Lamp wattage

[mstrlucky74]

If you change lamps to a higher wattage does that change the load on the circuit or any other previous calculation? Thanks

 

[Rewire]

Yes you will change the load on the circuit

 

[GoldDigger]

Yes you will change the load on the circuit

Unless the original load calculation was based on square footage or fixture rating rather than the actual installed fixtures and lamps.
It will certainly change the current drawn from the circuit, but it may not change the "load" associated with that circuit for the purpose of other calculations.

 

[iwire]

If you change lamps to a higher wattage does that change the load on the circuit or any other previous calculation? Thanks

The calculations are required to be made using the largest lamps a fixture can use.

 

[Rewire]

The calculations are required to be made using the largest lamps a fixture can use.

need more input from the OP all that is known is that you add load when you raise the wattage

 

[GoldDigger]

need more input from the OP all that is known is that you add load when you raise the wattage

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What we do not know is whether the OP was interested in actual load or calculated load.

 

[iwire]

need more input from the OP all that is known is that you add load when you raise the wattage

He also asked about calculations and those should be all set if done correctly from the start.

 

[Rewire]

He also asked about calculations and those should be all set if done correctly from the start.

not always he did not say what he was dealing with it could be a dwelling and it could be commercial and it could be a contnuos load . /not really enough info to comment on the calculation aspect but changing watts does increase load on the circuiutr so that was all the answer I would give anything else would have been a SWAG

 

[GUNNING]

3 rules of thermodynamics

can win
cant loose
can get out of the game.

More wattage, more energy needed. If it applies to any calculations would depend on the criteria requested for the calculations.

 

[mstrlucky74]

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What we do not know is whether the OP was interested in actual load or calculated load.

Actual load