Garage Electric Heater Wiring
#1
04-19-18, 07:49 PM
Garage Electric Heater Wiring
I am trying to a install a 240v 5000 Watt Garage heater. This heater is meant to be hardwired, except I have no room left in my electric panel. I do have a 240v outlet that I had installed for a electric car that is about 25 feet away. Currently I don't have a electric car so the outlet is not being used at all. The outlet is backed by a 60 amp breaker.
Question is can I just run a 10/4 power cord with a NEMA 14-50 plug to the outlet? Is there any risk in doing this. If and when I get a electric car again I can get a subpanel installed.
Question is can I just run a 10/4 power cord with a NEMA 14-50 plug to the outlet? Is there any risk in doing this. If and when I get a electric car again I can get a subpanel installed.
#2
04-19-18, 08:38 PM
can I just run a 10/4 power cord with a NEMA 14-50 plug to the outlet? Is there any risk in doing this.
can I just run a 10/4 power cord
Last edited by ray2047; 04-19-18 at 09:32 PM.
#3
04-20-18, 07:45 AM
I'd probably pull a 10/2 cable from the heater back to the panel. Unhook the unused 60A car charger circuit breaker and replace that with a 30A breaker for the heater. That way if/when you upgrade the panel each one can get a proper circuit.
An other option would be to replace the car charger outlet with a 60A subpanel (as long as the feed is four wire). Then you can run whatever you want from the garage panel.
An other option would be to replace the car charger outlet with a 60A subpanel (as long as the feed is four wire). Then you can run whatever you want from the garage panel.
