How do I know how many Amps and Watts can my room accommodate?
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hydrogreen65
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Fi.d out which breaker is the one for your room. Add everything together that will be running on that circuit. Then see how it matches up to amperage of breaker.
hydrogreen65
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Also remember a lot of stuff uses dual amperage. They typically use a higher amp load for startup then drop back after running.
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no that means you have 20a, the one below it says b20, which means type b that's how quickly it senses a fault.....b is standard in a house and the 20 means 20a. You will have to be running shit loads off lights and fans etc to overload your breaker
example 400w hps = roughly 1.7a.
to work out how much ampage a appliance uses just take the wattage and divide it by 230
hope that helps
example 400w hps = roughly 1.7a.
to work out how much ampage a appliance uses just take the wattage and divide it by 230
hope that helps
Candleguy, just one thing to say: "you're a fucking hero". Thank you, you made it very simple and straightforward.
I am far from an electrician but isn't there more to it than that?
Going by 1.7a, you could run 10 400 watt lights. I am pretty sure the breaker would trip with a lot less than 10 400 watt lights correct?
Just found out that there is a little safe spot of "1.25". Wikihow explains it nicely here....
http://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Amperage-of-Circuit-Breaker
hydrogreen65
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As weird as it sounds, a 220 uses less amperage than a 110 circuit.
MedicatedGrow
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Plug in as many lights as you can and or want and continue to until the lights shut off. Bingo you found out how many your socket can hold. It's not like you can blow up your house just the circuit will rest.
I've done this many times to see how much equipment I can handle and it's usually a 10K BTU A/c and 2-3 400W Lights, sometimes only 1 light.
I've done this many times to see how much equipment I can handle and it's usually a 10K BTU A/c and 2-3 400W Lights, sometimes only 1 light.
That cannot be right. 2600 watts will trip a 20a breaker. No doubt about it.
Which one, the 110V breaker or 230V breaker?
Just had a quick look at my present 600W ballast. It uses 2.7Amp
It would trip the 110. the 230 would be fine.