how many amps does the water heater use?
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I installed the heater at our camp in the mountains about an hour away, but it is easy to find the answer. Look on the label and you will see that it is a 120 volt/1650 watt heater. you just divide the watts (1650) by the voltage (120) to get the answer, which is 13.75 amps. You will need a minimum 14 gauge wire or larger (12 gauge) and a 15 amp breaker. If you are running the wire over 25 feet I would use the 12 gauge wire. This should be a dedicated circuit (nothing else on it).
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Right at 15 AMPs. I have the Rinnai 94i and the Reliance 6 on a 20a breaker, both running with no issues. I have set up, and would suggest a 20a breaker at a minimum, with 12 gauge minimum wiring back to the breaker box, and a 20a wall outlet.
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The water heater element is rated at 1650 watts and at 120 volts it will draw 13.75 amps. At alower voltage it will draw less because the resistance of the heating element is calabrated at 120 volts which is the standard for all power companies. A 20 amp circuit with 12 (awg) american wire-gauge wire is required. If you plan to connect it to an existing kitchen circuit please turn off all other appliances on that circuit. I recommend a dedicated circuit for this heater. After all this is done it works well for the kitchen sink and dishwasher. Enjoy. Al S. EE
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1650 watts/120 volts= 13.75 amps. You need a 14 gauge or larger (12 gauge) wire and a 15 amp breaker for the heater.
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I don't know how many amps it draws. It is not listed in the specs. I cannot find the paperwork that came with it. I have not hard wired it in yet. I have it temporarily plugged into a heavy duty extension cord on a 30 amp outlet. It comes with a heavy duty cord , with a ground fault plug. When I hard wire it, it will be on a 20 amp circuit.
1440946
I really don't know how many amps it requires. It sit on my kitchen counter, does not take up a lot of room and although not fancy it does the required job. I live in an apartment.
990012
I believe it said 7 amps. fixed in a hole now so can not pull out and double check. Really shoots the water. I use it for are large kio pond.
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This switch is rated to switch 2400 watts of power at 120 Volts. If your water heater has an element that is less than 2400 watts, and runs on a 120 volt circuit, yes you can use this. It is not likely that your water heater meets these requirements. You can, however, use this switch to switch a relay that is rated to turn your water heater on and off. An inexpensive example of this is the Packard C230B. It will switch 220 volts up to 6600 watts and has a 120 volt coil. This is a mechanical contactor. You can also look for a solid state relay that will be quieter and last longer, but cost more. This switch is rated to switch 2400 watts of power at 120 Volts. If your water heater has an element that is less than 2400 watts, and runs on a 120 volt circuit, yes you can use this. It is not likely that your water heater meets these requirements. You can, however, use this switch to switch a relay that is rated to turn your water heater on and off. An inexpensive example of this is the Packard C230B. It will switch 220 volts up to 6600 watts and has a 120 volt coil. This is a mechanical contactor. You can also look for a solid state relay that will be quieter and last longer, but cost... » Read More This switch is rated to switch 2400 watts of power at 120 Volts. If your water heater has an element that is less than 2400 watts, and runs on a 120 volt circuit, yes you can use this. It is not likely that your water heater meets these requirements. You can, however, use this switch to switch a relay that is rated to turn your water heater on and off. An inexpensive example of this is the Packard C230B. It will switch 220 volts up to 6600 watts and has a 120 volt coil. This is a mechanical contactor. You can also look for a solid state relay that will be quieter and last longer, but cost more. « Show Less
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The unit draws almost 9 amps (2000 watts and 94 inches long). The thermostat is rated for 22 amps. One thermostat would control two heaters at almost 18 amps.
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around 40-50 amps, when it runs for a long time it takes a little more because it heats up. I have been using it daily since I got it and only blew out 1 of the 40 Amp fuses just recently. This thing needs a lot of power and will kill batteries if you let it.
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I'm pretty sure it's a 750 watt heater and since it's a resistive load the AC power factor is 1. That translates to a little less than 7 amps at 120 Volts (US).
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It seems the circuit that you put the heater on needs to have a minimum 15 amp capacity, but in my experience the heater doesn't even pull 1/2 that amperage.
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watt = amp * voltThis unit reads 120vac/15A.120 volts alternating current * 15 ampere = 1800 watts.It worked great this past winter for a 6' long by 3' wide by 2' deep oval fish pond heater.
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800 watts/120 volts = 6.7 amps for the heater. Current draw for the controller would be vey small.
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700/800/1500 watt settings, thats about 13.5 amps, a standard residential circuit will handle it, IF there is nothing else being used on that circuit.
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Stiebel Eltron Tempra 12 Electric Tankless Whole House Water uses less 50 - 60 Amp. for a 1 bedroom 1 bath and kitchen
538159
Depends on the amp rating of your outlet. You will need to be able to draw more than 4000 watts from the outlet to have 4000 watts available from the heater.
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I don't know how many amps, however, it is more powerful than others that I have used. It still isn't quite as powerful as I would like, but better than most.
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I have not used it in a while. As I recall, 2 amps to get it started 5 amps to make it run nice
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A typical domestic water heater is 4500W for each element at 240V, but only one element is allowed to come on at a time. So that's 4500/240 = 18.75 amps. Even with a 10% or 20% margin, this Aube timer - rated at 30 amps - is more than sufficient. This item allows 7 programs. So you could have a different schedule of 1-off/1-on on 7 different days, or you could have 7 identical on-off cycles for all days. One of the beauties of this unit that distinguishes it from the others (including Intermatic digital timers) is that you can install an external SPST switch (a basic light switch will work fine) which overrides the unit and puts it into manual or switches it back into automatic. So, for example, I can use the switch to put the water heater into manual mode and leave it off when I go on vacation. Then, I leave instructions for my house-sitter to just throw the switch and put it back into automatic mode on her last visit so we have hot water when we get home from the airport.
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I use it on a 15 amp circuit breaker but i think it's rated 12 amps. Check out this link:http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eemax-2-5-Gal-Electric-Mini-Tank-Water-Heater-EMT2-5/203985243?cm_mmc=shopping-_-googleads-_-pla-_-203985243&skwcid;&kwd;=&ci;_sku=203985243&ci;_kw=&ci;_gpa=pla&ci;_src=17588969#specifications