those are 1.8 gpm (some ill guided federal law). Still barely adequate. 0.5 gpm would be a fast drip...
Leslie. just went through an inspection routine here in SoCal. The city is getting really picky... -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 9/2/15, Danny Haughey via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Subject: Re: Stus-List Hot water tank To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: "Danny Haughey" <djhaug...@juno.com> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 1:28 PM you won't, trust me! People want like 10 gals a minute to feel a luxurious shower. those water saver heads are like .5 gals per minute and nobody "likes" those! LOL ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Jim Watts via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: 1 CnC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Hot water tank Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 13:03:35 -0700 The big downside to the instant water heaters, besides the electrical draw, is the total temperature rise. That unit provides a 32 degree temp rise at .35 gpm, dropping to 24 degree rise at .5 gpm, so the more flow the cooler it gets. So you can get the water from 60 to 92 if you can live with a quart a minute flow. Try that at home and see if you like it... Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 2 September 2015 at 11:50, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I usually wire inverters to not supply the battery charger and water heater. You may want to change your AC wiring to do this. Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ron Ricci via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 1:41 PM To: 'C&C List' Cc: Ron Ricci Subject: Re: Stus-List Hot water tank My boat has a combination 120 VAC 1.5 kW electric/engine coolant hot water heater. It holds 6 gallons of fresh water. For grins, I tried it on the battery/inverter and it drew 117 amps DC. This is consistent with the unit’s rating as the battery voltage dropped below 12 VDC when tried. Since my alternator can only put out 55 amps and the battery cables are only #4 AWG, running the heater with shore power does not seem practical. I do not normally have AC shore power. To prevent inadvertently turning on the heater, I disconnected the power feed at the circuit breaker. The engine coolant part of the heater works great. We can run the engine in the afternoon to recharge batteries and/or go to a mooring. There is plenty of hot water for dinner dishes and a couple of quick showers. Regards, Ron Ron Ricci S/V Patriot C&C 37+ Bristol, RI ron.ri...@1968.usna.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
