Hi Andrew. It is not necessarily a problem. It is an opportunity, I guess.
Our house is being built, and I have the chance to have the tanks outlets
run on their own circuit, to their own fuse. So the tank would have its own
circuit breaker. You know how you have the breaker box that has things
marked, like the washer and dryer. If there is a problem, the breaker will
switch off, and you have to throw that switch to turn it back on. Well, I
can have one of these for the tank. Not only that, but I can have one for
each of the outlets if I want. The advantage is that the tank would have its
own circuit breaker, and so I could flip that breaker switch and turn the
tank off without turning anything else in the house off. Not only that, but
having its own circuit would help insure that I don't overload the circuit
because I am sharing it with other household items.
If overloading a circuit is not a concern with my tank, then I would gladly
save the money and simply switch the regular outlets with GFIs and run it on
the normal circuit. Does anyone know if overloading would every be a problem
or if I should run the tank on its own circuit or should I simply switch the
outlets out for GFIs myself?
Thanks again!
Shane
-----Original Message-----
From: Culross, Andrew [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 9:38 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: GFIs
I don't have a clear understanding of the problem here but let me
throw in
my two cents.
First of all I applaued your desire to use a GFI circuit. I install
them
whereever I have a tank. Look folks, seawater and electricity CAN
KILL YOU.
We have our hand and our children's hands in these tank.
Second, what I usually do is buy a GFI outlet to replace the
standard outlet
that is in the wall. Perhaps what you are talking about is even
better but
these replacement outlets are only $20-$30.
-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:17 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: GFIs
All (and any electricians),
I would like to have the builders of our home install GFIs into the
wall
that my tank will be on. The wall will have to separate plugs, but
right now
both run on the same circuit, along with about 3 other plugs. I am
contemplating having them run the two along the wall of my tank on
their own
circuit. So the tank will have its own fuse etc. My question is
this.
Do you all think that just running those two by themselves will be
sufficient, or should I run each of the two GFIs to their own
circuit.
Another words, I could use one GFI for the lights, and it would be
run to
its own fuse and then the other would run my pumps and chiller, and
it would
be run to its own fuse. Advantages would be no power interrupt for
the
lights when the chiller kicks on, as well as the ability to power
off the
lights w/o powering off the pumps or vice versa. The lights would be
getting
their own circuit. I am looking at running about 1500 watts of light
over
about 200-225 gallons of water. If I share a circuit with the two of
them,
would that overload it? The disadvantage of doing it is they are
about 225
bucks a piece if I run each of them on a separate circuit. If it is
necessary, I will do it. If I can just run the two of them on their
own
circuit, and will be just fine, I will go that route. Then they are
$85.00
each.
TIA,
Shane C.
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