Bkay
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I am considering small heaters in my two engine bays (one heater per bay). I have 110v outlets with 15 amp circuit breaker. The total amps used by two heaters running at the same time are only around 9 amps. But the surge amps would be close to 20 or 25 amps for around 1 second or somewhere around 10 to 13 amps per unit surge. Of course, that assumes both heaters come on at exactly the same time.
I've done a search for info and understand it might depend on whether these are slow blow circuit breakers, but frankly I'm not sure how to tell if they are.
I'm curious whether anyone has insight whether this would likely trip circuit breakers and leave me without heat, or whether I should go with a different, lower amperage option. The units turn on by thermostat, so they would have to come on at exactly the same time to exceed my amperage. Each unit will be plugged into a different outlet, but the outlets are on the same circuit.
Thot's appreciated.
I've done a search for info and understand it might depend on whether these are slow blow circuit breakers, but frankly I'm not sure how to tell if they are.
I'm curious whether anyone has insight whether this would likely trip circuit breakers and leave me without heat, or whether I should go with a different, lower amperage option. The units turn on by thermostat, so they would have to come on at exactly the same time to exceed my amperage. Each unit will be plugged into a different outlet, but the outlets are on the same circuit.
Thot's appreciated.