On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:30:04 -0500, "Rick Brandt"
wrote:

Square Peg wrote:
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:34:10 -0500, "Rick Brandt"
wrote:

Boden wrote:
Yes. It's a resistive load, just like a light bulb. I find it
difficult to believe that 15 amps is correct, that would be 1800
watts which will do far more than warm a coffee pot.

If you use the Lutron dimmer, make sure that the warmer is under 300
watts, or get one a bit more robust.

If it's controlled by a thermostat wouldn't lowering the voltage
just make it take longer to reach the same temp?

I don't think it is controlled by a thermostat. I think it is just on.
At least, it doesn't appear to have any kind of temperature control.

Well the warmer on my coffee pot is definitely on one. We had to run things
off a generator last year because we lost power and I could hear the load on
the generator cycle up and down at regular intervals when we used the coffee
pot.

I would think all such things would have one of those simple bi-metal switch
thermostats on them. Otherwise they could overheat as the liquid in the pot
is reduced (or if the pot is removed altogether).

Good point. I should have said that I don't think ti has a *variable*
thermostat. That's what I thought you meant. There is no temperature
control. But I am sure you are right that it may have some sort of
threshold control to turn it off at some fixed temperature.