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Most definitely!Once you fire up the heater, check how hot the short cord gets. Touch it with the back of your hand or a infra red thermometer. If it's too hot to touch, replace the cord with heavier wire. If warm, should be fine. Make sure nothing is set on top of the wire and keep an eye on it often!
Went through my two boxes of twist-lok type plugs and receptacles. That was a learning experience.
I've been picking them up at sales and such when I see them for a buck or two.
With chart in hand I sorted them and found out that I've got a boatload of L5-125V's, very few matching
receptacles, and nothing I can put to use without buying a receptacle.
I am attempting (without spending a lot of $$$$) to redo the circuit that powers the 14x40 lathe.
Then just unplug the heater when using the lathe and vice-versa.
I didn't count on scoring a 240V heater when I re-did the wiring back in September.
And then, and then, a buddy called and told me I could come and get his old 2-ton heat pump that he
just upgraded on his garage/shop.
Now I've got to look at seriously upgrading and re-doing the feed into the house.
Funny thing on that, the electrical utility can't tell me how many amps I have coming into the house.
I'm not trusting of the 200A panel down in the basement.
In hindsight I should have had the the main re-done before we moved in...
Time to start doing some calculations.