Hot water tank not working on 110 VAC
Haven't used my camper in about 6 months, but just bought a campsite where I can place it and have access to fishing, crabbing, etc. Anyway, went to use the hot water tank so I flipped on the breaker...
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drsteve wrote:wa8yxm wrote:
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If the element is toast. Consider replacing with a 1500 watt 240 Volt element (That's 375 watts at 120 volts)
WHY: Well sometimes I park on a 30 amp site and let me tell you at 375 Watts for the water heater (about the same as the 325 watt fridge or the 400 watt HOTT ROD water heater conversion device) It may take 2 hours to Recover.. But I'm a whole lot less likely to have to go out in the rain and reset the park 30 amp breaker.
No. Watts are watts.
E = I x R The resistance of the element is a constant. So when the voltage doubles, the current is reduced by half.
Watts = Volts x current. Voltage doubled, current halved, watts stay constant.
Nope. Voltage doubled equals current doubled. Doubling both means 4x the power.
P = V^2 / R
