Why my centeral heater 40 amos 220v circuit bracker trigar after running for 25 to 30 minits
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If you have a 40 amp circuit breaker that could be the problem. My instructions said to use a 60 amp circuit breaker. I hope this helps.
1546837
My Electrician hooked it up to it's own 30 amp breaker, running on 220 vollts
1142295
Mine has been doing that also. I don't know what is going on with it. I don't know of any recalls on these heaters.
1293878
If you have to ask, it is apparent that you hain't either mechanically inclined or familiar with elecftronics. Therefore, it may be to your benefit to take the unit into a certified repair shop as advised in the instruction sheet which came with the heater. Having it professionally repaired might prevent injurry to yourself or some other human bean. You fuggin' numbskull.
1195829
I ended up sending this back, it was too big and blew the circuit breaker. So I never had it up and running at full heat. Sorry
1471121
fan forced good warm heater i got mine on now, in fact i got 2 heaters 220 volts in my house now, it not hard too put in a 220 circuit .
1228016
Not sure what the problem would be. Did you make sure the wire from the panel to the heater is the correct size? I had to run all new wire to mine as the old was too thin.
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Well Ms. Linda C. I dont know what to tell you because I have been using my heater for three years now and I dont have the slightest problem with it. My heater works very well for me. B.K.Delley
1600309
The only thing I can think of is incorrect wiring or you have it hooked up to something that is trying to draw more amperage than the unit can handle and it's tripping rather than switching anything on. Perhaps it's a protection circuit? Have you tried hooking it up to something that draws lower power? I had mine wired to a heating pad as a warming pad for a while to start seedlings. Then I wired it into a home made aquarium type heater. I don't get any 'alarms', my unit works perfectly every time. I'd have to see how you wired it and what it's wire to in order to help. Sorry.
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This heater is a 240v and not a plug-in but needs 50 amps and its own circuit. I found this Rheem is ok but in the winter when water coming in from outside is cold it has a hard time heating up to my liking. Next time I would put in a little larger one but have to say this heater is cheap to run because it is on only for a short time and is off the rest
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same thing happen to me, I got a new part for the heater it kept doing the same thing, so I just stop using it, because it will go out at night an you will wake up cold, I think it is a bad heater.
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I suspect there may be a problem with the t-stat or a loose connection in the wiring at the t-stat. It is supposed to handle 3000w @ 240v. They do get warm while in service but I've never had one smoke. I do not have that much load on any of my units but I do have a programable model with 3000w load with no problem. I had two t-stats stacked one above the other and that didn't work because the lower unit gave off enough heat to affect the upper. I relocated one and everything is now find.
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Wish I could help. I had my electrician install. We had 220V running to the location of the low voltage Nest. They ended up working great. Prob should contact an electrician. It was above my head, and I'm a fairly knowledgable GC. Good luck. Jeff
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You have to be careful with 220 and 40 amps. My recommendations would be to check with Lowes or Home Depot. They normally have people that manage the department that can give you advice and the right product. I have a garage heater that requires two 40 amp circuits. I purchased a single (double wide circuit breaker) that has one bridge that turns the circuit on or off. Best to check with someone that deals with electric on a daily bases. Mike-ee
1044417
Whenever using ANY power supply, there is always gonna be some warmth/heat coming from the unit regardless of whats connected to it. This is perfectly normal. Now if its HOT to the touch, that is not good. Replace immediately. Hope this helps. Be safe ....Chris.
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Your 75 w power inverter is grossly underpowered for this 200 W unit (which I had earlier tested at 326 W at 110 v). Likely some power is going to the immersion heater, but it's going to heat very slowly. Also, you risk blowing the fuse on your inverter, which you may have already done (check the fuse). I just took the unit on an international cruise and the unit, when plugged into 110 volts, worked very well. Always remember to let the unit reach water temperature (10 seconds or so) before removing from the water.
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Check the red over load button on the back of the heater. Check the power supply of the outlet plugged into. If that checks out ok, it is defective and you need to return it under warranty.