Has anyone experienced overloading of circuit breakers with this stove? It alone is near the 80% load on 15 amp circuit.
859656
I believe it pulls 1500 watts. Check your setting for your circuit breaker.
859657
No, we have never had a problem with circuit breakers with this fireplace. I would call Duraflame about it.
2132107
120V I have never tripped a breaker; however, I do not run it on a circuit while other items are running. Another words, I run it on a dedicated circuit. We use this rice cooker for large family gatherings and tailgating. It's big!
926731
Gosh that's a hard one to answer. Other than making sure the gas line isn't interupted & the stove itself is clean maybe there's a problem internally with the heater itself. I had a heater that did that once & ended up replacing it. Would cost too much to have it repaired. Sorry I couldn't help.
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Usually a stove, like a refrigerator, needs a dedicated outlet. I wouldn't trust it for a stove.
1945381
i use mine on a daily basis on a 15 amp breaker and its alright .. but if u run it at the max setting for to long the breaker is gonna be popping every 5 min (hot welds )
627798
Relays do not generate heat based on load (unlike as transistors or solid state relays, which do) so heat sinks would be ineffective. Overloaded relays fail due to electrical arcing at the contacts, which sometimes causes them to weld and get stuck - this is why the rating should never be exceeded. Also, keep in mind this is the rating for the relay component only - I personally would avoid putting a full 10 Amps through the small screw-terminals and PCB traces of this board.
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I've had no problems; however, I have a glass top electric stove and the elements are quite large. A friend who has a regular sized gas stove found that she had to keep her eye on meats and do a lot of moving around to get even browning. In the long run, she felt it was worth the extra effort to use only one pot.
428754
If there is absolutely nothing on the panel, the problem may be the 20 amp main fuse. We never had a problem with the fuse, only with the control panel. These panels are extremely sensitive to steam from the cooktop below, however they show the SE error or act in weird fashion if its the control panel. If it is the main fuse, you may also have to replace the door interlock relay. You can check the fuse (unplug the M/W first).
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I have had my compressor on a 15A circuit for over a year and never tripped a breaker. Just keep in mind, that could change with what else you have running on that circuit. I don't think you will have any problems under normal usage.
2143966
The unit, when heating, pulls about 12 amps (1440 watts). The circuit you plug it into is generally a dedicated circuit (water heaters and microwave ovens) but it does not have to be as long as you don't plan on plugging in other high amperage appliances into the same circuit. Check your electrical breaker box that feeds the outlet you plan to use, the switch will have a number on the lever, most likely a 15 or a 20 but maybe even a 30. This is the amps which the breaker will trip. Hopefully you have a 20 or higher. For example, if you have a 20 and the heater pulls 12, that leaves 8 amps to spare and if you are at 120 volts x 8 amps, that is another 960 watts before it will trip. If your breaker is at 15 amps, then you cannot add much of anything else that pulls over 2 or 3 amps, to that circuit. You can put some child safety caps on the other plugs to remind you and others that that circuit if full.
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We just bought the stove this summer and we did not have an issue with ours. Sorry to hear it did not work for you. It may be a manufacture defect.
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950w / 120v = 7.91 Amps approx. Most residential circuit breakers are 15 Amps (15A x 120V = 1800W) although I have seen 10 Amps (10A x 120V = 1200W), if it is tripping all the time then add up all the items that you have on at the same time, the use of a couple of lights and a fridge (or even a TV or computer) could be enough to trip the breaker when you have the kettle on. Also check to see if the Circuit breaker is made by a UL certified company as I've seen cheap chinese breakers trip at loads much lower then 15A.
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I've used a 100' cord rated for 15 amps without problems (until the microwave on the same circuit tripped the breaker). It's OK without the additional load. I now am using a 50' cord rated for 20 amps on a separate 15 amp dedicated circuit (no other loads on that breaker).
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I am sorry to read about the problems other buyers are having with the cracking of these pots. I've now been using mine since 2007 or so and it's as solid as ever - and I use it often - on the stove more often than in the oven. I wonder what type of stove others are using - mine is a glass top (electric) - perhaps the pots don't stand up to gas stoves like they should? Just a thought. At any rate, the seller should stand behind what they sell and that is disappointing.
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I have to agree with Michael...I sent mine back as it was scratched up, looked used and every time I plugged it in the controller smoked (I tried 8-10 times). Was afraid to even give it a whirl, so wouldn't recommend. My suggestion: invest in a 1600 watt portable induction cooktop and use your own clad induction ready cookware. With those you can use them as a slow cooker. It's the solution I finally came up with.I never took the opportunity to measure volume since, as I said, the controller smoked, even after leaving it plugged in for 30+ minutes 8-10 times. It did look to hold 4 qts. to the top, but would advise using only 2-3 qts., just in case it boiled over. I have to agree with Michael...I sent mine back as it was scratched up, looked used and every time I plugged it in the controller smoked (I tried 8-10 times). Was afraid to even give it a whirl, so wouldn't recommend. My suggestion: invest in a 1600 watt portable induction cooktop and use your own clad induction ready cookware. With those you can use them as a slow cooker. It's the solution I finally came up with.I never took the opportunity to measure volume since, as I said, the controller smoked, even after leaving it plugged in for 30+ minutes 8-10 times. It did look to hold... » Read More I have to agree with Michael...I sent mine back as it was scratched up, looked used and every time I plugged it in the controller smoked (I tried 8-10 times). Was afraid to even give it a whirl, so wouldn't recommend. My suggestion: invest in a 1600 watt portable induction cooktop and use your own clad induction ready cookware. With those you can use them as a slow cooker. It's the solution I finally came up with.I never took the opportunity to measure volume since, as I said, the controller smoked, even after leaving it plugged in for 30+ minutes 8-10 times. It did look to hold 4 qts. to the top, but would advise using only 2-3 qts., just in case it boiled over. « Show Less
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ditto what KempShire said. I just bought this heater and it did trip the circuit because it is a big draw of power. I just switched the machine to less active plug and no problem. You will love this heater.
194831
I doubt if many/any of us have tripped the breaker, so you might not get a solid answer. I've been using two of these for 18 months or so, and have never pushed them that far (nor would I recommend you try to run &gt;15 amps). But it's a circuit breaker, not a fuse, so you should just be able to press the reset button (after reducing the load, obviously!) Hopefully you'll get someone to answer who's actually tripped the breaker, but in absence of that, I wouldn't be concerned about it; that's how a circuit breaker works.