Electrical – Dual 60 Amp circuit for Well and Tankless Heater

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We are installing a tankless heater system that has the specs of 122,000 btu, 36 kWh, 150 Amp.

The current systems looks to have only a single dual 60 Amp circuit to both the well pump and oil furnace.

I take it we need to upgrade the electrical. But for what exactly? 3x 60 Amps just for the tankless system?

Best Answer

The tankless water heater will have instructions detailing how many breakers of what size. What is the make and model?

The Rheem 36 kW model requires four 40-A double-pole breakers. Probably it has four separate heating elements each 9 kW. I would think you would need to upgrade your electric service to at least 300 A to supply this heater. How large is your house and how many people in the household?