I bought two “energy saving” heaters to re-place the base board heaters in my apartment, but they keep flipping my breaker when I have them both on. I would use only one at a time, but while I’m in my room, I like to have one on while I’m in there, and then have the other one in the living room so it can warm up for when I go out there later.
Should I use my baseboard heaters instead? Do they really suck up more energy? If so, why don’t they flip my breakers when in use?
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February 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
USA Sounds like the living room and the other room receptacles are on the same circuit. The two heaters use too much power for the circuit, and will trip the breaker every time they are both being used. This is a GOOD thing, because if the breaker did not trip, you would burn the place down. The baseboard heaters, I would assume, are permanently connected 220 volt heaters, and are on circuits that are separate from the receptacle circuit. You can use the baseboard heater at the same time as one plug-in heater.
DO NOT use an extension cord for a plug-in heater, just to get it plugged into another circuit. That is the cause of half of the electrical fires - extension cords.
The BEST thing to do is to have a licensed electrician re-wire the circuits in the two rooms, and “split” the receptacles so they are on separate breakers. That will give you the power you need where you want it.
February 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Try upgrading your fuse amperage ie if your lights run on 10 amp fuses and your plugs on 16 amp fuses check that the one that is tripping is capable of running your heater.
It may be that each heater has to have its own 16 amp or whatever fuse , like a cooker has its own fuse and a washing machine has its own fuse 20 amp.
Think about what other appliances are running on the circuit fuse that your heater is running off - if nothing else is plugged in or on and you have the right fuse then it looks like the element in the heater could be shorting out or broken.
February 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
“Energy Saving” heaters?
A BTU is a BTU, a WATT is a WATT.
A WATT is 0.056869029 BTU a BTU is 17.584264 WATTS no matter what type heater it comes out of.
The label on the box does not change the physics of electric heat.
Sales Hype!
February 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
If you have them both on the same breaker you are making the wire and breaker hot by pulling too much electric. Try plugging one in somewhere else not on the same circuit. Do you have any outlets in the living room?
February 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
the reason for the breaker tripping is to much load on the breakers,as for the other question,do some research and see what types of base heaters have the best ratings and compare that to the space heaters
February 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
They’re creating a power surge. Try putting them on power strips.
February 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
If you want to save money on the heat, turn the thermostat
down on your baseboard heaters.
That ‘Energy Saving’ business is bull.
Electric heat all goes into the room. None is wasted.
The heat loss is the same, the energy used to
maintain the temperature will be the same.
Your two heaters are using more power than the circuit you’ve
plugged them into can provide.
The baseboard heaters have properly sized circuits.