Because we have to account for voltage drop. All wires are at least some feet long (10 ft, 20 ft, 30 ft, and so on). When the electricity is running through this wire, the voltage (that was at first 12V) drops to 10V, 8V, 6V, and so on. In a 12V system, the voltage drop should not exceed 3% per foot of wire length.

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Example: Let’s say we want to connect a 200W device to a 12V battery. That means we have to use a 12V wire size that can handle at least 16.67 amps (200W/12V = 16.67A). Accounting for the 80% NEC rule (we will explain this later on), you need a wire with at least 13.34A ampacity. In this case, we will need a 18 AWG wire size because it has a 14A ampacity. If I am running a wire from my starter battery (12V) approx 12′ to a 50A DC-DC charger to charge auxilliary batteries, what size wire would that need to be? Now, we have to express the electric current (I, measured in amps), and plug in ’12V’ because we have a 12-volt circuit: Wire Size Chart. This wire chart tells you what 12V wire size to choose if the device you want to run with the 12V voltage is some distance away (from 15 feet to 90 feet). Since the Smart Thermostat has its own Cellular Connection, you will not need to rely on campground Wi-Fi, your mobile hotspot, or any other Wi-Fi in the area.The Heatmiser neoHub connects to your home broadband router and wirelessly to the neoStats in your home. No special computer knowledge is required, simply plug into your router, create a FREE account via the Neo app and then take control of your heating, hot water and appliances from anywhere. RS offer a range of thermostat switches such as enclosure thermostats, mechanical HVAC thermostats, digital and programmable HVAC thermostats, digital and smart thermostats with Wi-Fi. What Does a Thermostatic Switch Do? Compatible with all of our manifolds and thermostats the actuators are the ideal solution when individual control of each zone/room is required. Using Smart multi-zone thermostats to control your home heating means only the rooms that are required to be warm are heated, reducing the total energy used by your home by up to 25% compared to more basic thermostats.

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Hi Fred 18 AWG copper wire has a median ampacity of 14 amps (here is the full AWG copper wire ampacity chart). Even if you are run the wire for 25′, the 18 AWG will be more than enough. 16 AWG would be overkill. Hope this helps. Reply If you are using aluminum wires, you can consult this aluminum kcmil wire chart. You can see that 300 kcmil aluminum wire has a median ampacity of 255A as well. The neoAir v2-M Smart Thermostat is ideal for those looking for a totally wire free App controllable solution of your heating & hot water. if can go with a higher voltage then that will lower the amps and allow you to use a smaller wire size. watts divided by voltage gives you amps ReplyNo. House Thermostats work on a different voltage system than RV Thermostats. 12V DC versus 24V AC.

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The Smart Thermostat will have an internal battery that lasts for months and can be set to wake the thermostat up periodically to take temperature and humidity readings that you can see on your cell phone app. Practically, however, you have a 25 ft long wire. That will reduce the voltage from 12V to let’s say 8V, and you now require 22.5 amps to deliver the same amount of power (wattage). That also means that a 14 AWG wire will not be enough. Instead, you will have to use a 10 AWG wire with 35A ampacity. The Heatmiser UH8-N is designed to be used in conjunction with our 12v Network thermostats. The UH8-N provides central switching of up to 8 zones as well as providing an output for a hot water cylinder, the system boiler and pump.So, you will be able to see the same digital display (and controls) on the cell phone app as is displayed on the digital RV thermostat mounted on the wall; as well as see a graph of the 12 volt thermostat line voltage.

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Cable Size Calculator. This calculator estimates the minimum ampacity a wire should have. You just input the total wattage of the device you want to run on a 12V wire, and you will get the min. wire amps (accounted for the 80% NEC rule as well).

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