Check your wire size before changing breakers. 14 Guage wire = 15Amps 12 Guage wire = 20 amps 10 Guage = 30 Amps. There are other factors that will also have an effect on this such as length of rum, connected load, and ambient temps but this is a basic rule to follow. I hold both a journeyman electrical liense and a master electrical license and can tell you I charged people less to install a dedicated outlet than one of my 4870x2's cost. Install of a single circuit and receptacle should be under $250.00 depending on if there is room in the panel for an additional breaker and ease of getting the wiring to the final location.
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Originally Posted by MaadDaawg
I actually have a electrical line I ran up between the walls of this room to the second floor for my fish tank - it's connected to a battery backup (for the pumps) that works with a marine deep cell battery. Since I don't have the expensive fish anymore, maybe I'll tap it into this room and have a second circuit  Safer than running an extension now that you mention it lol PLUS, I bought a 20amp breaker to replace the 15 amp ... uh oh... lol |