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In article , "Steve Barker" wrote:
A 2000 watt baseboard heater that was 120 volt?? hmmmmm . That's pushing


You misspelled "exceeding". g

120V * 20A * 80% = 1920W.

the limits of a 20 amp breaker at 80%. Why would you switch it to a plug
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