TABLE A – ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

 

 

FULL LOAD CURRENT

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

NUMBER

ELEMENT

 

 

 

IN AMPERES

 

 

NUMBER

 

 

OF

208V

 

 

240V

 

600

OF FUSES

NUMBER

KW

ELEMENTS

WATTAGE

PHASE

 

 

PHASE

PHASE

30A CLASS G

OF CONTRACTORS

 

 

 

1

 

3

 

1

 

3

3

208/240V

600V

208/240V

600V

6

3

2000

29

 

17

 

25

 

14

6

2

2

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

3

3000

43

 

25

 

38

 

22

9

6

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

3

4000

58

 

33

 

50

 

29

12

6

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

3

5000

72

 

42

 

63

 

36

15

6

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

3

6000

87

 

50

 

75

 

43

18

6

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE B – RECOVERY CAPACITIES

Recovery in U.S. Gallons/Hr. (GPH) and Liters/Hr. (LPH) at Various Temperature Rises

 

INPUT

EQUIVALENT

 

40° F

50° F

60° F

70° F

80° F

90° F

100° F

110° F

120° F

130° F

140° F

 

KW

BTU/HR.

UNITS

(22° C)

(28° C)

(33° C)

(39° C)

(45° C)

(50° C)

(56° C)

(61° C)

(67° C)

(72° C)

(78° C)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

20,473

GPH

62

50

41

35

31

28

25

23

21

19

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LPH

235

188

157

134

117

104

94

85

78

72

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

30,710

GPH

93

74

62

53

47

41

37

34

31

29

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LPH

352

282

235

201

176

157

141

128

117

108

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

40,946

GPH

124

99

83

71

62

55

50

45

41

38

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LPH

470

376

313

268

235

209

188

171

157

145

134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

51,183

GPH

155

124

103

89

78

69

62

56

52

48

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LPH

587

470

391

335

294

261

235

213

196

181

168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

61,420

GPH

186

149

124

106

93

83

74

68

62

57

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LPH

705

564

470

403

352

313

282

256

235

217

201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/4" T&P FEMALE VALVE TAPPING

OPTIONAL THERMOSTATS

(EGF MODELS ONLY)

THERMOSTAT

213/4" 81/4"

11/4" HOT OUTLET NIPPLE

TEMPERATURE LIMIT CONTROL

17"

133/4"

53/4"

6"

OUTLET

43/4"

INLET

DRAIN

VALVE

NSF LABEL

CONTACTORS

11/4" COLD INLET NIPPLE

TRANSFORMER

TERMINAL

BLOCK

ELEMENT AND

CLEANOUT

ACCESS PANEL

CONTROL

CENTER

HINGED DOOR

211/2"

FUSE BLOCKS (FUSED MODELS ONLY)

APPROXIMATE WEIGHT 110 LBS.

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