240V Heater Wiring

benkal Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Mar 14, 2008, 12:36 PM

240V Heater Wiring

Is it safe to hard wire a 240v 15A Heater to a 30A 240V breaker? Are there any draw backs?

stanfortyman Posts: 5,598, Reputation: 279

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Mar 14, 2008, 12:46 PM

Depends. Can you give us some more detail?

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