Hot water for shoer

Jan 22, 2024 Last reply: 2 years ago 22 Replies

Agree with all that. Unless a bathroom is wired for an on-demand heater it;s not going to work. Micky's heater is almost certainly 240V and even then you;d need more amps going to the bathroom to be able to run that plus other loads, eg hair dryer. Most practical thing here might be a recirculating pump, activated by a motion sensor, to get hot water to a distant bathroom when it's going to be needed and to not waste water. But in the grand scheme of things, even that is more trouble than it would be worth for me.

But what's going to that shower? How do you know it's not 240V? Given the time it takes for a 120V electric kettle to heat water, a 120V 15 or 20A circuit isn't going to be capable of much of a temperature rise. Someone else provided the math. And that would consume the entire circuit, if you're running a circuit for this, you'd have to be a fool to not run 240V for a variety or reasons.

You should be able to see if there is at least one GFCI receptacle in the bathroom somewhere.

Another interesting angle to that. These illegals are running in here claiming asylum because Guatemala is so horrific they have to flea. Your going there as a tourist confirms what i've said here before. Certain parts of the country may have gangs and violence, but they can move from there to other parts of their own country. The asylum claims are bogus.

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My back bathroom must not be far enough for the hot water delay to be a problem in the shower. If can be if I just want hot water at the sink. In that case, I'll run the shower for a few seconds.

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