Welcome! Here are the website rules, as well as some tips for using this forum.
Need to contact us? Visit https://heatinghelp.com/contact-us/.
Click here to Find a Contractor in your area.

Tube Heater wiring loop

Dazza
Dazza Member Posts: 1
in Radiant Heating

Hi I'm no sparky but have learnt a little over the years, I have an issue with the heating layout in my aviary, I have 3x 80w tube heaters and 2x 40w tube heaters but only have 2 plug sockets, is it possible to loop all the tubes to 1 plug or will it trip out, could possibly run 2 plugs

Comments

  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,719

    Well, "loop" is not a term one would use — since it implies connecting them in series, which wouldn't work.

    But. Can you plug the lot of them into one outlet? Yes. Your total power requirement is 320 watts, and a single 15 amp circuit can handle 1800 watts. So no problem there. The question is, how to do it safely? I would suggest using one of these:

    Power Strips, Industrial Power Strips in Stock - ULINE

    (there are several models in that listing). They can handle long duration loads without heating. Plug all your lamps into one, and then plug it into your existing plug.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England

Categories