how many watts does this heater pull?
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The wattage this unit pulls varies depending on how high you set your thermostat and the temp of the room you are using it in/ The unit will use more wattage to bring the heat up to your setting and then it will back off amd use less wattage to maintain that temp. You can of course, override the amount of watage but you will find that is a much less efficient way to use this heater I move it around and use it in the area of my house I am working in, that way I stay comfortable in the maine winter weather and can turn my thermostat down on my furnace to conseerve fuel oil. This method has safed me several hundred dollars in heating cost already this winter. The wattage this unit pulls varies depending on how high you set your thermostat and the temp of the room you are using it in/ The unit will use more wattage to bring the heat up to your setting and then it will back off amd use less wattage to maintain that temp. You can of course, override the amount of watage but you will find that is a much less efficient way to use this heater I move it around and use it in the area of my house I am working in, that way I stay comfortable in the maine winter weather and can turn my thermostat down on my furnace to conseerve fuel oil. This method has... » Read More The wattage this unit pulls varies depending on how high you set your thermostat and the temp of the room you are using it in/ The unit will use more wattage to bring the heat up to your setting and then it will back off amd use less wattage to maintain that temp. You can of course, override the amount of watage but you will find that is a much less efficient way to use this heater I move it around and use it in the area of my house I am working in, that way I stay comfortable in the maine winter weather and can turn my thermostat down on my furnace to conseerve fuel oil. This method has safed me several hundred dollars in heating cost already this winter. « Show Less
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Assuming you have 220v service for the heater, at 2500 watts (the lowest setting) it will be pulling 11.4 amps. You could probably take the heater up to 4000 watts with a 20 amp breaker, but the reality will almost certainly be less than that before the breaker trips. Basically, I would not put this on a 20 amp breaker. Do a 30 amp breaker if you want to use the heater at its full potential.
1005666
It is 1040 watts, it isn't as good as the previous West Bend one that I had that was 30 years old! It is also very noisy.
221112
About 735 Watts (6.2 Amps)(Most heaters are rated for 750watts on Low, I got the above figure by borrowing my boss's Kill-A-Watt meter)
1325521
I ran #12 wire and have it on a 15 amp breaker. I wired the heater for 500 watts since it's in an outside tortoise house and works great
904387
1300 watts...only heats a few degrees an hour...but other than that we love it...great buy for the price...need to turn the heater on a few hours a head of time or let it run...
959662
It has 2 heat settings, High (1500 watts) and Low (750 watts). Draws 12.5 amps on high. Ionization switch is nice feature. Three year limited warranty.
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The PLF1504 is a 1500 watt unit. For any heater device, divide the watts by the operating voltage to obtain amps. In this case, amps = 6.25.
16489
1500 Watts. Not using at the moment, but it supposed to heat 1000 sq ft with 5000BTU.Keeps a large bedroom cozy warm. Safe around pets.
1399298
It's a nice little heater, however all heater use a lot of electricity. It is still a 1500 watt heater. Work good in a small space
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I think Bill Coles is correct. It is 10 watts. 5 volts X 2.1 amps = approximately 10 watts. I haven't had any trouble with heating up problems. Seems to be a solid product. Maybe his was defective.
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You use 250 watts for every foot of electric base board heating. Saying that, if they are connected to come on at the same time you will drawing 4000 watts when they are on. The specs for this thermostat are: Maximum load: 14.6 A (resistive only)3500 W @ 240 VAC1750 W @ 120 VACSo to answer your question, NO, since this thermostat can only handle 3500 watts.
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I did use it on a small electric water heater of 1500 watts for a few times and it worked fine. I had it come on for about 15 minutes per day for a few days. The instructions say it can handle up to about 1800 watts.
992114
Hello. I wanted to start by noting the heater I received is not the one in the picture. It is shorter and thicker, and only has one suction cup at the top.That said, I bought this one because it was the lowest wattage I could find for my 1 gallon tank. The recommendations I found said 7 watts for 1.5 gallons and up, 5 watts for 1 gallon and up. I have not seen any for smaller tanks than that.
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What is the wattage of the replacement heater? It may exceed the maximum wattage of the thermostat.
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The power requirements for any electrical device are the voltage, in this case 120 volts, times the amperage. In this case, 7 amps. Which equals 840 watts. This inverter is capable of 175 watt output. The claim that THIS, inverter powered a 14 amp heater has to be gibberish. A 120 volt, 14 amp heater requires 1,680 watts of power which is 9.6 times what this unit is capable of.
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Usually the watts rating is on the back of the plug. If the heater rating is less than this it will work.