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No. Power = Voltage X Current.....so a 10,000 watt heat strip will draw 10,000 watts / 120 volts = 83 amps
Not so fast.
Actually, it depends on the manufacturers guidelines. My 10KW heat strip, in my hvac system, is rated ( by the manufacturer ) at 41.7 amps.
8 AWG wire is rated at 40 amps. 6 AWG wire at 50 amps.
I used 6 AWG wire and a 50 amp breaker. I passed the electrical inspection.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoTo answer this question the voltage is needed. At 120 volts the current would be too high for a 70 amp breaker and for 240 volts the breaker rating would be too big.
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What size breaker goes with a 15kw heat strip?
60
What would cause a 15 amp circuit breaker to throw after 5 hours?
Operating a breaker on a continuous current, close to the breaker's tripping point can cause this condition. Because the breaker is a thermal device the heat builds up over a time period. Check the breakers on either side of the faulting breaker. If these breakers are also warm from use they take away the heat sink effect and do not let the faulting breaker cool down. Check the current of the load to see how close you are operating to the breakers trip point. Over time the trip setting of the breaker can become lower to a point where it will not reset. Changing the breaker out should rectify this non resetting condition.
Can circuit breakers help to prevent building fires?
Breakers limit the current on the conductor to a safe level, too many appliances plugged in. You trip a breaker, hopefully you then transfer load to another circuit. Breakers use two different methods to accomplish this, one uses a bimetallic strip and the current passes directly through, too high a current causes the strip to deflect. It acts on a mechanism much like the sear in a guns trigger, the deflection pulls the trigger causing a spring to open the contacts and turn off the circuit. Another type is thermal magnetic, current passing through the breaker causes a magnetic field to act on a coil tripping the breaker. When breakers are wired and work properly they prevent fires!Bending metal opens a switch
What size breaker do you need for a 3 Ton heat pump?
My 3 ton geo unit uses a 30 amp breaker. That is probably more than adequate because it also is for the vertical loop pumps in the ground. The back-up heat strips however, use a 60 amp breaker (on my system.) I'm not sure but I would say yours probably needs that too. Good luck!
Is it safe to trip a breaker by touching the hot wire to the ground wire if you cannot identify the correct breaker?
This is one way that can locate hidden circuit breakers. It is not the best way because an arc flash could result if the breaker does not trip. An arc flash can generate enough heat instantaneously to burn the flesh off of any exposed skin. If there is combustible products or combustible air mixture that is in the general location of the arc, a fire could be easily started. The way that I do it is to load the circuit. I have a 3000 watt heater that I plug in to the circuit that I am trying to locate the breaker for. This loads the 15 amp circuit to 25 amps. The circuit breaker is located in a few seconds.
What size breaker goes with a 15kw heat strip?
60
How can you tell if a unit is a heat pump or a heat strip unit?
A heat pump pulls the air back through and recylces it to make heat. A heat strip is just air being pushed across the heat strip to make the air warm.
What size of wire do you need for 5 kw heat strip?
120 15 amp service ? 210 7 amp service ?
What is air cicuit breaker?
Assuming you meant a not air. A circuit breaker is a device that prevents a circuit from overloading. When the current in a circuit reaches a predefined limit, the breaker trips and opens the circuit, stopping an overload. Commonly this is done using a strip of metal with one type of metal on one side and a different one on the other. The two metals have different coefficients of thermal expansion. When the current level is reached, the strip overheats. Because one metal expands more with heat the strip bends(high coefficient of thermal expansion on the convex side). This bending opens the circuit and prevents overload.
Is it possible to heat a strip of rubber?
It is possible to heat anything.
Will cooper wire heat up enough to set insalation on fire?
If you have your home properly wired then the breaker will trip long before that.Nearly all modern insulation is resistant to far greater heat than that.
What is cheaper to operate a heat strip unit or a heat pump?
the heat pump is cheaper but the pump does not work as well when its below 40 out side thats when you want to run heat strip
Air conditioner blows circuit breaker when heating?
If you have a heat pump and the breaker blows in heat cycle then you probably also have auxiliary electric heat which is drawing too much current because of a faulty heater element.
You bought a rheem heat pump what gauge wire should you use for a 80amp breaker?
My heat pump was professionally wired when built in 2004. Wire is No. 4 AWG with 80 amp breaker
Is a breaker used to heat flammable liquids?
No, a beaker does not support a flame or heat reaction, it's made of glass.
Is a 60 amp breaker correct for a 10 kw 220 heat strip?
10 kW at 220v will use 45.45 Amps. I'd recommend a 60A circuit, with a 60A breaker, but the heater or electric furnace should have "maximum fuse amps" rated on its nameplate. Above all, neverconnect wiring to a breaker that is rated higher than the maximum current capacity of the wire. In the case of 60A, use #6 AWG wire.The HVAC Veteran
How do circuit breakers apply to expansion?
A circuit breaker works by tripping a switch when too much current passes through it. As you may know, the higher the flow of energy, given a fixed resistance, the more heat will be generated. Because of this property, the heating of a metal strip (usually made from 2 different types of metals, so that it bends) is the mechanism for circuit discontinuation in a circuit breaker.
