What size breaker is needed to run a 1500 watt space heater?

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asked Dec 24, 2017 in Do it yourself by foremast (330 points)
What size breaker is needed to run a 1500 watt space heater?

Can a 1500 watt electric space heater be run safely on a 15 amp circuit?

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answered Dec 24, 2017 by Avarado (27,930 points)
It's better to have the electric space heater on a 20 amp circuit.

But as long as you don't have anything else plugged into the outlet or on the same 15 AMP circuit then it's safe to have an electric 1500 watt space heater on a 15 AMP circuit breaker.

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