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A 15 amp breaker can handle up to 1800 watts of electricity. This means you can run multiple small appliances or devices that consume a combined total of less than 1800 watts without overloading the circuit. It is important to not exceed this limit to prevent the breaker from tripping.
No, you cannot use a 12-2 wire and a double 20 amp breaker to run the baseboard heater and thermostat. The total load would exceed the 20 amp capacity of the breaker. You should use a dedicated circuit with the appropriate size wire and breaker for the combined load of the heater and thermostat.
A double pole breaker has one pole attached to one side of your breaker panel's bus or hot leg, and another pole attached to another hot leg or bus, if it is in a residential panel (in the US) each leg of the breaker is 120 volts to ground or neutral and 240 hot leg to hot leg. The 15 amp indicates that the breaker will trip if the circuit exceeds 15 amps across the two outputs of the breaker.
A 220 VAC breaker can be single pole or double pole depending on the application. For standard 220 VAC circuits like most household appliances, a double pole breaker is typically used. However, in certain situations where only one hot wire is needed, a single pole breaker can be used for 220 VAC circuits.
To run two 1500 watt heaters in parallel at 240 volts, each heater will draw 6.25 amps (1500 watts / 240 volts = 6.25 amps). Since you have two heaters, you will need a circuit breaker rated for at least 12.5 amps to safely power both heaters. It would be recommended to use a 15 amp circuit breaker to provide some extra capacity and avoid overloading the circuit.
Go to your power panel and look for two pole breakers. If there are any 20 amp two pole breakers there is a good chance that they are for the baseboard heaters. Switch this breaker off and turn your thermostat up. If the baseboard heaters do not come on and get hot then this is the supply for them. A two pole breaker is supplying 240 volts to the heaters. Most likely there will be more that one heater on the circuit. As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
A 15 amp breaker can handle up to 1800 watts of electricity. This means you can run multiple small appliances or devices that consume a combined total of less than 1800 watts without overloading the circuit. It is important to not exceed this limit to prevent the breaker from tripping.
No, you cannot use a 12-2 wire and a double 20 amp breaker to run the baseboard heater and thermostat. The total load would exceed the 20 amp capacity of the breaker. You should use a dedicated circuit with the appropriate size wire and breaker for the combined load of the heater and thermostat.
A double pole breaker has one pole attached to one side of your breaker panel's bus or hot leg, and another pole attached to another hot leg or bus, if it is in a residential panel (in the US) each leg of the breaker is 120 volts to ground or neutral and 240 hot leg to hot leg. The 15 amp indicates that the breaker will trip if the circuit exceeds 15 amps across the two outputs of the breaker.
All three, on 110V a split receptacle, on 220V a baseboard heater, on 440V a construction heater or similar resistive load.
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A single pole breaker controls one wire and is used for 120-volt circuits, while a double pole breaker controls two wires and is used for 240-volt circuits.
The appropriate double pole 30 amp breaker to use for a dryer installation is a 30 amp double pole circuit breaker.
This is wiring 2 baseboard heaters with a double pole wall thermostat you run the power wire to the thermostat on the wall then you run a wire to the 1st heater and then you run another wire from the 1st heater to the 2nd heater and hook red on red and black on black with wiring mariette's in the heaters junction box on left or right side which ever is more suitable for you and then you go to the wall thermostat and hook red on red and black on black with the wiring mariette's and then you hook your power wire to the power supply which is 100 or 200 amp service and on a double 20 breaker and the wire has to be no smaller than 12/2 wire. also do not forget to hook the ground wire (bare copper) on the green screw on your heater and in the thermostat box and then on the power supply box..... now you can turn up your thermostat and enjoy the heat ...........LEE48
A single pole breaker controls one hot wire and is used for 120-volt circuits, while a double pole breaker controls two hot wires and is used for 240-volt circuits.
A double pole breaker controls two hot wires and provides 240 volts of power, while a single pole breaker controls one hot wire and provides 120 volts of power.
A 220 VAC breaker can be single pole or double pole depending on the application. For standard 220 VAC circuits like most household appliances, a double pole breaker is typically used. However, in certain situations where only one hot wire is needed, a single pole breaker can be used for 220 VAC circuits.