My fuse always tripped when i turn on 2 electric heater at the same time if i increase the amp on ?

Question

my fuse will it solve the problem?

Answer 1

you need to find a way to put one of those two receptacles on a DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL LINE.

i had a similar problem when using a microwave on one receptacle and a toaster on another receptacle. different receptacles BUT BOTH WERE ON THE SAME LINE.  moved the microwave receptacle wire to a different receptacle line. ie my washing machine and have had no trouble since. did this about 15 years ago.

good luck to ya

Answer 2

Absolutely do not do that.  The circuits in your home are normally rated at 15 or 20 amps.  You'd have to look at your fuse or breaker to see.  The rating is to protect the wiring running throughout your home.  A 15amp fuse protects 14awg wire while a 20amp fuse protects 12awg wire.  If you replace a fuse with a higher rating you will allow that particular wire to carry more amperage than it can handle.  It will create much more heat and eventually short out and start a fire.

Here's the fix... buy a good extension cord 12/3.  It's more expensive but definitely worth it.  You'll have to run the cord from another area, you just need to make sure they are running on seperate circuits.  Two space heaters rarely work on a single 15amp circuit.  The wattage per unit is normally much to high.

If you currently have fuses in your home I would consider a service upgrade as well.  Changing the size and type of panel in your home is expensive but really pays off in the end.

Hope I helped

Answer 3

No, By all means NO, Do not under any circumstances replace the fuse with a higher amp. You need to separate the heaters from being on the same circuit. It probably would not hurt to have them checked for a short somewhere. Changing the Fuse to a higher amp than it was designed for will increase the risk of Fire by 50% Do Not do it.

Answer 4

no the wire will get hotter before it trips. dangerous. plug one heater in on different breaker

Answer 5

   do not incrase the size of the fuse.electric heaters draw a lot of current.the fuse triping is a warning.that line is being over loaded.try another outlet. so the two heaters are not on the same fuse.if you still have a problem.call a proffesinal.