Any electricians in the house?

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5) 12/23/2014 at 13:58 • Filed to: None

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I currently have a EV plug in my garage for my future Tesla that's wired for 50amp (Nema 14-50).

Right now this plug isn't being used. My garage is fully insulated but not heated. I'm wanting to put a 30amp portable construction heater in there.

Can just use an adapter to go from 50amp to 30amp Nema 14-50 to nema 6-30? (pictured is 14-50 to 11-30 but you get the idea)

I'f I do this will it only send 30amp to the heater or will it send the full 50amp to the heater? I don't want to do anything dangerous.

EL_ULY > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/23/2014 at 13:59

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why so sad? :]

Averyrm - GTI YUP > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/23/2014 at 14:01

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The 50 amp is just the capacity of the outlet / wiring. You should be fine with the adapter, so long as the gauge is big enough

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Averyrm - GTI YUP 12/23/2014 at 14:09

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I'm not sure I understand can you elaborate a bit more?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/23/2014 at 14:10

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The amps are the capacity. If the outlet has 50 available, but your heater only uses 30, there will be 20 amps of additional load that can be put on.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/23/2014 at 14:12

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Averyrm is correct, as long as your adapter is rated for 30 amps, you will be fine.

Tohru > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/23/2014 at 14:13

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The outlet can supply UP TO 50 amps.

The appliance will only use as much as it needs.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 12/23/2014 at 14:15

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SWEET! thanks a million.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Snuze: Needs another Swede 12/23/2014 at 14:15

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great! now I need to go buy the stuff.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Tohru 12/23/2014 at 14:16

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Thanks for the clarification. Now I understand perfectly.

Tohru > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/23/2014 at 14:23

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No problem. I had the same conversation with my dad about my computer.

Dad: How big's the power supply in your computer?
Me: 750 watts.
Dad: Christ, that's going to drive up your power bill.
Me: It doesn't use 750 watts all the time! A lot of the time it's under 150 watts of draw at the wall. It just means it CAN pull 750 watts.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tohru 12/23/2014 at 14:29

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Why, sure dad, I definitely won't be running any loads on my computer anywhere near that. I don't do any fancy gaming at all, even.

Tohru > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/23/2014 at 14:33

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I own my own house, I pay my own electric bill. So I don't even know what the issue is.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tohru 12/23/2014 at 14:36

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There isn't an issue about the power used, it's just messing with you about the common "understate how serious one's hobby is" syndrome. "I have X, but I only use if for Y and Z, never Omega". That sort of thing. Like saying one's car's top speed isn't relevant.

Tohru > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/23/2014 at 14:40

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Oh. I never understated the hobby. When you have three screens on a desk mount (my old PC), you can't really claim it's just for word processing and Facebook.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tohru 12/23/2014 at 14:48

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I know somebody who was three-screened on a desk mount, but in finance, at work. Home use of three screens for anything but games... less prevalent.

Tohru > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/23/2014 at 16:35

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I'm a broke-ass bastard, I'm not playin' the stock market

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tohru 12/23/2014 at 16:46

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You should rob a bank, play the stock market with that, and then give the money back and keep the profits. Totes a victimless crime. Totes.

Tohru > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/23/2014 at 17:09

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I don't think that would work... Would that work?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tohru 12/23/2014 at 17:12

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It's for me to suggest and you to find out. I'm only charging 2% on the returns for providing you this excellent idea.

Tohru > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/23/2014 at 17:17

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I've beaten all the heist missions on GTA5, so I think I got this.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tohru 12/23/2014 at 17:25

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...and by the GTA percentage rules, I'm cheap. I'm not like Lester at all.

Tohru > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/23/2014 at 17:32

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Gonna need to see your stat bars

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tohru 12/23/2014 at 17:34

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They're crap, but at 2%, can you afford *not* to use me?

Tohru > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/23/2014 at 18:36

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Actually, yes.

I always took the people with the best skills, with one exception: the hacker from LifeInvader.