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Garage door amperage draw.
Most garage door openers use 120 volt electricity from a wall outlet located in the garage and draw about 4 amps of current when they are in operation.
Thus watts volts amps.
Wait do i need a dedicated circuit for a garage door opener.
Amps x volts watts.
What kind of breaker should be attached to a garage door opener.
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Like the compressor in a refrigerator or the.
If your opener has a 200 watt lighting system for example the lights alone will draw just under 2 amps.
While it s best to check the manual for specifics generally a single garage door opener needs only 15 amps while up 2 or 3 will need 20 amps.
It depends on the voltage of the motor and whether it is single phase or 3 phase.