TheIcehouse1809
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The basement section that houses most of our plumbing a very drafty un-insulated area above a (now below-zero) crawlspace. This has always been the hardest area to hold heat. The renovation plan includes pouring a floor and insulating walls - but with still a few more weeks of freezing temps, one of my furnaces has quit and we awoke to freezing pipes. I have a kerosene heater down there now, and a plug in oil-filled heater as well. I went to all the hardware stores around town and they have all been sold out of space heaters for months. In desperation, I grabbed an electric baseboard heater and I'm going to install it under a window that centers one of the 2 exterior walls.
Heater: 1000w 120v
I have a 20amp circuit available that supports 3 other outlets and the clock on the gas stove. The typical load for these outlets is 2 low wattage lights and our percolator in the mornings. I have been known to plug the shop vac in every so often.
I plan to use the 14g copper that I have on hand. I understand 12g is better, but believe 14g is sufficient. Is that correct?
Heater: 1000w 120v
I have a 20amp circuit available that supports 3 other outlets and the clock on the gas stove. The typical load for these outlets is 2 low wattage lights and our percolator in the mornings. I have been known to plug the shop vac in every so often.
I plan to use the 14g copper that I have on hand. I understand 12g is better, but believe 14g is sufficient. Is that correct?