the former owner of my sw had an 8 foot baseboard heater in the kitchen and a 4 ft in the bathroom --both hard wired by an electrician directly to the 200 amp box
he told us he installed them as a backup in case the electric forced air furnace ever went out on him he'd at least be able to keep reasonable heat in the critical parts of the home that had plumbing in them
the wife and I have been tempted to use the one in the kitchen to help us with some extra heat in that area of the home (open concept in front end of mobile kitchen/family room) but we're afraid to cause any electircal overloads to the circuit breaker if both the electric furnace and basebard heater were on at the same time
the forced air furnace has given us no problems and heats the back 60% of the trailer where the bedrooms/bathroom are just like clockwork --however , the front end where the kitchen/family room is always colder by 3 degrees or so which is a big difference when its only 17 celcius in that area and a comfy 21 at the back end
is it safe to put the basebard heater to a 21 celciius (approx 70F)setting and have to aid in the heating of the front end while naturally keeping the forced air furnace set at the same ?
or is that too much juice on the electircal panel (200 amp)
enough juice ?
Is the baseboard on its own dedicated breaker circuit, nothing else on that circuit ?
If so and the box is not overloaded, should be ok.
Best to have an electrician look it over though for surety and peace of mind.
Take care and best wishes,
Robert
If so and the box is not overloaded, should be ok.
Best to have an electrician look it over though for surety and peace of mind.
Take care and best wishes,
Robert
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Hi,
IF the service panel box as a whole is not overloaded, then should be ok.
A service call by an electrician would verify for sure, but should be ok on its own breaker IF the box is not overloaded as a whole.
Take care and best wishes,
Robert
IF the service panel box as a whole is not overloaded, then should be ok.
A service call by an electrician would verify for sure, but should be ok on its own breaker IF the box is not overloaded as a whole.
Take care and best wishes,
Robert
Some people are Humbly Grateful, while some are Grumbly Hateful.................... Which one are you ?
thanks robert
nothing out of the ordinary on the breaker panel aside from the dedicated breakers for the baseboard heaters (4 ft / 8 ft)
the electric forced air furnace,dryer,oven all have their own breaker(s)like a typical mobile home and theres still alot of open breaker slots unused
I suppose worst case scenerio would be the breaker tripping ?
nothing out of the ordinary on the breaker panel aside from the dedicated breakers for the baseboard heaters (4 ft / 8 ft)
the electric forced air furnace,dryer,oven all have their own breaker(s)like a typical mobile home and theres still alot of open breaker slots unused
I suppose worst case scenerio would be the breaker tripping ?
Hi,
Sounds like it is ok then from what you've stated. Just can't say for sure without being there. Since you have the main ones on dedicated breakers and left over slots and it was done by an electrician originally, it sounds ok.
Might want to try them out and see when able to monitor closely.
Take care and best wishes,
Robert
Sounds like it is ok then from what you've stated. Just can't say for sure without being there. Since you have the main ones on dedicated breakers and left over slots and it was done by an electrician originally, it sounds ok.
Might want to try them out and see when able to monitor closely.
Take care and best wishes,
Robert
Some people are Humbly Grateful, while some are Grumbly Hateful.................... Which one are you ?