3 pin plug on wall mounted convection heater???

katlyn

I'm just wondering whether I can put a 3 pin plug on a wall mounted convection heater? Here is a link to what I'm talking about:

These were previously hard wired in. Can I just wire a 13A 3-pin plug on the end of the cable as normal and plug them in?

Thanks very much for any help :-)

I tried to post a link to the exact heaters I'm talking about, but because I'm new I'm not allowed.

nickcc

Probably, depends on the heater. If the 13 amp fuse keeps blowing, which I doubt, then you will have to hard wire it.

thescouselander

Maybe you could type out the make and model of the heater and we could look it up on google.

katlyn

It's listed as Glen Model 271 240.5 Hz, 2000 watts. Thanks for your help :-)

When you google that description it comes up with the advert on Gumtree and Preloved that I'm looking at.

I've spoken to the lady who's selling them and she said they used to be on the wall in her garage office.

thescouselander

Yeah, that should be ok with a plug.

daveyjp

No problem. Floor standing heaters of similar output have 13A plugs.

DREKLY

how many 240 's in 2000 ? there's your answer..... = 8 (& a bit)


So your glen heater will use about 8 Amps, no problem with a 13A plug