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    Oct 15, 2011, 05:33 PM
    How many baseboard heaters running in parallel can you put on 30 amp circuit breaker
    How many baseboard heaters running in parallel can you put on a 30 amp circuit breaker
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    Oct 15, 2011, 05:44 PM
    You need to tell us the electrical requirements of each baseboard.
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    Oct 16, 2011, 05:22 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by donf View Post
    You need to tell us the electrical requirements of each baseboard.
    Why Don?
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    Oct 16, 2011, 05:24 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by stuartdoll View Post
    How many baseboard heaters running in parallel can you put on a 30 amp circuit breaker
    By code electric heat is considered a continuous load. This means we can only load an electric heat circuit to 80%.

    So a 240v/30A circuit for electric heat can have 5760 watts on it.
    A 30A/120v circuit for heat makes no sense.
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    Feb 6, 2013, 11:52 PM
    Need to know the watts of your units; and you need to use 10 gauge wire. Convert Watts to Amps. Watts/ Volts = Amps. 12 Watts/ 12 Volts = 1 Amp. At 120 volts 3,600 watts but you can only use 80% of that like stuartdoll's post states.
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    Feb 7, 2013, 06:47 AM
    Scott,

    This thread is almost two years old. Try to stay within a one month timetable, please
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