replying to Hench, DIYDon wrote: If you put a 1500 watt heater in the wall, Canadian and US code requires a dedicated branch circuit.......and for all the right reasons. 1500 watts is max for a ?continuously? operated device on a 15 amp circuit (80% of rated load). Technically, the dedicated circuit should be a 20 amp circuit. If you operate 1500 watts as a portable appliance continuously, you will have warm wires - That?s the circuit giving you a hint at a bad outcome.
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