yes but plan on it tripping.EEC said:This wh label reads 29 amps, can you use 30 amp breaker?
Jim W in Tampa said:yes but plan on it tripping.
EEC said:This wh label reads 29 amps, can you use 30 amp breaker?
infinity said:Do you really think that it would trip?
It still shouldn't trip even after 12 hours at 29a.cschmid said:I believe it would trip under the right circumstances..like if they were taking a shower, doing laundry and running the dishwasher all in lets say an hour were the water heater would run non stop for 90 minutes or so.
cschmid said:I believe it would trip under the right circumstances..like if they were taking a shower, doing laundry and running the dishwasher all in lets say an hour were the water heater would run non stop for 90 minutes or so..I believe the extra resistance caused by the extended heating time could cause the breaker to trip..then add in the age of the water heater and the hardness of the water to acerbate the whole scenario..
cschmid said:I believe it would trip under the right circumstances..like if they were taking a shower, doing laundry and running the dishwasher all in lets say an hour were the water heater would run non stop for 90 minutes or so..I believe the extra resistance caused by the extended heating time could cause the breaker to trip..then add in the age of the water heater and the hardness of the water to acerbate the whole scenario..
EEC said:This wh label reads 29 amps, can you use 30 amp breaker?
Jim W in Tampa said:I am not following your idea.How does that change resistance ?