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No, not really. The two hot legs can be opposite legs of a 120/240 V split phase power source. You still do need a protective earth ground, however, but the heater itself does not require a grounded neutral to run.
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Which outlets will need 240 voltage lines?
A stove, dryer, water heater, furnace, heat pump.
Does the ground wire from a 240 volt tankless water heater connect to the common wire?
Any ground wire has to be connected to an independent ground wire that returns directly to the distribution panel and not to the neutral of the circuit.
A hot-water heater has an 8-ohm element that operates at 240 V The power that's consumed by this water heater is?
VOLTS x (VOLTS/OHMS) = WATTS 240 X (240/8) = 7200 Watts = 7.2KWatts
Can you connect two 240 V heater elements to a relay rated at 240 V?
yes and and no but you need to know how many amps the heater uses and how many amps the relay can with stand..
How do you wire a 4800 watt heater that's 240 volts?
This will pull 20 Amps continuous so you will need a 30 A breaker and 10 AWG wire. You would have Black, Red, White and Ground. The 240 V would be on the black and red connected to the output from a two pole 240 A breaker. White would be neutral and green or bare wire would be ground.
Can you wire up a 240 volt single phase water heater to 277 volt single phase?
no
You are putting in a 240 volt 4000 watt heater in a room what size breaker do you need?
20 amp
Can i run a 240 volt water heater on 120 volt?
No. A water heater requires a 240 volt connection and cannot be re-wired to run on 120 volts. There isn't enough amperage in 120 volts to power the heating rods that are inside.
Why do you need more than one type of voltage line in a house?
In the USA houses would have 120/240 volts. 120 volts at most receptacles and lights and 240 volts for larger equipment like your stove, dryer, hot water heater.
What size amp circuit breaker should be used for a hot water tank?
Assuming you are referring to a 240 volt residential hot water heater you will need to install 10/2 NM cable (Romex) with ground from the service panel to the water heater wired to a 30 amp circuit breaker in the service panel. If you cannot see the water heater from the service panel you will need to install a service disconnect at the water heater.
A 50 gallon electric water heater that uses 2 elements is normally what voltage?
In North America 240 volts.
What amperage braker for a 240 hot water heater?
The power rating and voltage for the pump will determine the size branch necessary to supply the power to the load and the over-current protection.For instance, a 1 hp pump would be 746 watts. At 240 volts, that would be a little more than 3 amps, when operating, and possible 10 amps during the first half-second when it starts up.
