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Can I you use existing 8 3 wire hooked to a 30amp breaker was hooked to old electric heater to wire a heater that requires 10 2 wire its a 5000watt 240volt heater?

Yes the wire size is larger for that size breaker but will not effect the 30 amp breaker protection of that circuit.


What size wire and breaker do you need for a 5000 watt garage heater?

Look on the heater and see what amps it is pulling. That will determine the wire size and breaker size. It must be on a dedicated circuit. 15 amps = AWG # 14 wire with 15 amp breaker 20 amps = AWG # 12 wire with 20 amp breaker 30 amps = AWG # 10 wire with 30 amp breaker 40 amps = AWG # 8 wire with 40 amp breaker


What size wire should be used to connect a water heater from the panel?

The wire size is dependent upon the wattage size of your water heater. The higher the wattage the larger the wire size. A standard 3000 watt heater will use a two pole 20 amp breaker connected to 2C #12 wire.


How do you wire a electric garage heater drawing 5000 watts 240 volts to a30 amps circuit?

There should be two outputs on the 30 A breaker. You will need 10 AWG wire with 3-conductors and ground. Typically the wire colors will be Black, Red, White and (Green or bare). Connect black to one output of breaker and red to other output. Connect white to the white buss bar in main panel and green/bare to ground buss bar. At heater end connect the red and black to the 240 V leads, white to white and green/bare to the heater case.


What size of wire you need for a 42 amps heater?

8 AWG.

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Can I you use existing 8 3 wire hooked to a 30amp breaker was hooked to old electric heater to wire a heater that requires 10 2 wire its a 5000watt 240volt heater?

Yes the wire size is larger for that size breaker but will not effect the 30 amp breaker protection of that circuit.


What wire should I use for 240volts 1000amps service in the input 30 ft?

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Does a water heater require a ground wire?

does a water heater require a ground wire?


What size wire and breaker do you need for a 5000 watt garage heater?

Look on the heater and see what amps it is pulling. That will determine the wire size and breaker size. It must be on a dedicated circuit. 15 amps = AWG # 14 wire with 15 amp breaker 20 amps = AWG # 12 wire with 20 amp breaker 30 amps = AWG # 10 wire with 30 amp breaker 40 amps = AWG # 8 wire with 40 amp breaker


Renault traffic blowin fuse when heated rear window is turned on?

You have a short in the wire to the heater or the heater is no good, easy way to check with a ohm meter is to pull wire off heater (at the heater) and do a ohms check from the wire to ground (metal part of car). If it shows 0 or near 0 then you have a shorted wire if it shows open then its the heater that bad!


Where does the red wire in a baseboard heater connect to the black or white wire in the wall?

In the heater you will have two wires. You should then have 2 supply wires from the panel, and 2 wires from the thermostat. The neutral (white) supply wire should go to one of the wires on the heater. The hot (black) supply wire should connect to one wire from the thermostat. The other wire from the thermostat will connect to the other wire from the heater.


How is a hot water heater wired from the power source to the heater?

10/3 wire with 30 amp double pole breaker from panel box to water heater.


How can one circuit of a 4 four circuit service panel be providing 136v AC and the others 106volts when the incoming power is 240volts from the meter?

The neutral wire is open, or has a bad connection.


What size wire should be used to connect a water heater from the panel?

The wire size is dependent upon the wattage size of your water heater. The higher the wattage the larger the wire size. A standard 3000 watt heater will use a two pole 20 amp breaker connected to 2C #12 wire.


Need to know wire size for amps at foot run to garage?

Wire is sized by the amperage that it is allowed to legally carry. To answer this question the amperage that you need at the garage must be stated. Also the distance to the garage must be stated. With this information the calculation can be made.


Why tungsten wire is not used in an electric heater?

Too expensive. Ni-chrome wire is cheaper.


How do you wire a electric garage heater drawing 5000 watts 240 volts to a30 amps circuit?

There should be two outputs on the 30 A breaker. You will need 10 AWG wire with 3-conductors and ground. Typically the wire colors will be Black, Red, White and (Green or bare). Connect black to one output of breaker and red to other output. Connect white to the white buss bar in main panel and green/bare to ground buss bar. At heater end connect the red and black to the 240 V leads, white to white and green/bare to the heater case.