On May 9, 5:25*am, " wrote:
Presumably the hot water heater (tank) would have two 3000 watt
elements. So 6000 watts would provide approx. 18,000 BTU or so of hot
water per hour.

most hot water tanks only heat one element at a time.

Check current limitations / fuses of your power supply. Here in
Germany we get up to 16 Amps at 230 V out of the plug which gives a
maximum of 3680 Watt. However, you should also check the complete
wiring from fuse to tank sinc 16 A are quite a lot giving the
possibility that thin wires may burn your house. Also check if the
tank can run continuously or if it only stands short operatation
periods.

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