Help, THE ROOF IS ON FIRE!

I burned out my intermatic heavy duty timer and a power strip, almost burned down my house!. What timers are recomentded for high voltages and where can I get them. Also any electricions our there know how many joules i need in a power strip in order to run a box fan a dayton blower and my 1000W Hps off of.

i know that 3.14 joules is equal to 1 calorie

Use the best timers, there are some that are extremely expensive and well built.

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GreenThumbINsc said:

I burned out my intermatic heavy duty timer and a power strip, almost burned down my house!. What timers are recomentded for high voltages and where can I get them. Also any electricions our there know how many joules i need in a power strip in order to run a box fan a dayton blower and my 1000W Hps off of.

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You need a heavy duty power strip, not the x-mas lite special. It will cost $30 - $50. It will have a rating on the side of the unit. You want a sustained rating at 1500 watts or above. The problem also may be the rating of the circuit it is on. A lighting circuit, with several lites, cannot take the added load of another 1500 watts. So you will likely need one power strip from one circuit and a second power strip from a second circuit. That way you will "balance" the load and reduce amperage pull.

And while you are working on this project, make sure the extention cord is #14 or #12 wire. Smaller the number, the bigger the wire. These cords can get warm so keep them up in the air. Do not let them stay on the floor, under a rug, and get hot.

Finally, you want power strips that are higher wattage or higher amperage, not higher voltage. Dayton makes good stuff, APC (for computers) is also excellent.