The Power Consumption Of The Water Heater; Wiring Diagrams - Rheem Water Heater User Manual

CONNECTIONS – ELECTRICAL
The power consumption of the water heater is:
Component
Solar controls
Solar circulator
The water heater will only operate on a sine wave at 50 Hz. Devices generating
a square wave cannot be used to supply power to the water heater.

WIRING DIAGRAMS

Power
Comments
consumption
14 Watts Constant load
36 Watts Maximum load at solar heating cycle start up
30 Watts Average load during the solar heating cycle
4 Watts differential controller
6 Watts solenoid valve
4 Watts timer
A double pole isolating switch
must be incorporated in the
fixed wiring, according to the
AS/NZS 3000, AS 5601 and
local authority requirements.
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