1500 Watt Electric Space Heater Wiring Diagram
Multi watt baseboard heater right or left wiring 120v or 240v supply.
1500 watt electric space heater wiring diagram. Electrical wiring for a electric heater. More about wiring an electric heater. The most important. A 1500 watt heater on a 120 volt circuit thus needs a breaker of 15 6 amps.
There is not much to the wiring in these heaters so it is probably easy to. The wiring should be installed into the baseboard heater using a protective bushing or cable connector. Sometimes we get calls from people who want to know if they can wire multiple heaters to one thermostat. My electric heater just didn t work this year when i turned it on.
Because a 15 amp breaker would be too small you need a breaker with the next highest rating which is 20 amps. This diagram from the baseboard owner s guide shows how to correctly wire multiple baseboard heaters to one thermostat. A 1500 watt heater will cost the same to run whether it is 120 or 240 volt. 240 volt heating circuits are more common because as the chart shows you can place more heaters on a 20 amp 240 volt circuit maximum of 3840 watts versus a 120 volt circuit maximum of 1920 watts.
Replace wiring compartment cover and secure with screw previously removed. Make certain you do not find the heater beneath a current wall outlet. Connect remaining supply wire to remaining heater wire. He wishes to connect a small and a huge baseboard heater to a single thermostat and isn t certain how to go about doing it.
Connect one supply wire to one heater wire. The cable shown here lacks the 1 inch required amount of cable sheathing to enter inside the connection enclosure. Connect one supply wire to the upper black wire. 220 volt wiring diagram.
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The electric baseboard heater is the number one choice for low cost installation and the quiet operation makes it the preferred heater for bedrooms.