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Default So how much power does an oil filled radiator actually use.

On Sunday, 12 November 2017 01:55:24 UTC, Johnny B Good wrote:


A gander at the rating plate should tell him all he needs to know
(notably, the maximum power rating and the nominal voltage - typically
since harmonisation, 230v).


As I've posted previously.
220-240V 50Hz 2000W.
So does that mean it doesn't matter whether the voltage is 220 or 240 it'll always use 2000W not 1999 or 2001 exactly 2000.

Seems you expect rather a lot of tech info from a stick on label.


In some cases, the label may even show a
second higher wattage rating for 240v. In any case, since the heating
elements are a fixed resistance value,




it's a fairly trivial task to
calculate the 240v loading from the 230v figures if more precision is
needed.




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