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Default 5500 watt elec hot water heater - 5000 watt generator

In article . com, "spam disintegrator" wrote:
Hello all,

I'm looking at replacing my current 80 gallon electric water heater.
The current heater says the upper and lower elements are both around
3300 watts.

Most 80 gallon units I have seen in stores nowadays are 5500 watt units
(upper and lower element are both 5500 watt).

I currently have a 5000 watt gasoline powered generator.

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If natural gas (or LP) is available, I'd be looking at that as the first
option...

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.