Water Heater draw?

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Scott:

1KW is not enough gen set. The element in the average water heater is 1500
W. plug that into ohms law and you get 1500W divided by 120 vac equals 12.5
amps of draw.
a 1KW gen set puts out 1000 W so 1000W divided by 120vac equals 8.3 amps of
available power.

Check your manual for the wattage of the heating element in your unit, just
to be sure it is not a 750W.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
84FC35
Duncan, Oklahoma

At 11:40 PM 11/14/2007 +0000, you wrote:
>I have to use my bus at a Football game this weekend, and the verdict
>is still out as to whether my generator will be operational. The good
>news is that I really don't need much 110v this time of year at a
>tailgate. I have a small "suitcase" 1KW generator that I plan to use
>to get the batt chargers running. If I have nothing else on, will this
>1KW output be enough to run my water heater?
>
>Scott Forman
>86 PT38
>Memphis
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