HOW MUCH CURRENT DOES THIS UNIT DRAW?
1643695
I cannot answer for sure, however, We have had 2 units going at the same time in our 1900 square foot mobile home and they worked perfectly.
2005815
It draws very little current. I have driven 2 off usb power. If running from a micro controller such as an Arduino, you will need to connect to 4 I. O. Lines and 5v and gnd. Do a search on Google. There are plenty of tutorials on running it as well as some libraries that can be downloaded.
125475
It's 110. I don't think it draws much current, as it keeps a consistent, rather low temp, but I could be wrong about that.
809898
12.5 amps or less. Depends on the setting. The quality on this unit is atypical of Friedrich units. This one's made in china. Poor quality compared to the USA made units. I would not buy it again. Too expensive to send back or have serviced.
1310570
It's rated at 2 Amps but only consumes 150 Watts of power so tha actual steady state draw is probably more like 1.25 Amps.
414934
in reality it draws about 30 watts dc or about 2 1/2 amps dc i turn it off when not using it.....
808471
The load I use this transformer for is 40 Watts, so the current draw is 3.33 A. I wanted a high safety factor as it is not in an easily accessible place.
1394527
On the back of the unit, it states: INPUT: ~ 100V-240V. I hope this helps; I'm not very knowledgeable in what this means.
73064
I don't have a multimeter so I can't tell you the exact current draw - but since wattage equals current times voltage, dividing 220 into 5700 gives approximately 25 amps. And that would be at peak demand. I have my unit hooked up to 220V with a 30amp circuit breaker. It's never kicked it out once. I use this heater to heat an all-insulated glass sunroom that's 10' x 13' with an average ceiling height of 8.5' - or 1100 cubic feet. Even in this 2014 polar vortex winter in Kansas City, the heater doesn't run constantly. Hope that helps.
1376062
120V maximum continues draw12.5 amps min draw 5 amps output 2050-5200 BTU's
1797795
The other answer is correct about the unit draw being fairly low as compared to the heating element power draw. I actually measured mine and it came in at about 9.5 Amps instead of the 6.7 amps one would get using the standard DC based calculation. The heater runs on AC power and there is a power conversion factor based on the RMS voltage value for all AC circuits. If I remember right the power factor for 60hz AC is .707. This calculates closer to the 9.5 amps my meter is showing.
986290
The current will be inversely proportional to the voltage plus the inefficiency. You can expect about 11 to 12 amps at full current operation.
1687746
The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I retired and put my license on inactive. The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I... » Read More The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I retired and put my license on inactive. « Show Less
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First, the answer is NOT 500ma (.5) as someone else replied. That is the no-load idle current, NOT the MAXIMUM current. While I don't see an official answer, based on the claimed 87% efficiency, the maximum load and surge, and a battery voltage estimate of 13 volts, a little rough math gives us a possible full load current of a bit over 132 amps, with a possible surge current reaching twice that number. Keep in mind these are just some quick back of the napkin figures, and are not a substitute for the manufacturer's published rating. BOTTOM LINE: Contact them before wiring it, I'm just somebody on the Internet making unreliable wild-eyed claims about electricity.
588385
I don't know for certain. The electrodes are 0.5 mm larger than the regular unit, which suggests they were designed for higher current, but I haven't seen any data on the power output.
1566941
I start to see some current at around 10 to 12 mph. It will depend on what voltage you need. I use it on a 24 volt system.
949648
The manufacturer's data says that this unit draws 13 amps at 120 volts. A dedicated circuit would be nice to have, but any 20 amp circuit that is not already running a large load (refrigerator, toaster, coffee maker etc:) should be fine.