TheFertilizer
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I’ll be running a 600w light, 70w in-line fan, 1,500w heater, and a window air unit. Obviously the heater in the winter and the air unit in the summer. Not sure what the unit pulls, but I can always try to run an extension cord from a different outlet on a separate breaker line. The room it’ll be setup In are 15 amp outlets on the same line, but I’ve also got some 20, 30 and 40 amps that I can track down and if they are close by I can run off of 1 of them.
NEVER, EVER NEVER put a higher rated fuse or breaker in place of a lower rated fuse or breaker. These are safety equipment designed to cut electricity to your wires if they get too hot. Especially in an older home, over-heating these wires can be a severe fire risk.
I'm not sure if that's what you meant, or if you had other outlets that have 40 amp outlets?
With the extension cord you want to be very careful making sure that the gauge of wiring is sufficient. A lot of cheap extension cords are 14 AWG and that's not enough, you really want to find a "heavy duty" 12 AWG cord, and preferably a 10 AWG "outoor" cord. The problem with extension cords is the longer they are, the more resistance, the higher the gauge should be.