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The proper way to wire circuitry is to not put them on the same circuit in the first place; lighting and receptacles are supposed to be separated so that if you trip a breaker (when your baseboard heater malfunctions), the lights don’t go out, too, causing you to trip over the dog on the way to the breaker panel, causing the dog to jump up and knock over the end table, spilling a soft drink on the carpet, starting sugar-rot in the subflooring, weakening the floor joists, resulting in failure of the structural system of the house….it’s a common scenario and happens all the time.
If you’re on a slab, of course, you don’t have to worry about all that, and you can wire up the components any way you want; electricity in a wiring circuit isn’t preferential as to order. The risk you run in saying that the total load isn’t more than 1700 watts is that at some point down the line someone will want to plug something that draws more power into that receptacle (like a carpet-cleaning machine…see above), and the load , with the heater, will be too much for the breaker. I would, at the very least, isolate the baseboard heater, if you’ve got room in the panel and can pull another wire.
-Ben
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The proper way to wire circuitry is to not put them on the same circuit in the first place; lighting and receptacles are supposed to be separated so that if you trip a breaker (when your baseboard heater malfunctions), the lights don't go out, too, causing you to trip over the dog on the way to the breaker panel, causing the dog to jump up and knock over the end table, spilling a soft drink on the carpet, starting sugar-rot in the subflooring, weakening the floor joists, resulting in failure of the structural system of the house....it's a common scenario and happens all the time.
If you're on a slab, of course, you don't have to worry about all that, and you can wire up the components any way you want; electricity in a wiring circuit isn't preferential as to order. The risk you run in saying that the total load isn't more than 1700 watts is that at some point down the line someone will want to plug something that draws more power into that receptacle (like a carpet-cleaning machine...see above), and the load , with the heater, will be too much for the breaker. I would, at the very least, isolate the baseboard heater, if you've got room in the panel and can pull another wire.
-Ben
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Ditto. You must allocate a certain number of VA to each outlet, regardless of what you intend to plug in. A heater is going to sap most of the circuit's load. and should get its own circuit. It's OK to wire lights and outlets of one room (other than the kitchen!) on one circuit, but not (IMHO) desirable. CABO 4202.5.
CABO/NEC 4202.10 requires the branch circuit supplying a space-heating applianmce to be rated at 125% of the device's nameplate rating. Where one device draws 50% or more of the branch's rating, the branch may not serve multiple loads of temporary (non-fastened-in-place) equipment -- my converse reading of CABO 4202.5.
*Ditto. You must allocate a certain number of VA to each outlet, regardless of what you intend to plug in. A heater is going to sap most of the circuit's load. and should get its own circuit. It's OK to wire lights and outlets of one room (other than the kitchen!) on one circuit, but not (IMHO) desirable. CABO 4202.5.CABO/NEC 4202.10 requires the branch circuit supplying a space-heating appliance to be rated at 125% of the device's nameplate rating. Where one device draws 50% or more of the branch's rating, the branch may not serve multiple loads of temporary (non-fastened-in-place) equipment -- my converse reading of CABO 4202.5.
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What is the proper order for putting a wall outlet, wall light on a toggle switch and an eletric baseboard heater on the same circuit (total isn't more than 1,700 watts). Do I have to go in the above order or could I run to the baseboard 1st & then the outlet, etc? The baseboard will be on a thermostat if that matters. Thanks.
Brent