Heating Element Properties

TECHNICAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
Technical Service Bulletin
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Heating Element Properties - Voltage, Amps and Ohms; Recovery; Circuit Breaker
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Voltage, Amps and Ohms
Wattage
Rating of
Heating
Element
120 Volts 208 Volts 240 Volts 277 Volts 480 Volts
Amps Ohms Amps Ohms Amps Ohms Amps Ohms Amps Ohms
600 5.0 24.0 2.9 72.1 2.5 96.0 2.2 127.8 1.3 384.0
750 6.3 19.2 3.6 57.7 3.1 76.8 2.7 102.3 1.6 307.2
1000 8.3 14.4 4.8 43.3 4.2 57.6 3.6 76.7 2.1 230.4
1250 10.5 11.5 6.0 34.6 5.2 46.1 4.5 61.4 2.6 184.3
1500 12.5 9.6 7.2 28.8 6.3 38.4 5.4 51.2 3.1 153.6
2000 16.7 7.2 9.6 21.6 8.3 28.8 7.2 38.4 4.2 115.2
2500 20.8 5.8 12.0 17.3 10.4 23.0 9.0 30.7 5.2 92.2
3000 25.0 4.8 14.4 14.4 12.5 19.2 10.8 25.6 6.3 76.8
3500 -- -- 16.8 12.4 14.6 16.5 12.6 21.9 7.3 65.8
3800 -- -- 18.3 11.4 15.8 15.2 -- -- -- --
4000 -- -- 19.2 10.8 16.7 14.4 14.4 19.2 8.3 57.6
4500 -- -- 21.6 9.6 18.8 12.8 16.2 17.1 9.4 51.2
5000 -- -- 24.0 8.7 20.8 11.5 18.1 15.3 10.4 46.1
5500 -- -- 26.4 7.9 22.9 10.5 19.9 14.0 11.5 41.9
6000 -- -- 28.8 7.2 25.0 9.6 21.7 12.8 12.5 38.4
Recovery in Gallons per Hour
Temperature Rise - Degrees Fahrenheit
Heating
Element
Wattage
40
0
50
0
60
0
70
0
80
0
90
0
100
0
110
0
120
0
130
0
140
0
2000 21 17 14 12 10 9 8 8 7 6 6
2500 26 21 17 15 13 12 10 10 9 8 7
3000 31 25 21 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 9
3500 36 29 24 21 18 16 15 13 12 11 10
3800 39 31 26 22 20 17 16 14 13 12 11
4000 41 33 28 24 21 18 17 15 14 13 12
4500 47 37 31 27 23 21 19 17 16 14 13
5000 52 41 34 30 26 23 21 19 17 16 15
5500 57 46 38 33 28 25 23 21 19 18 16
6000 62 49 41 35 31 27 25 22 21 19 18
9000 92 74 61 53 46 41 37 34 31 28 26
12,000 123 98 82 70 61 55 49 45 41 38 35