Would this exhaust fan be safe plugged into a surge protector?

Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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I purchased this iPower GLFANXINL4FILT4MD8C 4Inch High CFM Inline Exhausting Fan & Carbon Air Filter
setup with a fan speed controller and would like to know if it would be safe to have all this plugged unto a surge protector? Side note: Everything else will also be plugged into the same surge protector such as LED light, water pump and small fan. Will this be overkill for a surge protector?

Product links:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TFTITS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D7M6692/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017VXU6GG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks
 
qballizhere

qballizhere

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Civicsi06 said:
I purchased this iPower GLFANXINL4FILT4MD8C 4Inch High CFM Inline Exhausting Fan & Carbon Air Filter
setup with a fan speed controller and would like to know if it would be safe to have all this plugged unto a surge protector? Side note: Everything else will also be plugged into the same surge protector such as LED light, water pump and small fan. Will this be overkill for a surge protector?

Product links:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TFTITS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D7M6692/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017VXU6GG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks
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To find out if it it to much for the circuit add up the wattage for all of the items you want to use on that circuit and convert it to amps http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/Watt_to_Amp_Calculator.htm
then you need to know the size of breaker.
 
natureboygrower

natureboygrower

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have you added up how many amps everything combined will draw?then trace that outlet back to your panel and see if it's a 15amp or 20 amp breaker.I believe you can draw up to 75-80% of the breaker without tripping it.keep in mind what else is on that bank of outlets the breaker is feeding

edit nice call @qballizhere. didn't see your post
 
Civicsi06

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Thanks for the feedbacks guys, I will do that also. Is it safe tho to plug all these things into a surge protector tho or should the exhaust fan and fan speed controller be plugged directly into a wall outlet?
 
natureboygrower

natureboygrower

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looks as though that's rated for 15A which surprises me.I thought for sure it'd be 20A.as long as you're not drawing too much you should be fine.you may just have to give it a try.you should find out what your breaker is rated now,and then maybe look for a 20A surge protector. I have no idea if there is such a thing.if your breaker is 15A tho,there's no need for a 20A surge protector.you'll have to do your math on your amperage for your lights,fan...
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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natureboygrower said:
looks as though that's rated for 15A which surprises me.I thought for sure it'd be 20A.as long as you're not drawing too much you should be fine.you may just have to give it a try.you should find out what your breaker is rated now,and then maybe look for a 20A surge protector. I have no idea if there is such a thing.if your breaker is 15A tho,there's no need for a 20A surge protector.you'll have to do your math on your amperage for your lights,fan...
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I checked my breaker and it is at 20A. Tho that breaker is being run off of two bedrooms and both bedrooms have quite a bit of stuff hooked up including a window 5000BTU unit and a small mini fridge. I guess the worst thing that can happen is it will flip the breaker right? The exhaust fan I want to use, does this thing really take a lot of juice to run? I really can not find any answer on that. One person told me it was ok to run the exhaust with the fan speed controller connected into a surge protector. I just don't want to cause and sort of fires.
 
natureboygrower

natureboygrower

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wow that's a lot on one breaker.no,fans don't generally take a lot to run.I'd hook it up and see.if that ac unit and minifridge happen to turn on at the same time that might trip the breaker eventually.sounds like it hasn't yet though lol.I'm not sure why it wouldn't work with what you want to do.do yourself a favor and just feel that breaker for heat with the back of your hand sometime when everything is running.
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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Just now found out the exhaust system use only 50-60watts and the person said it is the same thing as using a 60 watt light bulb, so if that's true, this shouldn't be an issue.
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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natureboygrower said:
wow that's a lot on one breaker.no,fans don't generally take a lot to run.I'd hook it up and see.if that ac unit and minifridge happen to turn on at the same time that might trip the breaker eventually.sounds like it hasn't yet though lol.I'm not sure why it wouldn't work with what you want to do.do yourself a favor and just feel that breaker for heat with the back of your hand sometime when everything is running.
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Will do, I remember about 3 years ago we had an electrician come in to run a dedicated line to the back of my house for a full size freezer and I asked him to come look at my bedrooms and asked him if this was to much stuff running and he looked at and grinned and said, nope you are completely fine. But as you said if everything was to turn on at once it may trip the breaker but it never has yet. I do have a Monster brand surge protector that shows the volts and when the ac kicks on it does slightly drop the volts but goes right back up.
 
Huckster79

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Yea a watt is a watt... fan, light, heater, ac, plug in vibrator wen th the battery operated one wont get her there, you name it and its watt the same as next watt... amps tho pop breakers nott watts... well technically not 100% accurate they are part of the amp equasion...
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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Huckster79 said:
Yea a watt is a watt... fan, light, heater, ac, plug in vibrator wen th the battery operated one wont get her there, you name it and its watt the same as next watt... amps tho pop breakers nott watts... well technically not 100% accurate they are part of the amp equasion...
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Yea, I quickly added up all the wattage from everything I will have plugged into the surge protector and its around 245w.
 
Huckster79

Huckster79

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Watts divided by volts i beleive... so if ur drawing 245 watts at 110v that wud be like 2 1/4 amps. Double check me with the google
 
Civicsi06

Civicsi06

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Correct me if I am wrong because I am really not good at figuring out wattages and amps, but I checked each piece of equipment to see the power draw and everything added up to around 245 watts. Now would that be equivalent to using around 4 old style 60 watt bulbs or no?
 
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