Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Balancing The Power Use, Finished Wiring the Instant Hot Water into the House Hot Water Circuit

Yesterday I finished running the power wire behind the shower and made it a part of the house hot water circuit.
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This is a view under the fridge, the drawer and the frame work holding the drawer slides has been removed.  The yellow cable is the new power supply, and it has a white label marking it as hot water feed.
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I got to disassemble the bathroom vanity cabinet again.  The new yellow wire lays with the group, and has a white label, marking it as hot water feed (far right of yellow wires).
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Wiring completed and only the crumbs to be picked up.  The two water heaters, if they happen to be on at the same time, draw a total of 16 amps, are on a 20 amp circuit, and should work comfortably together.  The house has been reassembled once again.

The kitchen circuit still tripped again yesterday, and I have replaced it with a spare 20 amp circuit breaker, and it held today with the rice cooker, coffee pot and small 500 watt bathroom heater, all on.  The kitchen GFI circuit breaker has weakened, and was tripping with less than a 15 amp load.  Another trip to Lowes or Home Depot for a replacement, I don’t mind the job or visiting the store, but the GFI costs about $50, and I already changed it out once this month.

The new Hensley Hitch should be here on Thursday.

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