"Lew Hodgett" wrote in news:54ab549c$0$32956
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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote:

That puts out 17,000 BTU. but you need a hefty circuit for it.
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Didn't see a BTU rating.

Unit is rated at 5000 watts, 26.1 A @ 240VAC.

1kW is about 3400BTU, so the math seems correct.

I'll note that 26A is a fairly sizeable draw, so it would
be wise to consider what the service to the house is, and
what else will be part of the load. A house with 100A
service might not be able to handle an additional 26A.

John