Recent content by joeford

Gotcha on the 80% I think I would prefer to use a pigtail if I can find the right capacity...because from a safety perspective, if I only have one outlet, I can not accidently overload the circuit by having two appliances connected at once... We may be selling in a year or so, so if there is...

Max 30 Amp Just to clarify....The specs state "Maximum 30 Amp fuse" and reflects the heater to be 20.9 Amp. I had assumed that this means you must not exceed 30amp breaker (fuse) but that any amperage over the 20.9....say 25amp breaker would be allowable. Is this not the case? I also...

I am in need of installing a recently purchased Fahrenheat (FUH 54) forced air garage heater. It is a 17000 BTU, 240volt, 5000 watt, 20.9 amp heater with a max fuse capacity of 30. The installation instructions call for a 10 gauge hard wired. I have installed a window air condition unit...