#220 volt electric fireplace series

Sometimes when we mention having the fireplace on a dedicated circuit, homeowners will tell us that they have an outlet just for the fireplace, with nothing else plugged in. When you flip most of the breakers on your electrical panel, you will notice that multiple lights or outlets will turn off at one time.

#220 volt electric fireplace series

In fact, most outlets in your home are one of a series of outlets that connect to each other on a single circuit. If you flip the circuit breaker off, only this one line would be affected.Ī single outlet is not necessarily a dedicated line. The Dimplex Revillusion series of electric fireplace inserts is dual-voltage and can connect to both 120 and 240 volts.Ī dedicated line is an electrical line that connects directly to a circuit breaker (or fuse in an older home) on your electrical panel and has only one receptacle, or direct-wire connection. So, the bottom line is that if you need more heat, or you are heating up a larger space, you need an electric fireplace that can connect to 240 volts instead of 120 volts. This will provide a maximum heat output of 8500 – 9000 BTUs, which will take the chill off an area up to about 800 square feet. This allows the fireplace to produce more heat, and these units will have a maximum draw of about 2500 watts. This means that your oven has more heat than a blow dryer to cook that turkey! Some electric fireplaces may also connect to 240 volts, by a direct-wire connection. As you would imagine, 240 volts offers more power, and can produce more heat, than a regular 120 volt connection. Large appliances in your home, like an electric stove or a clothes dryer, will be connected to a special ‘heavy duty’ socket these are 240 volts.

This is enough heat to warm up an area of about 400-500 square feet. For an electric fireplace, 1500 watts translates to about 5000 BTUs of heat (British Thermal Units are a way of measuring the amount of heat being produced). So, a 1500 watt dryer will be more powerful than a 1000 watt dryer, etc. When you purchase a blow dryer or space heater, you may notice the maximum wattage listed on the package this tells you how powerful the heat output will be. A single 120 volt circuit will support a power draw of up to 1500 watts. All of our electric fireplaces will operate on 120 volts. When you plug something into a regular electrical socket in your home, you are connecting to 120 volts. The current that runs throughout our homes in North America is 120 volts. Whenever you need any electrical work done, we recommend that you consult a licensed electrician. The following overview is presented in layman’s terms and is not intended to be a technical course in electricity. There are a few basic concepts that are important to understand before installing an electric fireplace. As specialists in electric fireplaces, we answer a lot of questions about the electrical requirements for our fireplaces.