I have a 40 amp Breaker but only ran 10-3 wire to where I'm going install heater. Is 10-3 big enough or should I run 8-3. any suggestions.
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My electrician ran 8/4. 2 hot, 1 neutral and 1 ground. He said because of the distance from the panel (27 Ft ) #8 was best. Had it been a shorter run, # 10 would have been ok. Why are you using 3 wire romex? If you are going to run the heater on 120V, be sure and read the manuel and make any required internal wiring changes. You will get much less heat output on 120v. I am not an electrician but this is what I understood from my electrician. My garage is 500sf and is insulated, even at single digit temps outside it will be around 70 deg. inside when set on med. Hope this was helpful. I love the heater at this point. My electrician ran 8/4. 2 hot, 1 neutral and 1 ground. He said because of the distance from the panel (27 Ft ) #8 was best. Had it been a shorter run, # 10 would have been ok. Why are you using 3 wire romex? If you are going to run the heater on 120V, be sure and read the manuel and make any required internal wiring changes. You will get much less heat output on 120v. I am not an electrician but this is what I understood from my electrician. My garage is 500sf and is insulated, even at single digit temps outside it will be around 70 deg. inside when set on med. Hope this was helpful. I love... » Read More My electrician ran 8/4. 2 hot, 1 neutral and 1 ground. He said because of the distance from the panel (27 Ft ) #8 was best. Had it been a shorter run, # 10 would have been ok. Why are you using 3 wire romex? If you are going to run the heater on 120V, be sure and read the manuel and make any required internal wiring changes. You will get much less heat output on 120v. I am not an electrician but this is what I understood from my electrician. My garage is 500sf and is insulated, even at single digit temps outside it will be around 70 deg. inside when set on med. Hope this was helpful. I love the heater at this point. « Show Less
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My electrician ran 8/4. 2 hot, 1 neutral and 1 ground. He said because of the distance from the panel (27 Ft ) #8 was best. Had it been a shorter run, # 10 would have been ok. Why are you using 3 wire romex? If you are going to run the heater on 120V, be sure and read the manuel and make any required internal wiring changes. You will get much less heat output on 120v. I am not an electrician but this is what I understood from my electrician. My garage is 500sf and is insulated, even at single digit temps outside it will be around 70 deg. inside when set on med. Hope this was helpful. I love the heater at this point.
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I ran 10-3 also but used a 30amp breaker instead of a 40amp. I have used the heater a lot as it is in the 20's here and I have had no problems with the breaker tripping. I was reluctant to use a 40amp breaker on 10-3 line when 30amp is usually the max for that size wire. The instructions said nothing about 8-3 wire until you get to where the connection on the heater is, by that time I had already routed the 10-3 wire. Hope this helps. By the way, I am not a professional electrician, just a homeowner with some basic knowledge of wiring.
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10-3 wire is never to be used with a breaker more than 30 amps ! consult the national electric code for more info or a electrician.
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You can't use 10/3 wire with a 40 amp breaker. You can only use it with a 30 amp breaker. You would need to use 8/3 wire with a 40 amp breaker. (You can use bigger wire with a smaller breaker, but not a smaller breaker with bigger wire.)
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I put it on a dedicated 20 amp circuit with 12/3. That meets code in our area of Missouri. If you had an exceptionally long run you may want to consider a heavier gauge.
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If it is wired properly you should only need a 10amp fuse. If there is too many items on the supply line then it may blow fuse. It should be listed in the instructions what the max fuse size is
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Its better to have it hard wired to breaker. I believe it draws close to 16amps. I had my electrician run a line from my breaker box to a disconnect box. Note, The inside unit gets its power from the outside unit. It was super easy to install Once power was to the spot I needed,
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12 gauge is only good for 20A 10 gauge is only rated for 30A. So you need much bigger wire
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To do it right, you should have a dedicated breaker for this heater. If you don't have an open breaker, get with an electrician to have a subpanel installed. Also depending on what state you're in, you may be required to use an ARC Fault breaker. I used a 15 amp GFCI breaker because it is located in a bathroom. Hopefully this answered your question.
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20 Amp double pole breaker using 12 AWG wire. This unit draws 8+ amps I'm told. I have a 2004 and 1504 (around 6+ amps I'm told) on a 20 amp two pole breaker. Seldom am I ever drawing 14+ amps because I use a stat on each heater.
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If the Broan 170 heater is the only device in the 120 vac electrical circuit, use at least a 15 amp breaker and at least 16 awg wire (14 awg to be conservative). If you are planning to connect to an existing circuit, you'll need to determine what other devices are on the circuit then add up there potential with the Broan 170 in order to find the appropriate wire size and breaker. I installed the Broan 170 in our newly remodeled master bath for my wife and she loves it.
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I have the same setup with 45 watts of solar panels. I'm using 12 gauge wire, although 10 gauge will fit. No problems with 12 gauge here.
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It calls for a 60 amp breaker. Check with home depot or lowes or whoever sells you the needed 60 amp 220 volt breaker. I used copper 2 conductor 6 gage with bare 8 gage copper safety ground. Not sure what code in your area wants though. How far is it from the heater to the circuit box? Mine is only about 12 ft. If you have a real long run you may need to go to a bigger gage yet but I doubt it. This thing does suck a lot of power!
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I have the 20 amp sockets installed in my garage - the ones with one horizontal and one dual hor/vert slot plus the common. The plug has one horiz and one vert pin, plus the common... hope this helps. i wouldn't run this heater on less than a 20amp circuit...
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I would suggest a 4 guage wiring kit with a 80 amp fuse or higher. I use 4 guage without any heat issues.
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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?
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10 ga. wire has a diameter .1019 inch and can handle a maximum of 55 amps-depending on the type and temp of the cable. It is my opinion that this size wire is too large for these connectors, would be very difficult to assemble and if you need to draw this amount of current it would probably be unsafe.
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Yes, it has an owners manual and it says 10 gauge minimum for the wire and the proper size fuse/breaker. This heater can be set to run at different btu's and the wire/breaker depends upon what you want to run it at. I found some guidance via google that with the 7500 watt setting the code says 8 gauge wire and 40 amp breaker (double for 240v), that is what I used and it works fine. No plug, this is intended as a direct wire installation. Disclaimer - I am not an electrician and with voltages like this it is usually a good idea to consult one if you don't know the answers to these questions.
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A couple thoughts. If you know what outlet in your garage you are going to use, you could find the corresponding breaker in your breaker box. It will say a number on the circuit breaker. Probably 15 or 20. ( this would tell you the size of wire going to that outlet)If it is 15 you run the risk of tripping the breaker. So buy the 13.5 amp or choose a different outlet on a 20 amp circuit. If the outlet is on 20 amp circuit, go with the bigger model
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20 Amps is a max load for a 12-3 and if your going over a long distance the resistance will increase more. If it's new installation I would use 10-3 and then not have to worry. The cost difference is small.