What would you say are the kw and volts

 

What would you say are the kw and volts

11kw and 220v

 

In your case, with 3 x 15.6 ohm heaters, you would do as suggested, paralleling them across a 2 pole, 240v source (no neutral), resulting in 11k watts, at a 46 amp draw
If your unit was wired 3 phase Y, it would only produce 3k watts.

This may have been similar to the OPs machine, but we may never know.

 

In your case, with 3 x 15.6 ohm heaters, you would do as suggested, paralleling them across a 2 pole, 240v source (no neutral), resulting in 11k watts, at a 46 amp draw
If your unit was wired 3 phase Y, it would only produce 3k watts.

This may have been similar to the OPs machine, but we may never know.

So you are saying that if I wire it as I proposed in Post #35 that I would only get 3kw of power out of the heater?

 

So you are saying that if I wire it as I proposed in Post #35 that I would only get 3kw of power out of the heater?

A schematic of the element configuration would better describe what you said in that post

 

 

So you are saying that if I wire it as I proposed in Post #35 that I would only get 3kw of power out of the heater?

Yes
Your conversation indicates a basic understanding, and I’m assuming you could calculate that.
As mentioned by Max, your voltage across any element is going to be ~120vac.

 

Howdy, I have a correction to make. I stated that I had exactly the same model as the OP. I do not. He has one heating element and it's located in the upper tube of the "U". Mine has two heater elements one in the upper tube and one in the lower tube. This is how they are wired:


I am assuming that the resistance is approximately 30 ohms.

 

I could wire the heaters in series rather than parallel.

 

Then power it either of these two ways:

Or:

 

It looks like I've actually reduced the amount of the heat generated either way if I change the OEM wiring???

OK, so if I increase the resistance, I reduce the current and so reduce the amount of heat generated. Hopefully, ignorance can be cured. Thank ya'll for your patience and assistance.

 

!st diagram in post #51. ?

 

!st diagram in post #51. ?

That is the wiring diagram if I wire the two heaters in series instead of how the OEM wired them,nd then power it by connecting L1 to one end and L-2 at the other leaving the neutral wire unused.
Pretty much the same as the diagram in post#12

 

Here is what I have:

 

Here is what I have:
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How did you wire it I have same unit I have 2 hots black and red white neutral and green ground

 

!st diagram in post #51. ?

I have same as dcanderson 2 hits red and black white neutral and green ground

 

!st diagram in post #51. ?

What color wire should I hook to the 3 red and what color do I hook to the blue

 

Howdy, I haven't hooked it up yet. Maybe sometime next week. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

Howdy, I haven't hooked it up yet. Maybe sometime next week. I'll let you know how it goes.