm not an electrician, but my understanding is that #8 wire and a 40-amp breaker is needed. At least that's what my electrician actually installed.
581416
I ran 10-3 also but used a 30amp breaker instead of a 40amp. I have used the heater a lot as it is in the 20's here and I have had no problems with the breaker tripping. I was reluctant to use a 40amp breaker on 10-3 line when 30amp is usually the max for that size wire. The instructions said nothing about 8-3 wire until you get to where the connection on the heater is, by that time I had already routed the 10-3 wire. Hope this helps. By the way, I am not a professional electrician, just a homeowner with some basic knowledge of wiring.
733593
That all depends on the amount of amp service you have for where ever you are plugging in this unit. I believe this unit uses 9.8 amps. We had a 15 amp breaker for the room we were using this unit in. It never tripped our breaker. I suggest you double check the amps this unit uses (like I said, I thought it was 9.8 but double check that!!) and check the amps you have to that area.
946718
Yes you can use this unit. Make sure you have it on at least a 25 amp breaker.
1161180
Hey Frank why do you feel you need to run a 220 line and breaker? The unit is set up for 110 plug and works jsut fine on that. I have a 2 ton unit and it is great on the 110.
1522656
I used 10-2 cable with ground wire per the installation guide. It also requires a 30amp 2 pole breaker. Here is the link to the installation guide. http://www.king-electric.com/pdfs/EKB-Installation.pdf
2025440
I put in a 40 amp breaker for this unit, but have th jumpers set to 5000 watts and have never needed to run it on high in my 3 car insulated garage, so a 30 amp breaker would have worked.
1542433
No, there are 3 individual heating elements that require power to each. So 3 individual 40 amp double pole breakers are required needing 8 gauge wire.