what gauge wire does this heater take
1522655
As Mike answered it does depend on the length of the wire run, however, I do not agree with his stated lengths though and using 12 gauge is asking for a fire. I do believe the instructions tell you to use 10 gauge so I would use that as a minimum...if you are running a very long run (like over 25 feet), I would definitely use 8 gauge minimum. I have the exact heater in my garage and I used 10-2 copper (Cerro-wire I believe) from a 30a abandoned breaker in my panel from my basement all the way into my attached garage (about 20 ft).
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
1522657
It sort of depends on how long the run is. If you are wiring for only one heater, number 12 wire is good up to 50 feet, number 10 is good up to 75 feet, and number 8 is good up to 120 feet. I wired up 2 heaters on opposite corners of my garage. The total run was just a hair less than 80 feet, so I used number 6-2 wire and then used a 30-amp 3-wire dryer cord from my outlet to the heater.
1350574
It is a 180 watt heater. 180W / 12V = 15A. You will need a 15 amp fuse if the heater is the only thing on the circuit. If you have anything else drawing power on the circuit a 15 amp fuse will probably blow.
754842
PFL2004 requires 8.3amps, 2=16.6amps, three 25.1amps. so, thermostat and wiring rated more than 25.1 amps answer is yes, however, I doubt that is the case. 14 gauge wire is rated 15amps, 12 gauge 20 amps, 10 gauge 30 amps, is your "one line" 10 gauge wire? probably not. Moreover, question is puzzling, why three on one thermostat, heating a barn?
1822777
Get a roll of plane old 12 or 14/2 stranded elec. wire. No need to go fancy doesn't buy you a thing. The bigger the gauge is always better.
821208
simple rule of thumb at 1500 watts this unit draws 12 amps so needs a minimuim. 15 amp breaker. wire gauge is also amp rated a follows 14ga. = 15 amp, 12ga. =20 amp 10ga. = 30 amp. .....need more wire size to amperage handling check nec(national electrical code.)also note the longer the wire the heavier gauge it needs to be. example 10-25 ft. 14 ga is most likely ok 100 ft go to a 12 gauge. after a few minutes of running the unit on an extension take hold of the extension cord is it getting hot, if yes get a heavier cord.
825286
This should certainly work for your application. It uses 12 gauge wire and a grounded plug. If your block heater uses a recessed plug, you may have to trim the edges of the female plug end to fit the receptacle.
1842435
Hi, We used 16 gauge wire. It works fine for us. Not sure that's the proper gauge but that's what we've used on all our fence chargers.
1979301
I don't have any extra 4 gauge to check it but my 12 gauge is copper strand wire. I remember when I was putting it in I was very impressed with the quality. The only thing I would do different is the audio cable. Very small remote power wire and the connectors are cheap.
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.
1162311
I installed one of these heaters in my 20x16ft 2 story barn/shop and it is a great heater.Here is a little calculation to help you understand what you need. The heater uses 5600W/240v = 23.33Amps (24Amp for calculation). 10AWG wire = 30Amps. 8AWG= 50Amps. You want to stay with in 3% voltage drop. With 10/2 wire you can go safe up to 140 feet and with 8/2 your safe max is 230 feet.In my case it was 20 feet from the 2-pole breaker to the 30Amp receptacle so I used 10/2 (voltage drop 0.4%)
2259641
The wire is labeled 18 gauge. I was expecting a thicker gauge as well. If there is any good news here, it is the better rated 600 V and 105 degree wire.
1862131
Use 2 conductor #8 plus Ground. Make sure heater is under 50 ft from the circuit breaker
2098144
18 gauge wire is what we used and it works just perfect. Hope this helps you with your decision.
1316225
I would suggest a 14 gauge 25' or 50'. If you use lighter cord you will feel the cord heating up from the elec draw.Home Depot has some good prices on them. Don't scrimp and grab a 12 gauge.
1059329
There's a transformer box this uses, and the wires it uses look to be about 16 gauge. I have to assume pretty minor. Like the previous guy said, it's just turning on a water solenoid and turning it off, the house water pressure and the bypass of your furnace do the rest of the work.
573087
Yes, you will need a standard American '3' prong receptacle (female end), extension cord. Cord on heater is less than a foot long.
1613978
Are the connecting wires of appropriate gauge? You need at least 14 gauge wire to supply power. I sized mine up to 12 gauge which is rated for 20 amps.