Hi,
I am currently designing a wiring diagram for a future PID control panel. My aim with the design is to have multiple circuits to reduce the load on each circuit (and bring it down to a 10amp load on each). With this in mind, would it be feasible to have 1 circuit to power 3 PID controllers, and two seperate circuits to power one 2400 watt and one 1800 watt elements? This way, the PID do not draw power from the element circuits and the active line on the element circuits will be switched by the SSR?
EDIT: I guess the question is whether the PID's add enough of a load to bother incorporating a third circuit to power them. I guess my motive is to provide headroom in case the 1800 watt element dies and needs to be replaced by an element with a higher wattage and to allow me to use more locations around the house serviced by 10amp power points.
Thanks!!
I am currently designing a wiring diagram for a future PID control panel. My aim with the design is to have multiple circuits to reduce the load on each circuit (and bring it down to a 10amp load on each). With this in mind, would it be feasible to have 1 circuit to power 3 PID controllers, and two seperate circuits to power one 2400 watt and one 1800 watt elements? This way, the PID do not draw power from the element circuits and the active line on the element circuits will be switched by the SSR?
EDIT: I guess the question is whether the PID's add enough of a load to bother incorporating a third circuit to power them. I guess my motive is to provide headroom in case the 1800 watt element dies and needs to be replaced by an element with a higher wattage and to allow me to use more locations around the house serviced by 10amp power points.
Thanks!!