Questions & Answers for: Fahrenheat amps equals watts

...you can use 14 ga wire. 2000 watts will draw 8.3 at 240 volts - so 14 ga is still ok. 2500 watts at 240 draws 10.41 amps. 3000 watts draws 12.5 amps at this stage I'd use 12 gauge on a 20 amp

...Also Have F2543 But My Problem is What Size Circuit Breaker Do I Need ????I Have A 240 Volt& 750 Watts a 750 watt heater at 240 volts draws 3.15 amps so a 2 pole 15 breaker with 14/2 wire would be ...

much current you will be using. On a 20 amp breaker you can only pull 16 amps safely. I think you will be way over unless the heaters are 600 watts each. You are allowed 1800 watts on a 20 amp circuit

...WATTS , MOST OF THE THERMOSTATS ARE RATED @ 20 AMPS AS IS THE 12-2-WG WIRE TO RUN TO HEATERS AND THERMOSTAT DIVIDE THE TOTAL WATTAGE BY THE LINE VOLTAGE USUALLY 240VOLT IN US .AND THIS WILL TELL YOU ...

I have a FFH1612 farenheat wall heater what size breaker should i use if its a 1500 watt and I think it is ...use a 20 amp breaker

...volts x 20.8 amps = 5000 watts = 17,050 btu. if the unit is fan assited and you are drawing 1 to 2 amps this would indicate the fan is runnning without the heat element being energized hope this ...

...amps=watts) example: If a heating element is 1500 watts and your voltage is 120 volts, then your amps will be 12.5 amps. (120v x 12.5A=1500W) The easiest way to check amp draw is with a clamp on amp ...

...watts 2-1 amps if you are running a new circuit for this one heater than a simple 2-pole 15 amp breaker will do fine, it is also acceptable to use a 2-pole 20 amp breaker, as long as you are in the ...

...then you need to go up to #6 wire.... 7500 watts / 240v equals 31.25 amps... so a thirty to too small and you will need the 40.... Wire sizing needs to go larger as the run gets longer... ...

...equals about 24 amps, so how can a 2000 watt heater only draw 8.3 amps, and if so how many of these heaters can I put on a single 30 amp breaker safely with 10/3 wire branching to all of them ...