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I have to run 4000 watts in my garage can i split it up to different outlets around the room or do i need to put in new outlets to there own breakers
I'm in western MT but if i run my lights on 240 will it use less electricity since it cuts the watts in half or dose it use the same
I'm in western MT but if i run my lights on 240 will it use less electricity since it cuts the watts in half or dose it use the same
To figure out how big your circuit breaker needs to be for a 4000 watt load (assuming the load is constant - lights or fans), it's 4000x125%=5000/120(volts)=41.67 amps.
Your outlets in the garage are probably all on one 15 amp circuit. You can have a total of 1400 amps constant load on the garage circuit divided among all outlets (or all on one outlet and blank-off the other outlets). 1400x1.25/120=14.58amps
You'll probably need (2) more 15 amp circuits (new breakers in the breaker box and feed new wires to new outlets), minimum.
The 1.25 factor (125%) is to accommodate the heat generated in the breakers for continuous loads, by code.
I'm not an electrician. There's a good book Home Depot may still sell in the electrical section (green paperback - "Wiring Simplified") that I recommend.
so have you received the info you need?
Hogdady-- I've seen you comment on 240v situations in the past and you seem to know your stuff in that area so I'm directing this question to you although I encourage all (with helpful info) to chime in.
I am setting up a new grow space for myself right now and plan to run all my lights on 240. This will be my first experience with 240v and the more I learn about it the more excited I am.
The room is currently a mix of two circuits; 1-120v curcuit on 20amp breaker and 1-240v circuit but am not entirely sure what breaker electrician wired it to panel (he's coming back tomorrow and I already have a million questions for him lol). My plan was to run approx 1,000CMF in line fan, couple timmers on the 120v curcuit and then run all my lights off the 240v curcuit. Just in doing the math alone it seems like putting 4-1Kwatt lights on that 240v curcuit will be about maxing it out. Could I get away with this as is? any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks!
Hogdady-- I've seen you comment on 240v situations in the past and you seem to know your stuff in that area so I'm directing this question to you although I encourage all (with helpful info) to chime in.
I am setting up a new grow space for myself right now and plan to run all my lights on 240. This will be my first experience with 240v and the more I learn about it the more excited I am.
The room is currently a mix of two circuits; 1-120v curcuit on 20amp breaker and 1-240v circuit but am not entirely sure what breaker electrician wired it to panel (he's coming back tomorrow and I already have a million questions for him lol). My plan was to run approx 1,000CMF in line fan, couple timmers on the 120v curcuit and then run all my lights off the 240v curcuit. Just in doing the math alone it seems like putting 4-1Kwatt lights on that 240v curcuit will be about maxing it out. Could I get away with this as is? any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks!