8ft 16 guage extension cord

[Huff747]

I’m working on wiring up my new tank and I am coming up a bit short on a few plugs reaching my Energy Bars. Based on what I can find with a search here I should be able to safely use these cords to extend a Eheim Jager 150W heater and my skimmer correct?

Thanks.

 

[jsker]

I’m working on wiring up my new tank and I am coming up a bit short on a few plugs reaching my Energy Bars. Based on what I can find with a search here I should be able to safely use these cords to extend a Eheim Jager 150W heater and my skimmer correct?

Thanks.

You should be fine with a 3 prong cord, but let see what @Brew12 thinks

 

[Huff747]

Thanks. I did pick up 3 prong cords. If I went to 14 ga the cords seemed to jump to 25 ft (at least that I could find in the store today) and I didn’t want to have to hide all that extra wire

 

[Stanley Wong]

14 ga wire could carry 15A which is 120x15=1800W. Accounting for voltage drop over 25 ft of wire, it should easily handle more than 1500W of the skimmer pump usage.

 

[jsker]

Thanks. I did pick up 3 prong cords. If I went to 14 ga the cords seemed to jump to 25 ft (at least that I could find in the store today) and I didn’t want to have to hide all that extra wire

Ace is a good place to find the odd items.

 

[Huff747]

Much appreciated. So I should be fine with 16 ga as according to the box for the skimmer the pump is 35 watts and the heaters are 150 watt heaters. And each gets their own cord and they’re each only 8ft long.

 

[ca1ore]

16 gauge cord will be fine for a 150 resistive load. Don’t think the EBJ heaters are three prong - two is fine. If you were looking at an extension cord for the entire EB, than I’d personally go with at least 14 gauge, preferably 12.

 

[Huff747]

Thanks all. Energy bars are right by my outlets so those are good. Just need these to get a few cords from under the stand to the EBs

 

[Brew12]

You should be fine with a 3 prong cord, but let see what @Brew12 thinks

Yup, not a problem at all with such a small load.

 

[redfishbluefish]

I'm not sure of the gauge, but believe they are a heavy gauge, and come in a number of shorter lengths with the three prongs......Appliance Extension cords.


Just looked them up on Amazon....14 gauge....HERE.

 

[Huff747]

I have one more extension cord question. I found this in my searching:

Make sure you put a drip loop where the extension cord and the equipment plug together. You don't want any water getting into that connection.

I'm assuming that means the connection is at the top of the drip loop so the water runs down to the bottom away from the connection correct? Thanks

 

[redfishbluefish]

Yes, that is correct.