BCDrums wrote:
We have a treadmill so that we can exercise during the cold months in
the Northeast (current temperature is 13 degrees). The motor in the
treadmill failed and was replaced under warrantee.

The manufacturer recommends a dedicated 15 amp circuit for the
treadmill. We have it on a circuit with our TV and stereo. The
technician who replaced the motor said that it may have failed because
we didn't have a dedicated circuit. Might this be true?

I would have guessed that if the circuit was overladed the breaker
would blow.

Thanks for your comments.

BC

I would think it would be more likely to damage the TV or even more
likely to cause interference with the TV.

I assume you are not running it off an extension cord. If so that could
have been the cause as it may have been reducing the available voltage.

I have three circuits in the converted bed room where I have mine. One
for the A/C one for the treadmill and one for the rest of the room including
TV. Mine is a heavy duty DC job.

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Joseph Meehan

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