Kiko
Member
I am contemplating installing an electric wall heater in my lower bathroom. It shares a wall with my garage, and there happens to be a breaker box on the garage side of the wall, which services the garage and shop lights, etc. The specs for the heating unit is 120 volts and 1000 watts. Thus, it is pulling a little over 8 amps. My question is whether to run 14/2 with a 15 amp breaker or 12/2 with a 20 amp breaker. The 15 amp breaker makes sense, since there would be nothing else on this circuit, but for an electric heater, it seems the 12/2 and 20 amp should be used??