Wiring heater to 220 plug

sipone Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Nov 20, 2011, 06:24 PM

Wiring heater to 220 plug

I would like to directly wire a baseboard heater to a 220 plug that a stove is plugged into. Is that possible.

stanfortyman Posts: 5,598, Reputation: 279

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Nov 20, 2011, 06:49 PM

No. It is a code violation and just generally a bad idea.

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