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    Mar 27, 2007, 06:47 PM
    Replacing light/fan with light/fan/heater
    Is is possible? Right now we just have a light and a fan. I was wonder if I could put a heater in there as well.
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    Mar 27, 2007, 08:07 PM
    Watch the load. If it is a 15 amp circuit with #14 wire, you can only have a total of 1440 watts for the whole circuit, or 1920 watts for a 20 amp circuit.
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