Scut_Monkey
Well-Known Member
I'm looking to start building my E-Herms setup and a few questions that I can't seem to find answers for by internet and HBT.com.
1. My house was built in 1971 and my main breaker in the electrical panel is a two pole 60 amp rated breaker. Does this mean I am limited to only 60amps? This dosen't make much sense when I can easily run my AC (20A 240V), Dryer (30A 240V) and 2000W heat stick (~16A 120V) and anything else in my house that I want including computers, TV, Fridge all at the same time with no problems. Perhaps I should test this tomorrow and turn all of these on plus more but maybe that's not a very safe test. Is there a way for me to determine how many amps these loads are actually pulling?
2. What is the amperage rating for a chugger/march pump?
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Ideally I am looking to run an E-Herms with the following loads:
A: 5500W element in boil kettle (23A)
B: 4500W element in HLT (19A)
C: Two Chugger pumps (unknown amperage) (My guess is 2 amps)
D: PID and SSR (unknown amperage)
Added all together this comes to roughly 48 AMPs and I would therefore need a 60Amp spa panel. Granted I most likely wouldn't be running all of these at the same time but a 60Amp spa panel is only $15 more than a 50amp. The big question is can my main electric supply handle this???
1. My house was built in 1971 and my main breaker in the electrical panel is a two pole 60 amp rated breaker. Does this mean I am limited to only 60amps? This dosen't make much sense when I can easily run my AC (20A 240V), Dryer (30A 240V) and 2000W heat stick (~16A 120V) and anything else in my house that I want including computers, TV, Fridge all at the same time with no problems. Perhaps I should test this tomorrow and turn all of these on plus more but maybe that's not a very safe test. Is there a way for me to determine how many amps these loads are actually pulling?
2. What is the amperage rating for a chugger/march pump?
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Ideally I am looking to run an E-Herms with the following loads:
A: 5500W element in boil kettle (23A)
B: 4500W element in HLT (19A)
C: Two Chugger pumps (unknown amperage) (My guess is 2 amps)
D: PID and SSR (unknown amperage)
Added all together this comes to roughly 48 AMPs and I would therefore need a 60Amp spa panel. Granted I most likely wouldn't be running all of these at the same time but a 60Amp spa panel is only $15 more than a 50amp. The big question is can my main electric supply handle this???