What should i do about my electric fireplace that wont go on?

by Fire Places on June 5, 2010

i got a electric fire place that was in my living room and then it worked for a month or so, and ever since then whenever i turn it on the heater will go on for a second and then it will go off and then the heater will stop working. Do i need a dedicated plug or need to call a electrician to fix this?


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bob June 5, 2010 at 7:15 pm

about any kind of electric heat needs its own dedicated power source. Ive had hundreds of service calls over the years over portable heaters overloading circuits. a 1500 watt heater pulls 12.5 amps. A standard 15 amp living room circuit shouldn’t be loaded more than 80 percent. That’s 12 amps so its overloaded with just the heater running. sounds like you may also have a problem with the heater so get the electrician to check it while he is there installing a new circuit.

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