Baseboard heater shared circuit

[powerplay]

Hello all!

Baseboards are supposed to be on their own circuit, but if an 120volt electric baseboard is hardwired to an exisiting circuit, would the on/off call for heat of the baseboard create surges that would cause issues with computers on surge bars in an home application? I'm curious what issues there would be sharing a 120volt baseboard heater hardwired to an exisiting 120volt ciruit in a house.

Thanks!

 

[LarryFine]

A permanently-connected load cannot exceed half of the circuit's ampacity. Beyond that, the general rules apply. Beyond that, it's a design issue.

Whether such a switching load affects other loads must be seen. If I had my druthers, I would want my computer system on a dedicated circuit.

 

[dicklaxt]

A permanently-connected load cannot exceed half of the circuit's ampacity. Beyond that, the general rules apply. Beyond that, it's a design issue.

Whether such a switching load affects other loads must be seen. If I had my druthers, I would want my computer system on a dedicated circuit.

Larry explain to me what a permanently connected load isI would have thought any load hard wired would be a permanently connected load:-?

dick

 

[LarryFine]

Larry explain to me what a permanently connected load isI would have thought any load hard wired would be a permanently connected load:-?

You've got it. I should have said "on a circuit that also supplies receptacles."