I have a small home in So. Cal. Built 1947, concrete slab. We want to install baseboard heaters. A single portable heater is already tripping the breaker.
An Electrician we had called recommended we run new wiring just for the baseboards, so they won't trip other breakers. Maybe even one breaker per heater (6).
My question is, roughly what can I expect in terms of hours to run this cabling with the work that needs to be done on the panel as well? Each heater is 1500 Watts, 240 volts, 5118 BTU. I realize each room is a different distance from the panel, but if someone can give a ballpark estimate, maybe as a function of feet from the panel, that will be very helpful.
thanks in advance,
Peter
An Electrician we had called recommended we run new wiring just for the baseboards, so they won't trip other breakers. Maybe even one breaker per heater (6).
My question is, roughly what can I expect in terms of hours to run this cabling with the work that needs to be done on the panel as well? Each heater is 1500 Watts, 240 volts, 5118 BTU. I realize each room is a different distance from the panel, but if someone can give a ballpark estimate, maybe as a function of feet from the panel, that will be very helpful.
thanks in advance,
Peter