I bought a house that the copper was stolen including the water heater. I plan on installing a cheap 40 gal Rheem 6year.
I have to run wiring because that is also gone. I am confused about the wiring and breaker.
One feature of the heater is that it has Dual 4500 watt heating elements for faster recovery. It seems that most of the water heater have dual elements.
If I do the math correctly then
4500watts x 2 = 9000 watts
9000watts/240volts = 37.5 amps
Therefore I would need a 50 amp 220 breaker and run 6 gage wires.
Does this make sense for a 40 gallon electric water heater? It seems to high for this size heater
There apears to be a 30amp breaker and 10-guage wire in the area of where I think the old heater was? Do the new heaters require that much more power??
Any advice would be appreciated
I have to run wiring because that is also gone. I am confused about the wiring and breaker.
One feature of the heater is that it has Dual 4500 watt heating elements for faster recovery. It seems that most of the water heater have dual elements.
If I do the math correctly then
4500watts x 2 = 9000 watts
9000watts/240volts = 37.5 amps
Therefore I would need a 50 amp 220 breaker and run 6 gage wires.
Does this make sense for a 40 gallon electric water heater? It seems to high for this size heater
There apears to be a 30amp breaker and 10-guage wire in the area of where I think the old heater was? Do the new heaters require that much more power??
Any advice would be appreciated