"John Grabowski" wrote in message
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"cj" wrote in message
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i,m a dummy that just bought and installed a 38 gallon hot water heater
that is for a 240 volt hook up. the one i replaced is a 110 volt. how can
i fix this at the breaker box? the circut is a 15 amp breaker. thats what
i get for working 8 hrs. today and rushing over to home depot.
thanks, cj


Unless your new water heater is a slow recovery unit with low wattage
heating elements it may not work with a 15 amp 220 volt circuit. Usually
40 gallon electric water heaters get a 30 amp 220 volt circuit. Check the
installation manual and the nameplate for the electrical requirements.
Otherwise do as RBM suggested.

Good looking out John, I just assumed he got one of the same wattage, but
probably not, especially from Depot, they most likely only have typical 4.5
KW units