No, a 1500-watt electrical heater should not be plugged into an 110-volt outlet in an apartment. The heater requires more power than the outlet can provide, which may overload the circuit, pose a fire hazard, and damage the electrical system. It is not safe to use appliances that draw more power than the outlet can handle.
I don't know what exactly you mean by a "heat mat", but your question is kind of backwards. You don't run an electrical device *with* watts. You run them to *produce* watts (watts of light, watts of heat, watts of sound, etc). I believe the thing you are really asking is how many amps are required to run your device. As an example, consider a "1500 Watt heater" that is made to be plugged into a typical wall outlet in your home. The voltage in the wall is 120V, and the heater will produce 1500 watts of heat when plugged into that 120V. To calculate the amps, you divide the watts by the voltage. 1500W / 120V = 12.5A
To answer this question the wattage of the block heater must be stated. Amps = Watts/Volts.
The answer is simple. The block heater is probably in the 500 - 800 watt range. If it came on new car, your dealer should be able to tell you what wattage it is. KAT'S is known brand and can be purchace at http://www.partsamerica.com/BrandCategories.aspx?MfrCode=FIV stores The 15 amp curcuit you are plugging block heater into has nothing to do with the wattage of the heater. It is only a curcuit breaker that trips if more the 1800 watt is applied to it.
To calculate the amp rating for a 2kW fan heater, divide the power rating (2000 watts) by the voltage of your electrical system. For example, in a 120V system, the amp rating would be around 16.67 amps (2000 watts / 120 volts).
A ceramic heater uses the same amount as a regular heater. Most heater use 1500 watts so in one hour a 1500 watt home heater will use 12.5 amp hours.
Electrical power is expressed in watts or in jouls per secondAnother AnswerThere is no such thing as 'electrical power'. Power is simply a rate: the rate of doing work. Power can be measured in watts (in the SI system) or in horsepower (in the Imperial system). There is no reason why the power of a heater can't be measured in horsepower or the power of a car can't be measured in watts.
I don't know what exactly you mean by a "heat mat", but your question is kind of backwards. You don't run an electrical device *with* watts. You run them to *produce* watts (watts of light, watts of heat, watts of sound, etc). I believe the thing you are really asking is how many amps are required to run your device. As an example, consider a "1500 Watt heater" that is made to be plugged into a typical wall outlet in your home. The voltage in the wall is 120V, and the heater will produce 1500 watts of heat when plugged into that 120V. To calculate the amps, you divide the watts by the voltage. 1500W / 120V = 12.5A
Watts is the amount of power the heater has and amps would be the draw- if it is a 120 volt heater than the amps would be 12.5 amps and it is instantaneous
To answer this question the wattage of the block heater must be stated. Amps = Watts/Volts.
1300/1500 watts
Amps and Watts measure different things. An Amp is a measure of electrical current and a Watt is a measure of Power. Which ever device draws the higher amperage will be the one that uses more electricity! Hence the 240 watt heater draw less amps even though it uses more watts: Volts Watts/Electical Current Amps/Power example heater 240 volt draws 2000/1000 watts - but uses 8.3/4.2 amps example heater 120 volt draws 1500/750 watts - but uses 12.5/6.3 amps
for a large one it is 4,000 watts and for a smaller one it is 1,000 watts
It is plugged into the wall and requires electricity to work.
The human brain generates about 20 watts of electrical power.
The answer is simple. The block heater is probably in the 500 - 800 watt range. If it came on new car, your dealer should be able to tell you what wattage it is. KAT'S is known brand and can be purchace at http://www.partsamerica.com/BrandCategories.aspx?MfrCode=FIV stores The 15 amp curcuit you are plugging block heater into has nothing to do with the wattage of the heater. It is only a curcuit breaker that trips if more the 1800 watt is applied to it.
To calculate the amp rating for a 2kW fan heater, divide the power rating (2000 watts) by the voltage of your electrical system. For example, in a 120V system, the amp rating would be around 16.67 amps (2000 watts / 120 volts).
The conversion factor of 1 BTU = 0.293 watts. So, 60,000 * 0.293 watts = 17,580 watts. 17580 watts are required to run a craftsman 60,000 btu propane forced air heater.